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California
In California and beyond, the right-to-repair movement picks up speed
Feb 9, 2024
Fixit Clinics and other groups have formed communities devoted to reducing waste and costs by fixing broken devices.
How California plans to solve its large budget deficit
by
Matt Levin
Jan 12, 2024
It's not the only state with a problem.
How California's expansion of health coverage is affecting low-income undocumented immigrants
Jan 8, 2024
The eligibility expansion benefits the immigrants but may also bring savings to the entire system.
If reparations aren't politically viable, what's the next best thing?
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 5, 2024
Scholars say local action directed at improving access to housing, health care and education are more likely to pass than cash payments.
California debates who should be eligible for reparations for slavery
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 4, 2024
Recommendations start "with those folks who are clearly descendants of 250 years of wage theft in this country," says Sen. Steven Bradford.
2024 will be a big year for the reparations debate in California
by
Lee Hawkins
and Alex Schroeder
Jan 3, 2024
After a state task force issued a nearly 1,100-page report in 2023, lawmakers are starting to look at reparations policy options.
EVs have made big inroads in California. But why do most car buyers go with gas?
Nov 2, 2023
Wealthier drivers are more open to electric vehicles, but low-income people are hesitant due to purchase cost and a lack of charging stations.
For public good, not for profit.
How this California business puts animals to work preventing wildfires
Oct 25, 2023
Shepherdess Land & Livestock offers prescribed grazing services with sheep and goats.
In California, one county is forcing restaurants to pay wage theft claims or risk losing their permits
Sep 7, 2023
Santa Clara County is helping regulators deal with businesses that cheat workers out of wages but fail to settle that debt.
Checking in on the path of pandemic homebuying
Aug 10, 2023
Three real estate agents explain how their communities have changed.