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California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders wrapped themselves in a blanket of self-congratulatory statements Saturday as they announced a dea...

California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders wrapped themselves in a blanket of self-congratulatory statements Saturday as they announced a dea...

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The Urgent Need to Blow Off Swing Voters

Opinion by Elizabeth Spiers on June 25, 2024. THURSDAY’S DEBATE IS TIME TO PREACH TO THE CHOIR. In a presidential election where both leadin...

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/ 20 hours ago

Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly

Opinion by Stephen Marche on June 25, 2024. OUR KIDS’ LINGO IS NOT ONLY BETTER THAN ANY WE USED, IT’S A USEFUL WINDOW INTO THE WAY THEY THIN...

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/ 20 hours ago

Why Every California Student Should Have Access to ‘Gifted’ Classes

Academic success is as much dependent on how students feel about themselves as the letter grades that fill their transcripts. In fact, the t...

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Trump’s Allies Say They’ll Enforce the Comstock Act. Believe Them.

Opinion by Michelle Goldberg on June 21, 2024. Until the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it was hard for feminists to get Amer...

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/ 3 days ago

California Democrats Score Big Win as Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure

The century-long and often tortured history of California making law through ballot measures took a new turn Thursday when the state Supreme...

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/ 5 days ago

California’s Budget Process Has Once Again Become Secretive and Needs Reform

A minor miracle occurred in the California Capitol 50 years ago this month when a bipartisan majority of state senators refused to accept a ...

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/ 6 days ago

Something’s Rotten About the Justices Taking So Long on Trump’s Immunity Case

Opinion by Leah Litman on June 19, 2024. IT SHOULDN’T TAKE SO LONG FOR THE JUSTICES TO CONSIDER AN OUTLANDISH CLAIM. For those looking for t...

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/ 6 days ago

California Lawmakers Fast-Track Restaurant Exemption to Hidden Fees Law

Legislation that would make it easier for restaurants to set food prices without including add-on fees is being whipped through the Capitol ...

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/ 7 days ago

On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached

Opinion by Charles M. Blow on June 18, 2024. Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Kamala H...

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California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

California’s Self-Inflicted Fiscal Crisis Produces a Budget Full of Gimmicks and Favors

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Today’s Teenagers Have Invented a Language That Captures the World Perfectly

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Why Every California Student Should Have Access to ‘Gifted’ Classes

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Trump’s Allies Say They’ll Enforce the Comstock Act. Believe Them.

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California Democrats Score Big Win as Supreme Court Blocks Anti-Tax Ballot Measure

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California’s Budget Process Has Once Again Become Secretive and Needs Reform

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Something’s Rotten About the Justices Taking So Long on Trump’s Immunity Case

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On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached

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Clean Air Centers Offer Relief From Wildfire Smoke. Check Out the Map.

A Nonprofit Got Jobs for Disabled Workers in California Prisons. A Union Dispute Could End Them

Israeli Military Straps a Wounded Palestinian in Front of Jeep

WikiLeaks’ Assange Pleads Guilty in Deal with US, Securing Freedom and Ending Legal Battle

George Latimer, Pro-Israel Centrist, Defeats Rep. Jamaal Bowman in NY Democratic Primary

California Governor Defends Progressive Values, Says They’re an ‘Antidote’ to Populism on the Right

Sam’s Club Gas Station Opening Sooner Than You Might Think

Valley Children’s Docs First in US to Use Rapid Test to Potentially Save Infant Hearing

Dyer, FPOA, Officer’s Attorney Weigh in on Police Chief Paco Balderrama’s Resignation

A Half-Century of Roaring Passion: Cobras, Shelby Mustangs & The People Who Love Them

Homeless Advocate Argues with Bredefeld, Is Ejected From Chambers

Wired Wednesday: Fresno to Decide on 114% Trash Rate Hikes

Fresno Area AT&T Union Workers ‘Ready and Willing’ to Strike as Negotiations Stall

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