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When California Downsizes Prisons, Incarcerated People Are Shuffled Out of Community College Classes

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Thousands of Californians Are Still Waiting for COVID Unemployment Funds

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California Is Losing Population and Building New Houses, So Why Aren't Home Prices Coming Down?

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Californians With Developmental Disabilities Must Soon Be Paid Minimum Wage. Can the State Find Enough Good Jobs?

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Reparations Task Force Recommends Potential Millions for Eligible Black Californians

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California Legislators Fast-Track a Loan Program to Prevent Hospital Closures

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Lawmakers, Newsom Squabble Over Promise to Lower Costs of Covered California

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Long COVID in California: 'A Pandemic of Loneliness and Social Isolation and Rejection'

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California Health Workers Want Higher Wages. Industry Leaders Are Pushing Back

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State and Federal Lawmakers Take Aim at 'Outrageous' Hidden Fees Pinned to Many Purchases

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After the Deluge: Floods May Taint More Drinking Water in California

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‘It’s a Nightmare’: Dairy Farmers Struggle to Bounce Back From Record Floods

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