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Legislation Would Hurt Small Businesses That Have Turned To Online Sales (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Over the past six months, online commerce has exploded, as more and more brick and mortar businesses turn to online venues.
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Will California Change Policing?
State lawmakers will decide the fate of 15 reform bills during a pandemic-shortened session marked by civil unrest and an economic crisis.
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One Answer To The Lack Of Equitable Access To Park Space Across California (Opinion)
"The passage of the PUBLIC Lands Act would increase recreational opportunities for California communities that don’t have a lot of access."
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Misusing Taxpayer Dollars For Campaigns
California’s local officials routinely use taxpayer dollars for ballot measure campaigns, even though it’s illegal.
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A Plan To Expand Access To Electric Vehicles (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Consumer and environmental orgs are joining forces with electric vehicle manufacturers to support urgently needed legislation
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California’s Crisis Of Competence
Reports revealed to Californians the woeful shortcomings of the state’s largest public works project, a north-south bullet train.
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Uber, Lyft And Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning
A judge ruled that the ride-hailing giants must comply with California’s AB 5 contractor law, but legal appeals loom large.
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Coronavirus Economic Fallout Sparks More Talk Of Taxing California’s Richest
A new statewide bill that would levy a yearly 0.4 percent tax on every Californian worth more than $30 million.
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California’s Mixed Messages On Covid-19 Create Confusion (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: This confusion stems directly from the administration and state health authorities.
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As Trump Takes Aim At Postal Funding, Could He Undermine California’s All-Mail Election?
For months President Donald Trump has been reluctant to extend a lifeline to the financially infirm Postal Service.
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Reclaimed Homelands Of Northern California Tribes Fulfill A Prophecy Of Renewal
COMMENTARY: Sacred peaks overlooking the Pacific, salmon streams and lush alpine meadows are returning to the Native people; it’s about time
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Native American Sacred Land On CSU Long Beach Campus Should Be Permanently Protected (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Several years ago, CSU Long Beach tried to build a strip mall on this land.
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An Official Crusade Against Proposition 22
California politicians are waging a campaign against Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies.
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Spacial Justice? California Not Clamping Down On Teeth-Straightening Kits — For Now
Firms such as SmileDirectClub offer a cheaper option to braces — but dentists and orthodontists say it comes at the expense of quality.
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Here Are Five Elements To Help Transform California’s Health Care System For All
COMMENTARY: The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare racial inequities, health inequalities and health injustices.
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With The Census Count Ending Early, CA Focuses On Lower-Responding Areas
COMMENTARY: The next two months are critical for the 2020 Census count, as Bureau workers follow up with unresponsive households.
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California’s Post-Prison Chaos: Thousands Released Early, Including Many With Coronavirus
California’s patchwork reentry system is scrambling to find housing and services for former inmates.
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Disaster Planning In Nursing Homes: The Questions To Ask Your Loved One’s Facility
This guide is part of our “Older and Overlooked” series on the danger wildfires pose to California’s older population.
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See How Wildfires Endanger Older Californians — And It’s Getting Worse
During the Camp Fire, the average age of those who died in Butte County was 72.
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Overtime At California’s Prisons Swelled To Almost Half A Billion Dollars Last Year
Prison psychiatric nurses with badges and guns — who exist only in California — clocked $6.7 million in overtime last year.
