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GovernmentCandidatos de California están dando instrucciones discretas sobre cómo atacar a sus oponentes. Así es como funciona
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CommunityCómo la Proposición 45 podría alterar las luchas en California contra los centros de datos
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GovernmentCalifornia’s campaign drama entices political junkies, but serious issues get short shrift
This year’s political campaigns gave California’s political junkies plenty of chaotic events to savor: gerrymandered congressional districts; the sudden, scandalous downfall of a frontrunner for governor, and running feuds with President Do…
EnvironmentHas the Trump administration doomed Newsom’s water plan?
California water regulators have approved a new plan overhauling how farms and cities take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and rivers that feed it, setting up the next fight over Gov.
HealthDid Trump invest more money in rural California health ahead of the election?
The Trump administration announced a $233.6 million investment in California rural health just five days before the midterm election that could determine control of Congress.
GovernmentUn juez rechaza la solicitud del gobierno de Trump para anular 20,000 votos electorales de California
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Real EstateHomelessness declines, but still up over Newsom’s two terms
We’ve got so much news in today’s WhatMatters: The latest homeless numbers, a brand new tool and the passing of an icon whose work transcended the California farmworker movement and became a worldwide symbol for human rights.
CommunityDolores Huerta “se mantuvo en la lucha” durante siete décadas, inspirando a generaciones de californianos
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CultureBass-Raman mayoral race has avoided the identity politics that dominate LA’s history
The race for mayor of Los Angeles has largely focused on the decision voters face between a liberal incumbent with four years of mixed success and a democratic socialist who might advance a more progressive agenda.