Newsom makes small budget cuts to CA prisons, but no closures
By Nigel Duara
Newsom proposes deeper cuts to California homeless programs
MARISA KENDALL & BEN CHRISTOPHER
- He asked the Legislature to restore half a billion in funding to the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.
- He proposed more cuts to an array of initiatives for low-income renters, first-time homeowners and unhoused residents.
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California budget deficit: Newsom proposes spending cuts
By Alexei Koseff
Some young Californians lack work, school options
FELICIA MELLO
- The state’s economy is leaving a significant share of young people behind.
- About 1 in 10 Californians between the ages of 16 and 24 were not in school, working, or looking for a job in 2022.
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Gavin Newsom lingo bingo for state budget reveal
By John Osborn D'Agostino
CA electricity bills will have new fixed fees based on income
BEN CHRISTOPHER
- CA utilities will shift billing to a fixed fee starting in 2025.
- The new charge will be $24 for most customers, but lower income households will see fees of either $6 or $12.
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¿Vale la pena el costo de un título universitario de California? Un nuevo estudio tiene respuestas
By Mikhail Zinshteyn
College degree worth cost for CA low-income students, study finds
MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN
- Public campuses have better returns on investment than most nonprofit private colleges and for-profit institutions.
- But some private campuses are as affordable as a Cal State, UC or community college after factoring in financial aid.
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¿Decidirán los votantes de California los límites en impuestos en noviembre? Eso depende de la Corte Suprema
By Alexei Koseff
California taxes: Will limit measure make the ballot?
By Alexei Koseff
¿Funcionó el Proyecto Roomkey? Una nueva evaluación muestra los resultados del programa para dar refugios a personas sin hogar por COVID en California
By Marisa Kendall
Did California’s massive COVID homeless shelter program work?
MARISA KENDALL
- A new independent report says Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hallmark Project Roomkey was a success.
- But data is lacking. And after the program ended, many participants remained homeless.
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Newsom quiere que los empleados del estado de California vuelvan a la oficina y una nueva sentencia dificulta que se opongan
By Adam Ashton
Newsom wants California state employees back in the office
ADAM ASHTON
- The Newsom administration wants state employees in the office at least twice a week.
- Many civil servants prefer working from home, and their unions are fighting to protect generous telework policies.
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¿A quién pertenece el apartamento de al lado? Agencia de California dice que se necesitarán millones para descubrirlo
By Ben Christopher
How a suicide crisis led to change in one small California county jail
NIGEL DUARA
- “Jail suicides are extraordinarily difficult to protect against,” a retired California sheriff said.
- One jail in the San Joaquin Valley is changing routines to keep inmates from harming themselves.
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CA says it’s too expensive to unmask corporate landlords
By Ben Christopher
Cómo el Congreso está dejando morir un programa que otorga un subsidio para la conectividad a Internet de millones de personas
By Aaron Sankin
California resuelve una demanda sobre opioides con la misma empresa que vende al estado medicamentos para las sobredosis
By Ana B. Ibarra
California settles opioid complaint with same company selling the state overdose meds
By Ana B. Ibarra
Proposed budget cuts bring senator to tears
By Wendy Fry
Personal finance class may be a CA high school requirement
By Carolyn Jones
Los republicanos de California quieren quitarle ayuda financiera a los estudiantes que participan en manifestaciones violentas
By Alexei Koseff
UCLA protest: Republicans want to punish demonstrators
By Alexei Koseff