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Prisons, Housing, Health Care Trimmed to Balance CA Budget

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:29:06 +0000

Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending. The deal also calls for a bill in August to set aside more money and a 2026 constitutional amendment to grow the state’s rainy day fund.

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‘Train to Nowhere’ or Fresno’s Dream? Central Valley’s $88B High-Speed Rail Has 2026 Target

Barry Holtzclaw — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:42:54 +0000

If you listen to California’s political class, the high-speed rail project sounds like a textbook boondoggle – over-budget, delayed and larded up with waste. Yet in communities across California’s farm belt, the discourse is refreshingly different.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Power of CA Cities, Counties to Impose Infrastructure Fees on Home Builders

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:38:58 +0000

The El Dorado County case before the state's highest court about impact fees could have huge consequences for new housing construction in California.

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Newsom’s Veto of Cap on Insulin Copays Raises Questions about His Pledge to Lower Cost

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 14:30:19 +0000

Gov. Gavin Newsom had made lowering the cost of prescription drugs a signature health care issue, but over the weekend he rejected a bill that would have provided some relief for diabetics.

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UC Berkeley and NASA Announce New $2B Space Research Center in Mountain View

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 04:01:40 +0000

The Berkeley Space Center will launch technological breakthroughs in fields such as astronautics, quantum computing, climate studies and social sciences, in facilities on 36 acres at NASA Ames.

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California Adds 56 New Laws Supporting More Affordable Housing

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:59:59 +0000

Housing developments will now be more streamlined with less red tape, density laws can be overruled in the interest of housing, and institutions like colleges or religious organizations can now use portions of their property to build housing.

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Gov. Newsom’s Pen Creates Winners and Losers

CalMatters — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:29:47 +0000

Juror pay, cannabis cafes and psychedelics got the axe. Water rights, workers’ rights and renters’ rights were signed.

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:36:19 +0000

The California Democrat, the oldest member of Congress, had suffered a precipitous decline in health in recent months.

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California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 22:06:52 +0000

Some California hospitals have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.

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Why are California Community Colleges Lagging Behind Their Transfer Goals?

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:18:58 +0000

Community college officials said that the UC and Cal State universities rejected nearly 30,000 eligible community college applicants in the fall of 2020 — more than enough transfers to meet the community colleges system’s goal.

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