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As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

November 6, 2019

Seven years after California started pumping billions of dollars into schools with the neediest students — an attempt to narrow a chronic academic achievement gap — a new state audit has found that the state’s landmark school funding law isn’t adequately ensur...

Governor Threatens Possible PG&E Takeover if No Plan is Made

AP News

November 1, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday threatened a possible takeover of Pacific Gas & Electric unless it can emerge from bankruptcy ahead of next year's wildfire season with a plan focused on safety. The...

Photo of school buses outside of Garfield Elementary School in Oakland

California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

CalMatters

November 1, 2019

Of the dozens of education bills that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this year, few will have a more practical impact on everyday lives than the new, later start times for California’s high schools and middl...

Wildfire Erupts Near Reagan Library in Southern California

AP News

October 30, 2019

SIMI VALLEY — A new wildfire erupted Wednesday in wind-whipped Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes, as both ends of the state struggled with blazes, dangerously gusty weather and deliberate bla...

Valley Economy Will Get a Close Look From Newsom at Summit

David Taub

October 28, 2019

What might Gov. Gavin Newsom talk about when he speaks in Fresno next week? His transportation adviser offered a few clues. David Taub Politics 101 Newsom will deliver the keynote addres...

Photo of firefighters trying to hose down flames as homes burn

Wildfires Erupt in LA, Grow in Wine Country

AP News

October 28, 2019

SANTA ROSA — Firefighters battled destructive wildfires in Northern California wine country and on the west side of Los Angeles on Monday, trying to beat back flames that forced tens of thousands to flee their ...

Bigger, Longer Blackouts Could Lie Ahead Across California

AP News

October 28, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — A wildfire in California wine country that may have been caused by a high-voltage transmission line called into question Pacific Gas & Electric's strategy of selectively cutting off power in windy weather to prevent blazes, and could force ...

California Braces for Possible Round 2 of Outages

AP News

October 23, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — California’s largest utility said it will go ahead with widespread blackouts affecting nearly half a million people starting Wednesday as dangerous fire weather returns to California. Pacific G...

Newsom Calls for Attorney General Probe of California’s High Gas Prices

AP News

October 21, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the attorney general to investigate why the state's gas prices are so high, pointing to a new report suggesting big oil companies are "misleading and overcharging cu...

Walters: Banning Not Just a City’s Name

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 21, 2019

Banning is the name of a small city in Southern California, but also applies to a pervasive theme of the Legislature this year. The 1,042 bills that passed the Legislature and the 870 signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom included an extraordinary number that used th...

After Deadly Mexico Ambush, Stories of Bravery and Horror

Incoming Storms Bring Ski Area Hope for Thanksgiving Week Opening

Feds Charge Valley Men With Having Machine Guns

California Boosts Pot Taxes, Shocking Unsteady Industry

Costa Talks Trump, Impeachment, and the Dem Contenders

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Should Fresno Unified Use PLAs to Build Schools?

Intervention Is One of Best Ways to Keep Kids Safe From Threats at School

Garoppolo Throws 4 TD Passes, 49ers Beat Cardinals 28-25

Dog Befriends Baby Giraffe After Abandoned in South Africa

Snowboarding Visionary Jake Burton Carpenter Dies at 65

Pollstar Says U2 Top Touring Act Over the Last Decade

Why the Fed Has No Choice but to Keep Cutting Interest Rates – if It Wants to Avoid a Financial Crisis

A Better Way: Let’s Give PG&E’s Customers the Reins

Rejecting Federal Proposal, California Lays out Vision for Protecting Endangered Species and Meeting Water Needs

Listen Up, Maggots! Sgt. Slaughter Rocked Fresno 35 Years Ago

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

Leading White Democrats Court Black Votes; Some Find Trouble

School Bond Backers Have Some Selling to Do, Poll Shows

How Eight Presidential Wannabes Pitched Themselves to California Dems

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

Governor Threatens Possible PG&E Takeover if No Plan is Made

California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

Wildfire Erupts Near Reagan Library in Southern California

Valley Economy Will Get a Close Look From Newsom at Summit

Wildfires Erupt in LA, Grow in Wine Country

Bigger, Longer Blackouts Could Lie Ahead Across California

California Braces for Possible Round 2 of Outages

Newsom Calls for Attorney General Probe of California’s High Gas Prices

Walters: Banning Not Just a City’s Name

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