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California Lawmakers Demand Unemployment Answers From Bank of America CEO
A bipartisan group of California lawmakers is asking Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan for answers about unemployment payment problems that have upended the lives of thousands of jobless Californians...
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Can ‘Fire Hardening’ Solve State’s Home Insurance Crisis?
Sue Ladich spent $1,600 clearing brush and trees from around her home in 2014. In 2017, she ponied up $3,500 to clear even more potential wildfire fuel from her property. This year, she spent another...
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Hospitals Brace for Strikes as Staff Shortages Persist
Long-simmering disputes with hospital employee unions over staffing are reaching crisis points, as almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including...
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Reactions to Policy Decisions Surround Three Top CA Officials
Attorney General Rob Bona, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Superintentendent of Instruction Tony Thurmond are caught in new whirlwinds of controversy. The post Reactions to Policy Decisions...
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Sacramento Cuts Back on Press Access, Prefers Emails to Interviews
Accelerated by the COVID pandemic, a shift by state officials toward emails and written statements is making it more difficult for journalists to be watchdogs for Californians. The post Sacramento Cuts...
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After Record Rainfall and Snow, Floods May Taint More Drinking Water in...
Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more manure and fertilizer into sewers. The post After Record...
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Santa Clara County and Bay Area Community College Transfer Rates Among...
While the numbers of transfers to four-year colleges are increasing, still fewer than 15% of local community college students take steps towards undergraduate degrees, according to CalMatters. The post...
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Support from CA Lawmakers Resulted in Big Gains for Unions
Unions won major victories in this year’s legislative session on pay for fast food and health care workers, benefits for strikers and bargaining rights. Business groups say labor has too much power at...
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To Keep Home Insurers in California, State Regulars Say Rates Will Have to...
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara unveiled a plan to shore up the California insurance market for homeowners, in which insurers would return to wildfire zones, but would have an easier path to rate...
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California Lawmakers Claiming Fears of Political Violence Want to Hide...
A bill would let state legislators, who say they fear for their safety, shield their property holdings from disclosure forms. But critics say that could conceal potential conflicts of interest. The...
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