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Fewer Than 40% of Californians Have Gotten a Booster in Most Counties — And It's Not About Availability

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EDD Begins Punitive Approach by Forcing Some Recipients to Pay Back Their Unemployment Benefits

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California's Trans Students Can Now Get College Records Updated to Avoid Deadnaming

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Ahead of California's Ban on Gas-Powered Tools, Some Landscapers Call the State's Subsidy Inadequate

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Is California in a Better Place Than it Was During Last Year’s Pandemic Holidays? Depends Where You Live

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Supply Chain Woes Trigger Shortages of Critical Medical Devices, May Drive Up Health Care Costs

Several people are gathered outdoors under the shade of trees, many are wearing the same t-shirt. A pair is holding up a large sign that says, 'Faculty equity equals student success.'

UC Lecturers Win Raises, Other Concessions in Deal That Averts Planned 2-Day Strike

California Attorney General Rob Bonta stands at a lectern in front of a large warehouse, flanked by two people on his right and a COVID safety sign on his left.

Amazon to Pay California $500,000 for Failing to Properly Inform Employees of Workplace COVID Cases

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California's Redistricting Commission Performs a Tricky Balancing Act in Redrawing State's Political Lines

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How the Pandemic Drowned a Bay Area Mom in Debt — and What She's Doing to Stay Afloat

Gavin Newsom, wearing a black mask and standing beyond a podium with the Seal of California, scribbles in a tiny notepad.

Newsom Signs Plenty of Bills — But What Makes Him Kill One?

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How Do You Measure the Economic Toll of Wildfires? The Answer Could Help California Respond to Emergencies Better

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