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Health · California

Lake Tahoe's Water Clarity Has Plateaued. What Scientists Are Looking Into to Improve It

55% Center coverage: 11 sources

An annual scientific summary of the overall health of Lake Tahoe was released by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center on Monday.See the Story

Homelessness · Palo Alto

Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate funding for it?

67% Left coverage: 9 sources

State leaders have been talking a lot lately about cleaning up California’s homeless encampments and moving people indoors. But the tentative budget they’ve drawn up for the upcoming year has many asking: With what money? Both Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature have proposed gutting the state’s main source of homelessness funding in the 2025-26 budget, sending a wave of panic through the cities, counties and service providers that have been r…See the Story

Google · Las Vegas

We Caught Nevada Sharing Personal Health Data with Big Tech - The Nevada Independent

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

The Markup and CalMatters audited the websites of all 19 states that independently operate their own online health exchange and found Nevada and three other states exposed visitors’ sensitive health information.See the Story

Newsom gave his political rival a $380k job. See the special interests who paid for it

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped his onetime rival for a special infrastructure project. A nonprofit asked private donors to pay for it.Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles See the Story

Elon Musk gave $1 million to Donald Trump voters. California lawmakers want to ban that

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In summary Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, gave out $1 million checks to gin up support for Donald Trump. California lawmakers want to ban big cash payments to registered voters. California Sen. Tom Umberg had one person in mind when he drafted a proposal this year that would prohibit offering big cash incentives to turn out voters in hotly contested elections. “There’s a fellow named Elon Musk,” Umberg, a Democrat representing the Santa …Santa Ana, California · Santa Ana See the Story

California Prison Union Strikes $600 Million Contract with Newsom that Includes Furloughs

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In summary Some of the perks in a new contract for California prison guards are delayed as Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks concessions from public employee unions to manage the state’s deficit. The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom some financial relief in the short term but includes a mix of bonuses and raises that would kick in over the next three years. Newsom in May signa…Sacramento · Sacramento See the Story

Critics of California's immigrant embrace should hear the remarkable stories of my LA students

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Guest Commentary written by Glenn Sacks Glenn Sacks is a government and economics teacher in Los Angeles Unified School District. “Where are the rest of them?” As about 400 soon-to-be high school graduates stood behind us ready to march out onto the field last week, teachers surveyed the crowd with disappointment as we realized some families were missing. It’s not hard to understand why. Roughly a quarter of all students in Los Angeles Unified …Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles Read Article

KCRA 3 Earns EMMY Awards in 27 Categories, Including Overall Excellence

Coverage: 2 sources

The 54th annual Northern California Emmy Awards took place in Sacramento this weekend, with KCRA 3 receiving 27 awards for its work in the community, the most of any individual station.Palo Alto · Palo Alto See the Story

Amos: Too Many California Kids Can’t Read. Will Phonics Help?

100% Left coverage: 3 sources

At a minimum, schools should teach children to read. But for years California’s elementary schools have been failing many of them. The results are so obvious even those who struggle to read can see them: Nearly 6 in 10 third graders scored below grade level on California’s reading tests during most of the last decade. That includes about three quarters of lower-income Black or Latino students. Meanwhile, a decades-long conflict raged among Calif…Gavin Newsom · Palo Alto See the Story

Hoping for ‘a Miracle’ to Cure Fiscal Woes, California Lawmakers Nix some of Newsom's Medi-Cal Cuts for Immigrants

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Legislators endorsed a freeze on health care for undocumented immigrants but want lower premiums and other changes in Newsom's proposal. Democrats are divided.Immigration · Sacramento See the Story

He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in LA

60% Left coverage: 5 sources

Bovino doesn’t distinguish between field workers or paleteros and fentanyl dealers. To him, they all fit one category: “Bad people.”Donald Trump · Los Angeles See the Story

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Lake Tahoe's Water Clarity Has Plateaued. What Scientists Are Looking Into to Improve It

Homelessness is top of mind for many Californians. Why does the proposed budget eliminate funding for it?

We Caught Nevada Sharing Personal Health Data with Big Tech - The Nevada Independent

Newsom gave his political rival a $380k job. See the special interests who paid for it

Elon Musk gave $1 million to Donald Trump voters. California lawmakers want to ban that

California Prison Union Strikes $600 Million Contract with Newsom that Includes Furloughs

Critics of California's immigrant embrace should hear the remarkable stories of my LA students

KCRA 3 Earns EMMY Awards in 27 Categories, Including Overall Excellence

Amos: Too Many California Kids Can’t Read. Will Phonics Help?

Hoping for ‘a Miracle’ to Cure Fiscal Woes, California Lawmakers Nix some of Newsom's Medi-Cal Cuts for Immigrants

He misled the public about his last big immigration sweep. Now he’s leading the Border Patrol in LA

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