Farmworkers work on a field outside of Mendota in Fresno County on July 12, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local
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Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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A growing number of Democrats are saying President Biden can’t win and should step aside. But California’s governor is standing steadfastly behind him — and that could boost Newsom’s future political prospects.
Rep. Adam Schiff speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 21, 2023. Photo by Jose Luis Magana, AP Photo
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California State Hospitals can bill patients for the care they receive during confinement. The charges often run in the tens of thousands of dollars, putting vulnerable people in debt for years.
Democrats in key swing House districts face a pivotal choice: Whether or not to back President Biden. Many are staying silent, but they’re under more pressure after U.S. Senate candidate Adam Schiff called on Biden to drop out.
California failed to ban private detention centers. Now, it’s focusing on their working conditions, for immigrants who toil for $1 a day.
Hate crimes always increase during presidential election years, but the targets of vitriol and discrimination vary with the political rhetoric, say experts at a community forum in the Inland Empire.
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University of California’s Board of Regents is a step closer to requiring that statements of academic departments appear on separate webpages rather than on departmental homepages. Interest in the issue swelled as professors and students debated the war in Gaza.
O Lot Safe Sleeping site tents at Balboa Park in San Diego on March 22, 2024. Photo by Kristian Carreon for CalMatters
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The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.
Benchmarks used to rank AI models are several years old, often sourced from amateur websites and, experts worry, lending automated systems a dubious sense of authority.
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