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A Minimum Wage Increase for California Health Care Workers Is Finally Kicking In

10/01/2024
A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It’s expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Transportation State of California

Newsom’s Gas Price Bill Passes Assembly, but Senate Plan Still Uncertain

10/01/2024
The Assembly approves Gov. Newsom’s bill on oil refineries on a 44-17 vote. But the state Senate will have its say during the special session.

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Community Service & Support

Doing Good: Soroptimist International

09/30/2024
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Making a better world for women and preparing women to make a better world.

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Community Service & Support

The Changing Nature of Doing Good

09/30/2024
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The legacy of ‘service clubs’ such as Soroptomists and Rotary lives on in a new generation of social clubs and volunteer organizations.

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Education Health State of California

Vomiting, Cramps and Lethargy: As Heat Rises, California Kids Are Sweltering in Schools With No Air Conditioning

09/30/2024
An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.

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Homelessness Housing State of California

Late Payments to Nonprofits Hamper California’s Fight Against Homelessness

09/30/2024
Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

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Education State of California

California Bans Legacy Admissions at Colleges. The End of Affirmative Action Is a Reason Why

09/30/2024
California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.

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Business, Economy & Jobs State of California

Newsom Plan on Gas Prices Clears First Hurdle

09/27/2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to combat gasoline price spikes appears headed to a long-awaited Assembly floor vote next week after passing out of committee on September 26.

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Education Elections & Politics State of California

Election Guide: Proposition 2 $10 Billion Education Bond

09/27/2024
The Mercury News guide to the Proposition 2 $10 billion bond to build and repair public schools.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Transportation State of California

Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices. Refiners Don’t.

09/26/2024
The governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Agriculture, Food & Gardening Housing State of California

Will New Laws Improve Housing for CA Farmworkers?

09/25/2024
Many California farmworkers have long lacked safe and affordable places to sleep — an issue thrown into sharp relief after last year’s mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, which left seven agricultural workers dead.

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Elections & Politics Crime & Justice State of California

Election Guide: Proposition 36 Anti-Crime Measure

09/25/2024
The Mercury News guide to the anti-crime and ant-drug dealing measure Proposition 36 on the November ballot.

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Education State of California

Cal State Campuses Brace for ‘Severe Consequences’ as Budget Gap Looms

09/24/2024
Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.

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Land Use & Development Housing State of California

New California Law Gives Tenants More Time to Respond to Eviction Notices

09/24/2024
Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from 5, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.

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Education

Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says

09/24/2024
Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.

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Business, Economy & Jobs State of California

A New California Law Will Scrub Most Medical Debt From Credit Reports

09/24/2024
About 4 in 10 Californians are believed to be carrying medical debt, which can harm their chances of landing a mortgage or an apartment if it shows up on credit reports.

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Environment Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation Sustainability

A Collective, Monumental Effort

09/22/2024
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The Cotoni Coast Dairies National Monument, just north of Santa Cruz, brought a community together.

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Business, Economy & Jobs

Nonprofits Seek to Get More Women Into Construction Trades

09/22/2024
Jessica Alvarez Castañeda was sick of low-paying jobs. For years, the 39-year-old mother of four had been “breaking her back for almost nothing” as a cashier, nursing assistant, babysitter, house cleaner and cook.

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Education State of California

California Rolls Out Career Path Grants to Schools – Nearly a Year Late

09/19/2024
After delays and mishaps, California announces $450 million for high school career pathways.

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Education Crime & Justice

UC Approves New Less-Lethal Arms for Its Police Force Amid Protest

09/19/2024
The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement.