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UnChained
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Democracy is a 2,500-year-old system of government still looked on today as the best system, because under a democratic system, the people govern themselves. But is that all there is to it? What is democracy? And how does it work …
The California Supreme Court has kept the state at the forefront of legal issues surrounding abortion, the death penalty and same-sex marriage, starting in its earliest days in the Gold Rush era.
The links between homelessness and crime are complex, and the idea that unhoused individuals present a danger to their community seems to be exaggerated.
California keeps on taking legislative steps that will keep it ranked in the top 10 of voter-friendly states.
Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.
Pushed by activists, cities move from at-large elections to district races.
From Los Angeles Times...
From The Pajaronian...
After months of work promoting Measure N—efforts that included going door to door in the vast Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD)—officials can now begin to envision how they will use the $116 million to improve Watsonville Community Hospital.
From California Local...
A new bill would make it illegal for homeless residents to camp in certain places, such as near schools, throughout California. Its authors say such a ban has had great success in San Diego. But a closer look at that city paints a more nuanced picture.
In an analysis of more than 1 million votes cast by current legislators since 2017, CalMatters Digital Democracy reporter Ryan Sabalow and CBS Sacramento reporter Julie Watts found that Democrats vote “no” less than 1% of the time on average.
From CalMatters...
From Santa Cruz Sentinel...
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the “builder’s remedy.”
The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.
From KFF Health News...
From Press Banner...
Nonprofit CEO Monica Martinez has dominated in her race against three others in the Santa Cruz County Fifth District primary election.
Watsonville’s Measure N is holding steady at 68.5% of the vote, just over the 66.6% majority needed to pass.
From Lookout Local...
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