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As Recycling Rate Drops, California Should Embrace Innovative Recycling Technologies [Opinion]
California’s recycling rate has fallen.
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California's Pandemic Food Stamps Offer Up To $365 Per Child
Families with children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school may notice something in the mail to help them buy groceries.
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'Might As Well Have Them Walk The Plank' — Cuts May Force Many Seniors Into Nursing Homes
Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget cuts include California day programs aimed at keeping poor and medically fragile seniors in their homes.
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With Millions Out Of Work, CA Needs More Oversight Of Debt Collectors [Opinion]
In these uncertain times, it's more critical than ever that our government protect struggling families from unfair debt collection.
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California Community College Chancellor Endorses Going Online-Only This Fall
The chancellor of California’s largest college system said he believes online instruction will be the best course of action this fall.
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How To Address Youth Mental Health In Fallout From COVID-19
Beyond physical health, we need to address how the pandemic will impact the mental health of California's young people and their families.
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Is California’s Lockdown Working?
As California begins to reopen, it’s unclear if it’s met its own benchmarks for doing so.
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California Has A Budget Problem — But How Big?
The first step to effectively deal with any problem is defining it accurately — and the recession-battered state budget is a case in point.
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What California Needs To Move Forward Economically – It Doesn’t Start With Austerity [Opinion]
We can’t ignore how quickly COVID-19 has changed California’s fiscal outlook. Nor can we look away from the price Californians are paying.
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Financial Help For California’s Undocumented Immigrants Starts Monday
Applications are approved on a first-come, first-served basis until the $75 million in state funding runs out.
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Schools Face Prospect Of Layoffs, Furloughs As State Budget Shrinks
Schools must prepare to do more with less as the fall term nears, as Gov. Newsom’s latest budget proposal includes steep cuts to education.
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CA Lawmakers Propose Sweeping Relief To Homeowners, Renters
One plan put forth by lawmakers would give tenants 10 years to make up missed payments.
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Lawmakers Told Half-Billion Dollar Blue Flame Mask Deal Thwarted By Suspicious Bankers
An Assembly oversight committee hears testimony about the aborted Blue Flame mask deal.
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Is The Worst Yet To Come In California?
Newsom on Monday came down on the side of public health but emphasized that he wants to “be as flexible as he possibly can."
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Newsom Shakes Up Disability Politics
CA lawmakers are demanding details about the state's vetting of Blue Flame Medical and other sellers of supplies to combat the coronavirus.
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'Everything Happened All At Once': Can California Cities Weather The COVID Recession?
Never in state history has so much economic activity ground to a halt so fast.
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California’s High Cost Of Employment Will Stifle Recovery [Opinion]
The coronavirus recession may cause California to rethink some of its policies and make the state a cheaper place to work.
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California's Coronavirus Child Care Website Comes Up Short
The state's new child care portal to help essential workers find child care during the pandemic lacks key information, outreach workers say.
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Older Californians Are Making Their Mark During COVID-19 Pandemic
Older adults were the first to be asked to stay at home – but they're not sitting out these challenging times during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Has Gutted CA Hospitals’ Resources, May Force Layoffs [Opinion]
Hundreds of hospitals in California are facing a new crisis, as they brace for layoffs and service cuts caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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