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Environment Parks & Recreation Resilience

11/18/2024
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Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.

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Environment Water Sustainability

The Chumash National Marine Sanctuary

11/17/2024
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Thousands of square miles of ocean and coastal habitat are now preserved for future generations.

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Education

Fewer Kids Are Going to California Public Schools. Is There a Right Way to Close Campuses?

11/14/2024
Declining enrollment, the end of pandemic relief funding and uncertain state funding are forcing school districts to make some difficult decisions.

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Education Families & Children State of California

California Schools Brace for Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants, Trans Students and ‘Woke’ Curriculum

11/13/2024
More than 115,000 children in California were undocumented in the most recent census count, and it’s estimated almost half of California children have at least one immigrant parent.

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Education

UC Faces Half-Billion-Dollar Budget Shortfall and Eyes Tuition Increase for New Nonresident Students

11/13/2024
The University of California anticipates more than a $500 million budget gap next summer, so It’s considering a $3,402 jump in tuition for new nonresident students next fall. Meanwhile, the system is planning billions in construction projects.

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Sustainability Resilience

Trump Has Promised to ‘End’ Offshore Wind. What Will That Mean for California’s Big Bet?

11/13/2024
Trump’s promise to “end” the offshore wind industry could threaten CA’s renewable energy goals, potentially cutting off federal funding.

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Business, Economy & Jobs State of California

Trump’s Proposed Tariffs, Especially on China and Mexico, Could Hit California Hard

11/12/2024
Trump has threatened new, higher tariffs on two of California’s biggest trade partners, China and Mexico. The state’s workers and economy could feel the most impact.

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State of California Business, Economy & Jobs State of California

CA Workers Could Lose Deportation Protections

11/11/2024
Immigration advocates are sounding the alarm over the prospect of mass deportations upending California immigrant communities, which Donald Trump has vowed to initiate when he returns to the White House in January.

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Community Service & Support Veterans

Doing Good: The American Legion

11/10/2024
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The organization responsible for the GI Bill and Veterans Day continues to help service members, veterans, and their families.

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Elections & Politics Community Service & Support Government

The Formula for the Days Ahead

11/10/2024
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The way forward is simple but not easy. Can we count on you?

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Business, Economy & Jobs Crime & Justice State of California

California Empowered Immigrants to Speak Up at Work. Trump Could End Their Protections

11/10/2024
California wants to protect witnesses in workplace investigations from deportation, but the Biden administration program for undocumented employees is at risk with Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

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Environment Transportation State of California

California Enacts New Climate Rules — which Could Boost Gas Prices

11/08/2024
Experts don’t know how much gas prices may rise from the revised California climate program, which tightens standards and gives incentives for low-carbon fuels. The board ordered an annual review of the cost impacts.

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Elections & Politics State of California

What Trump’s Border Policies Mean for California

11/08/2024
President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on implementing a sweeping border crackdown and undertaking the largest-scale deportation effort in history. If carried out, his proposed initiatives will have profound consequences in California, which shares a 140-mile border with Mexico.

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Environment Elections & Politics State of California

Here We Go Again: California Prepares to Battle Trump Over Environmental Policies

11/07/2024
A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires.

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Elections & Politics State of California

Newsom Calls Special Session to ‘Trump-Proof’ California

11/07/2024
Newsom wants the new Legislature to ‘protect’ California from Donald Trump on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. The session will start Dec. 2.

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Elections & Politics State of California

The California Legislature Set a Record for Women in Office and Could See Historic Gender Parity

11/07/2024
California’s Senate will reach gender parity, but depending on the outcome of some close contests, that could extend to the whole Legislature.

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Environment Resilience State of California

Proposition 4 $10 Billion Climate Bond Passes

11/05/2024
Learn more about how the just-passed $10 billion climate bond measure will fund resiliency projects across the state.

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Community Service & Support

GivingTuesday Explained

11/04/2024
Learn more about the annual fundraising day on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year falling on December 3.

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Public Safety Health Animals County of Santa Clara

Santa Clara County Ramps Up Response as Invasive Mosquito Detected in More Areas

11/01/2024
The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitos have been detected in more areas of Santa Clara County, prompting officials to hold meetings to discuss their response to the threat posed by the species.

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Environment Water Animals Sustainability Resilience

A Century Later, Salmon Again Spawning in Klamath River After Dams Removed

10/31/2024
Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.