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CalMatters: California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years and Still Hasn’t RecoveredCalMatters: California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years and Still Hasn’t Recovered

CalMatters: California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years and Still Hasn’t Recovered

In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley…

December 29, 2024
CalMatters: Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California LawmakersCalMatters: Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California Lawmakers

CalMatters: Gambling Companies Spent Big to Defeat Three California Lawmakers

California's card rooms lost a costly legislative fight this year as they sought to kill a bill that would allow…

December 20, 2024
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CalMatters: Landlords are Using AI to Raise Rents – And California Cities are Leading the PushbackCalMatters: Landlords are Using AI to Raise Rents – And California Cities are Leading the Pushback

CalMatters: Landlords are Using AI to Raise Rents – And California Cities are Leading the Pushback

If you've hunted for apartments recently and felt like all the rents were equally high, you're not crazy: Many landlords…

December 15, 2024
CalMatters: Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices, Refiners Don’tCalMatters: Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices, Refiners Don’t

CalMatters: Economists Like Newsom’s Plan to Help Control Gas Prices, Refiners Don’t

Fall is in the air, and that means California drivers are gearing up for seasonal price increases at the pump.…

October 1, 2024
CalMatters: Project 2025 Tells California to Report Abortion Data or Lose Billions in MedicaidCalMatters: Project 2025 Tells California to Report Abortion Data or Lose Billions in Medicaid

CalMatters: Project 2025 Tells California to Report Abortion Data or Lose Billions in Medicaid

Project 2025, the 900-page conservative playbook for the next Republican president, issues an ultimatum for California: track and report abortion…

September 21, 2024
CalMatters: More Affordable Housing Funds Could Come with New Labor RequirementsCalMatters: More Affordable Housing Funds Could Come with New Labor Requirements

CalMatters: More Affordable Housing Funds Could Come with New Labor Requirements

The Legislature has foisted a $500 million compromise on affordable housing developers and one of the state's largest construction unions.…

September 9, 2024