04/17/2025
If you’ve experienced any trouble or hiccups receiving your Social Security recently, California Attorney General Rob Bonta unveiled a new complaint page on Tuesday for residents to report disruptions they faced when accessing their benefits.

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Environment Land Use & Development State of California

Justin Cummings Has Unanimous Support to Continue on Coastal Commission

04/16/2025
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has asked San Mateo, Monterey and Santa Cruz County supervisors to nominate a person to serve on the Coastal Commission seat when it opens for a four-year term on May 1, and all three chose Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings.

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Education State of California

Wide School Disparities Persist 54 Years After California’s Landmark Funding Decision

04/10/2025
In 1971 California’s Supreme Court issued one of its most important and far-reaching decisions, declaring that the state’s system of financing public schools — primarily via locally levied property taxes — was unconstitutionally unfair.

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Environment Water State of California

Oil Company Fined Record $18 Million for Defying State Orders to Stop Work on Pipeline

04/10/2025
The pipeline caused a major oil spill a decade ago, fouling the ocean off Santa Barbara County. The new owners say they don’t need new permits for repairs. The fine is the Coastal Commission’s largest.

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Education Elections & Politics State of California

Trump Canceled Millions in California School Grants. The State Is Suing to Reclaim the Money

04/10/2025
Schools had until March 2026 to spend remaining COVID relief money. The U.S. Department of Education cut those funds, amounting to about $200 million for California K-12 schools.