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How California Protects Workers From Rising Heat

06/26/2023
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Hot temperatures kill employees every year and climate change is making work more deadly.

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California May Force Big Businesses to Disclose Climate Impacts

06/26/2023
Corporate reports would reveal top polluters and climate-related financial risks. But companies warn about faulty data and a “gold-plated exercise” if the two bills become law.

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Is California Trying to Revive a 1910 Labor Board to Avoid Fast Food Industry Referendum?

06/26/2023
An obscure 1910s-era labor board once regulated everything from canneries to film sets to sheep farms. Why is California trying to bring it back now?

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Economy & Jobs Sustainability

Upcycling Turns Would-Be Trash Into Ice Cream and Pizza

06/26/2023
The Salt & Straw ice cream chain is part of the upcycling movement, creating high-quality products from leftover food with flavors like Cacao Pulp & Chocolate Stracciatella Gelato, made from leftover cacao pulp from chocolate production.

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Desolation Hotel Expands to Second Location in Hope Valley

06/23/2023
Following the 2022 opening of the brand’s first luxury micro-resort in South Lake Tahoe, Desolation Hotel has announced its expansion to a second location, taking over the beloved Sorensen’s Resort.

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California Child Care Crisis Looms if Subsidies Remain Low

06/22/2023
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Family child care providers rely on state subsidies to make ends meet.

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Should Zoning Laws Be Abolished?

06/21/2023
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Zoning laws create segregation, inequality and unsustainability. So why do we keep them?

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How Many Ways Does Homelessness Impact CA? Here’s Another

06/21/2023
Most of what Californians experience with homelessness occurs along public spaces and city streets. But what happens when a city council member loses her home? Ojai’s Suza Francina is finding out.

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Newsom Proposes Boost in Mental Health Funds. Children’s Advocates are Worried

06/20/2023
The spending change would prioritize housing for homeless people, which children's mental health advocates fear will cut their funding.

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CalFresh Farmers Market Benefits May Be Cut in Budget Deal

06/19/2023
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A program allowing CalFresh benefits to be used at farmer's markets may end up on the cutting room floor.

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Douglas County Housing Market Slows

06/19/2023
The housing market appears to be cooling off in this Nevada county, according to figures released by Sierra Nevada Realtors.

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Board Approves Funding for Alternative Transportation Sources in North Lake Tahoe

06/16/2023
Placer County's commitment to alternative modes of transportation got a boost following two board approvals that authorized the use of Transient Occupancy Tax.

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California Renters’ Rights: Tenant Advocates Make Some Advances

06/15/2023
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Landlord lobbying groups spend millions in Sacramento but renters are making some gains.

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California Salaries Not Covering State Workers' Bills

06/14/2023
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State employees say they live paycheck to paycheck, but is a raise coming anytime soon?

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California Budget 2023: Key Dates Toward a Deal

06/14/2023
California’s state budget is the product of a multi-month, multi-step process that involves the governor, the Legislature, lobbyists, interest groups and the public. Here are the key dates along the way.

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Four Things California Can Do as Home Insurers Pull Back From the State

06/14/2023
After California’s largest home insurance provider said it wouldn’t issue new policies, consumer and insurance industry groups have ideas for what they’d like to see California do. Here’s how the debate over four of those ideas shakes out.

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Voters May Make Housing a Human Right in CA

06/13/2023
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Democratic lawmakers want the right to housing enshrined in the state constitution.

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How Did California’s COVID Unemployment Disaster Happen?

06/13/2023
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How technological and political failures blocked payments and enabled fraud.

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Let’s Make a Deal: Legislative Leaders Make Budget Pitch to Newsom

06/12/2023
Democratic leaders in the Legislature unveiled their California budget agreement, but Gov. Newsom must sign off for a final deal. There are some significant differences with what Newsom proposed in May.

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Legislature Faces Deadline Week for CA Budget

06/11/2023
The state’s 2023-24 budget has been subject to a lot of political wrangling this year as California faces a $31.5 billion spending gap. The constant push and pull of balancing the budget means that if one program, agency or proposal receives funding, something else could lose out. The Legislature is expected to pass its budget [...]

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