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It’s part of a plan for savings that Newsom outlined in his \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083617/newsom-touts-dominance-of-california-in-final-budget-proposal\">final budget proposal\u003c/a> as governor on Thursday. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The former chief of staff for Governor Newsom has pleaded guilty to three felony charges, including conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2 class=\"entry-title \">\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/05/california-gas-prices-six-weeks/\">\u003cstrong>California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Eleven weeks into the Iran war and a global energy shock, California drivers are paying the highest gas prices in the nation, an average of $6.15 a gallon. The pain at the pump is colliding with California’s ambitious push away from fossil fuels, as refinery closures, supply disruptions and a deepening debate over reliance on imported oil and gas raise new questions about whether the state can keep gasoline affordable during the transition.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California can confidently forecast gasoline and crude oil shipments coming in through about mid-June, and supply looks stable through that window, Siva Gunda, vice chair of the California Energy Commission, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=873&f=3852f2436f68b119addebcdaf6a3f666\">told an Assembly oversight hearing\u003c/a> last week. After that, oil and gas will cost significantly more to secure, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California can outbid the rest of the world for gasoline and crude oil, pulling shipments away from Asia and other markets. But that bidding war comes at a cost, and consumers will pay it at the pump, Gunda told the committee. To hedge against that uncertainty, Gunda said California is negotiating long-term supply deals with Asian refiners that could lock in another three to six months of certainty. “Liquidity, in the short-term, is okay,” \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=1090&f=3852f2436f68b119addebcdaf6a3f666\">Gunda said\u003c/a>. “As we move forward, it’s really about making sure more ships are coming, more marine vessels are coming.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Iran war has exposed California’s growing reliance on imports of both crude oil and gasoline. The state needs to import more supply as in-state refineries shut down. Neale Mahoney, a Stanford economist, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=1199&f=a177f72bb48580bba5a89eb6b2297bbc\">told the committee\u003c/a> that imports can be a benefit. They add competition and lower prices, since newer overseas refineries often produce gasoline more cheaply than California’s. Other experts agree. UC Berkeley energy economist Severin Borenstein, also at the hearing, said California’s resilience now depends on building out port, pipeline and storage capacity to handle imports, not on bringing new refineries online. As the war has dragged on, California refiners have shifted crude sourcing away from the Persian Gulf toward \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=773&f=3852f2436f68b119addebcdaf6a3f666\">Latin America, Alaska and Canada\u003c/a>, Gunda said at the hearing last week. The state met about 20% of its refined-product demand through imports in the year before the war began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the oil industry is pushing back, saying that relying on increased imports is the wrong strategy. California’s fuel system has been “weakened by design” by state policies pushing refiners out of the state, said Jodie Muller, president and CEO of the Western States Petroleum Association — a characterization energy economists dispute. Because California requires that cars \u003ca href=\"https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65184\">burn a specialized fuel blend\u003c/a>, shipments can be tougher to source and take longer to arrive, exposing consumers to delays and volatility every time something goes wrong globally. “Continuing to move to more and more imports will put this state at more and more risk,” \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=516&f=7a07fecb93dd9a4fa1f8e4a1a7e43a5c\">Muller said last week\u003c/a>. “If you think we are in a precarious position right now, we will continue to see more and more volatility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked what consumers should expect if the conflict drags on, Gunda said California prices will likely settle “under seven, more like $6.50.” He explained that demand starts dropping once gas crosses about $5.50 a gallon, and California is already seeing drivers shift from higher-priced stations to cheaper ones. Borenstein is less optimistic. If the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carried more than 20 million barrels of oil a day before the start of the war, stays closed another 60 days, the price of crude could climb by another $40 to $80 a barrel, he said. Each $40 increase translates into \u003ca href=\"https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/07/15/oil-and-gasoline-101/\">about $1 per gallon at the pump\u003c/a>. He called that scenario plausible, and warned there’s almost nothing California policy can do about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"routes-Site-routes-Post-Title-__Title__title\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083617/newsom-touts-dominance-of-california-in-final-budget-proposal\">\u003cstrong>Newsom touts ‘dominance’ of California in final budget proposal\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After eight years of wild swings between record surpluses and perilous shortfalls, Gov. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> touted a state of equilibrium on Thursday with his final \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/m/2026-27/BudgetSummary\">budget proposal\u003c/a>: a $350 billion, fully balanced spending plan that aims to backfill deep federal spending cuts but proposes no new programs and some spending reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s fiscal swan song comes as he gears up for a possible presidential run, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor\">a crowded field of candidates\u003c/a> jockey to succeed him and as the state weathers ongoing attacks from the Trump administration. But those federal cuts are offset in part by state revenues that came in $16.5 billion higher than the governor’s office projected in January, when Newsom released his initial spending plan. Income tax revenue was higher than expected and Silicon Valley stocks showed a strong performance, driving projected surplus for the next two fiscal years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That includes $4.5 billion in excess funds next year, as well as nearly $10 billion more Newsom wants to set aside in a savings account for use the following year. “It shows the nature of the economy in the state, the nature of that growth engine,” he said, though he cautioned that the state’s revenue streams remain volatile. “It spikes from year to year, it collapses. When the nation gets a cold, we get the flu.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an unusual move, Newsom administration officials did not provide a clear projection of the surplus or deficit that the governor’s plan was solving for. Joe Stephenshaw, director of the Department of Finance, said he could not provide an “apples to apples” comparison with the $2.9 billion shortfall Newsom projected in his January budget.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his revised proposal, Newsom unveiled new plans to help Californians facing higher Affordable Care Act premiums and Medi-Cal cuts, and to ease the tax burden on new businesses. He also proposed more money for K-12 education and universities, and a new $100 million fund to help homeowners rebuild after a natural disaster, including the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. But Newsom resisted calls from fellow Democrats to raise taxes in order to offset federal cuts and rising health care costs, though he does want to cap the amount large corporations can claim on tax credits.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"entry-title \">\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/05/california-newsom-chief-plea-deal/\">\u003cstrong>Former Newsom chief of staff pleads guilty to scheme that bled money from Becerra’s account\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A former political consultant for Democratic frontrunner for governor Xavier Becerra and ex-aide to Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, submitting a false tax return and lying to federal investigators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The consultant, Dana Williamson, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/11/newsom-chief-of-staff-indicted/\">was charged in a corruption scandal\u003c/a> that shocked Sacramento. Following an investigation that included FBI wiretaps and seized communications, prosecutors accused Williamson of conspiring with Becerra’s longtime chief of staff Sean McCluskie and another Sacramento lobbyist to divert $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant state campaign account into McCluskie’s hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As part of the plea deal, Williamson, McCluskie and the other lobbyist jointly agreed to pay $225,000 in restitution to Becerra. Williamson also agreed to pay $500,000 in restitution to the IRS. Prosecutors have agreed to seek the standard sentencing for the fraud charge under federal guidelines, which is about 2.5 to 3 years. Her attorney, former U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, said he will argue against sending her to prison during a hearing scheduled for July that is likely to be delayed as Williamson recovers from a liver transplant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the indictment, the money was to help McCluskie follow Becerra to Washington when he was named U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services in the Biden administration. McCluskie’s job there offered a lower salary, and he was splitting time between Washington and California, where his wife and children remained. Prosecutors say the Democratic operatives charged Becerra’s dormant campaign account $7,500 to $10,000 a month under the guise of maintaining it for legal compliance, but instead routed it to McCluskie through a no-show job for his wife, in violation of federal laws prohibiting federal employees from being involved in campaign activities. 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Because California requires that cars \u003ca href=\"https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65184\">burn a specialized fuel blend\u003c/a>, shipments can be tougher to source and take longer to arrive, exposing consumers to delays and volatility every time something goes wrong globally. “Continuing to move to more and more imports will put this state at more and more risk,” \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/hearings/279528#t=516&f=7a07fecb93dd9a4fa1f8e4a1a7e43a5c\">Muller said last week\u003c/a>. “If you think we are in a precarious position right now, we will continue to see more and more volatility.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Asked what consumers should expect if the conflict drags on, Gunda said California prices will likely settle “under seven, more like $6.50.” He explained that demand starts dropping once gas crosses about $5.50 a gallon, and California is already seeing drivers shift from higher-priced stations to cheaper ones. Borenstein is less optimistic. If the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carried more than 20 million barrels of oil a day before the start of the war, stays closed another 60 days, the price of crude could climb by another $40 to $80 a barrel, he said. Each $40 increase translates into \u003ca href=\"https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2024/07/15/oil-and-gasoline-101/\">about $1 per gallon at the pump\u003c/a>. He called that scenario plausible, and warned there’s almost nothing California policy can do about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"routes-Site-routes-Post-Title-__Title__title\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12083617/newsom-touts-dominance-of-california-in-final-budget-proposal\">\u003cstrong>Newsom touts ‘dominance’ of California in final budget proposal\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After eight years of wild swings between record surpluses and perilous shortfalls, Gov. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom\u003c/a> touted a state of equilibrium on Thursday with his final \u003ca href=\"https://ebudget.ca.gov/budget/m/2026-27/BudgetSummary\">budget proposal\u003c/a>: a $350 billion, fully balanced spending plan that aims to backfill deep federal spending cuts but proposes no new programs and some spending reductions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s fiscal swan song comes as he gears up for a possible presidential run, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/voterguide/california/governor\">a crowded field of candidates\u003c/a> jockey to succeed him and as the state weathers ongoing attacks from the Trump administration. 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Those who can no longer work because of it are often left struggling to make ends meet, even after pursuing benefits that are supposed to help them long term. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">State lawmakers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/2000990/california-must-move-faster-on-wildfire-risk-experts-warn\">have a new report\u003c/a> on how California can better avoid – or recover from – wildfires and other natural disasters.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>As silicosis cases increase, stonecutters struggle to get workers’ compensation\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In recent years, silicosis cases have surged in California’s countertop fabrication industry. 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And \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/world-cup-la-advocates-say-human-rights-are-an-afterthought\">some LA advocates\u003c/a> aren’t happy about how organizers plan to address human rights. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Riverside County Sheriff stays consistent in attack on Democrats as race for governor winds down\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Riverside County Sheriff \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12081096/riverside-county-sheriff-chad-bianco-on-his-faith-cutting-taxes-and-ballot-seizure\">Chad Bianco\u003c/a> has consistently polled in the top 4-5 candidates since he entered the race for California governor. In the final month before the June primary, he continues his attacks on Democrats in Sacramento and Governor Gavin Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want government out of the way of growth in California so we can once again finally prosper. It’s going to be like California will be more prosperous than at any time in its history, and I will liken it to the Gold Rush years,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bianco blames Democrats for ruining the state he said he fell in love with as a kid visiting from Utah. “Our businesses are leaving. Our workers are leaving. Our kids can’t afford to live here. There’s nothing good coming from the current Democrat Party,” Bianco said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bianco’s campaign has not been without controversy. He’s an ardent supporter of President Trump and recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.kvcrnews.org/local-news/2026-03-20/riverside-sheriff-says-ag-is-interfering-in-election-investigation\">seized hundreds of thousands of ballots\u003c/a> from the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, based on a tip from a citizens group that alleged election fraud. Election officials have said the claims are baseless, but Bianco said he has to investigate crime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bianco said one of his top priorities as governor would be to kill the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. He’d also get rid of the Coastal Commission and the California Air Resources Board. 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And that made them curious. They’d just started volunteering at the estuary, and they wondered—if the otters mostly just visited, why were there so many footprints? “After all my time in the Navy and Robert’s time as a sheriff, you kind of like to check things out,” Eby said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For two years, twice a month, Eby and Scoles staked out the otters overnight. No one had ever monitored the animals like this. The pair discovered that many of the otters scientists thought were visiting the estuary were actually residents. 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A recent intensive academy at Fresno City College addressed this need by training working professionals. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocates are criticizing the state’s tracking of evictions, saying California has failed to accurately count them for decades, and drumming up support for a bill that would more closely monitor it. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humboldt County Supervisors are looking at \u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-04-30/humboldt-county-sheriff-oversight-committee\">creating a civilian oversight committee\u003c/a> for the sheriff’s office. 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She was looking for bone fragments with a team of professionals including a firefighter, an arson investigator, a forensic anthropologist and a homicide detective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Normally, not all of them would have been doing this work, but they were enrolled in a training – and this scene was staged as part of the inaugural \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.firedeathacademy.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>Central California Forensic Fire Death Investigation Academy\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. The intensive, weeklong course took place mid-April at Fresno City College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As wildfires become more destructive in California, the need for forensic investigations afterward is increasing — specifically, the need for identifying bodies. The academy teaches first responders how to assist and recover human remains after fatal wildfire mass disasters. So as Torres swept and sifted through debris, others were pulling out pieces of the car’s carpet. It was a team effort, because they learned every piece found during an investigation is crucial. “Body preservation, bone preservation, that’s very important to us, the medical examiner and the anthropologists,” Torres said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The five-day academy consisted of three days of lectures that taught attendees how a body burns and how to recover remains without accidentally damaging critical evidence. The last two days, students were set into groups to study a fire scenario and recover the remains within it. Some scenarios simulated houses, while others revolved around cars. Chelsey Juarez, a forensic anthropologist and a professor at Fresno State, led the academy. She said wildfires are becoming increasingly fatal. “As someone who responds to fire, the best time to prepare is right now,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last ten years, at least \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/our-impact/fire-statistics/top-20-deadliest-ca-wildfires.pdf?rev=0d4612ff0cb447fb827fa0ac6c309d3d&hash=34718653A215C315C5E3CB5BB6A4E550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>180 people\u003c/u>\u003c/a> have died from fires in California, including the Camp and Palisades fires that wiped out parts of Butte and Los Angeles counties. 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And how do they know if these policy interventions are working?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, advocates are drumming up support for a bill that would more closely monitor eviction data. SB 1160 would require local courts to provide California’s Judicial Council with information on eviction filings, aggregated by zip code, and require the Council to make that data public. State Senator Maria Elena Durazo supports the legislation. “Essentially we’re navigating homelessness prevention without a map. So this bill shines light on the eviction process by using eviction data from the courts,” Durazo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>The report shows the counties with the most eviction filings report the least amount of data. 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Supervisor Steve Madrone introduced the idea last month, saying some community members remain skeptical of the department because complaints are investigated internally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the avenue forward to improve that trust,” Madrone said. “I believe that as we improve that trust, it increases the number of people that want to become deputies. Because for them, morale goes up because they’re more trusted in the community by verifiable actions that involves people outside of law enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honsal pushed back, telling supervisors that existing oversight is sufficient. “Why fix something that’s not broken?” he said. “I’ve yet to hear why, other than you have a small group of people that want to see this because of a potential future incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example ordinance would create a citizen-led committee to review complaints and make recommendations. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the last ten years, at least \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/calfire-website/our-impact/fire-statistics/top-20-deadliest-ca-wildfires.pdf?rev=0d4612ff0cb447fb827fa0ac6c309d3d&hash=34718653A215C315C5E3CB5BB6A4E550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cu>180 people\u003c/u>\u003c/a> have died from fires in California, including the Camp and Palisades fires that wiped out parts of Butte and Los Angeles counties. So, Juarez said, if fires at that scale continue, more people might be pulled into investigating wildfire deaths – and she wants them to have a chance to learn before the next big wildfire occurs.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>New report shows gaps in eviction data reporting across the state\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Advocates are criticizing the state’s tracking of evictions, saying California has failed to accurately count them for decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://civilinjustice.net/report\">report by Strategic Actions for a Just Economy\u003c/a> covers data on eviction case outcomes in the state dating back to 2010. Its author, Kyle Nelson, said that while evictions are believed to drive homelessness in California, lawmakers are trying to prevent it without complete data. “This invites two questions: why are lawmakers crafting eviction prevention policies without fully understanding eviction data? And how do they know if these policy interventions are working?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, advocates are drumming up support for a bill that would more closely monitor eviction data. SB 1160 would require local courts to provide California’s Judicial Council with information on eviction filings, aggregated by zip code, and require the Council to make that data public. State Senator Maria Elena Durazo supports the legislation. “Essentially we’re navigating homelessness prevention without a map. So this bill shines light on the eviction process by using eviction data from the courts,” Durazo said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv>The report shows the counties with the most eviction filings report the least amount of data. It also shows multiple counties file more evictions now than they did prior to the pandemic.\u003c/div>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArtP-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.ijpr.org/politics-government/2026-04-30/humboldt-county-sheriff-oversight-committee\">\u003cstrong>Humboldt County takes first step toward sheriff oversight panel\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Humboldt County supervisors are considering creating a civilian oversight committee for the sheriff’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supervisors said they trust current Sheriff William Honsal but argued that now is the time to establish oversight, before any incident could undermine that trust. Supervisor Steve Madrone introduced the idea last month, saying some community members remain skeptical of the department because complaints are investigated internally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the avenue forward to improve that trust,” Madrone said. “I believe that as we improve that trust, it increases the number of people that want to become deputies. Because for them, morale goes up because they’re more trusted in the community by verifiable actions that involves people outside of law enforcement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Honsal pushed back, telling supervisors that existing oversight is sufficient. “Why fix something that’s not broken?” he said. “I’ve yet to hear why, other than you have a small group of people that want to see this because of a potential future incident.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An example ordinance would create a citizen-led committee to review complaints and make recommendations. The group would not have authority over daily operations or personnel decisions. Supervisors said they want to establish the committee themselves, rather than through a ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, May 6, 2026\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immigration enforcement is affecting recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Since 2012, the program has allowed people brought to the United States as children to stay in the US and work, go to school, and buy property. But \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/04/23/sacramento-dreamer-says-reopened-immigration-case-upended-her-career/\">one Sacramento woman’s life unraveled\u003c/a> within days of learning that her immigration case was being reopened. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Department of Education \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/education-department-lausd-teacher-reassignment-misconduct-policy-title-ix\">is investigating\u003c/a> how the Los Angeles Unified School District handles allegations of sexual misconduct involving teachers and students. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Governor Gavin Newsom is asking California election officials to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article315634785.html\">speed up their vote count\u003c/a> in the June primary.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-title\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/04/23/sacramento-dreamer-says-reopened-immigration-case-upended-her-career/\">\u003cstrong>Sacramento Dreamer says reopened immigration case upended her career\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration is renewing efforts to dismantle the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The policy currently shields over half a million immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. Roughly 300 DACA recipients, referred to as Dreamers, have been arrested and dozens have already been deported, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/25-28166%20S1%20SIGNED%20Durbin%20Responses_Durbin.pdf\">February memorandum from the Department of Homeland Security.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Sacramento, one woman lost her job and is dealing with traumatic memories from childhood detention after learning of the sudden reopening of her case. Daniela Valladares Hernandez, \u003ca href=\"https://www.capradio.org/articles/2026/04/14/sacramento-daca-recipient-ordered-to-travel-thousands-of-miles-for-court/\">a 28-year-old Dreamer who came to the United States from Honduras as a child\u003c/a>, said her life looked different just weeks ago prior to receiving the letter. She was studying for a life and health insurance professional certification for her finance job, planning a birthday celebration and looking for a volleyball league to join in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, she said she cries herself to sleep most nights. “I held a stainless steel cup and in just holding that I immediately had a flashback to the coldness of the bars and the stuff within the facilities,” Valladares said, recounting her detainment after crossing the border as a 6-year-old. “I was really excited and looking forward to celebrating my birthday. I don’t want to say there’s not much to celebrate, but it almost feels more inhuman to myself to create this illusion that I can have a normal day or a fun day when every day there’s work to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valladares was ordered to report in person to an immigration court in Georgia — a state she hasn’t lived in for 10 years — despite having lived in California for four years. She said she requested to transfer the case to Sacramento or appear remotely, but both were denied. Her attorney was allowed to appear remotely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sudden reopening of the case, which she said was administratively closed over a decade ago, has affected nearly every aspect of her life, including her job. Valladares said her employer gave her a choice after learning she could be required to leave for court proceedings or potentially be detained: resign now or risk being fired and barred from working for the company again. “They told me that if I were to get detained and I couldn’t contact my job, it would be considered job abandonment, so ultimately if that happened, I wouldn’t be eligible for rehire,” she said. “However, if I resigned, I could be eligible for rehire one day and focus on fighting my case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has since received food assistance and legal support from NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based immigrant advocacy and mutual aid organization. NorCal Resist Program Director Giselle Garcia said a weeks-long battle to get the case moved to California, which included garnering support from Sacramento Congresswoman Doris Matsui, finally paid off. A second motion to change venue was accepted by the Atlanta court last month. But Garcia says that doesn’t mean Valladares’ life is back on track. “She lost a job that she worked very hard to get and to thrive in, she’s facing housing insecurity,” Garcia stressed. “She’s still going to be forced to engage in this procedure that is quite frankly not a fair one. The odds are always stacked against the respondent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valladares now has to wait for the Sacramento immigration court to issue a new hearing date. Legal experts and immigration attorneys say it’s difficult to know exactly how many people are in similar situations as Valladares because data from immigration courts is often delayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArticlePage-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/education-department-lausd-teacher-reassignment-misconduct-policy-title-ix\">\u003cstrong>Trump administration opens investigation into LAUSD sexual misconduct policy\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Department of Education is investigating how the Los Angeles Unified School District responds to educators accused of sexual misconduct with students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department accuses the district of maintaining a policy that “automatically” reassigns teachers to other schools when they are accused of sexual misconduct with students and cites a \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28094823-united-teachers-los-angeles-final-settlement-agreement-2023-100498-df-11-13-24/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>2024 agreement with the teachers union\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Los Angeles Unified spokesperson wrote in a statement that it’s “not true” that staff being investigated for sexual misconduct are reassigned to other school sites. “‘Reassignment’ typically means an employee is directed to remain at home and away from students and schools during an investigation,” the spokesperson wrote. United Teachers Los Angeles called the DOE’s accusations a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the district’s reassignment policy. “[Employees] are not reassigned to another classroom or to any other setting where they would interact with students,” read a statement provided by the union. “This policy protects both students and staff and creates conditions for a thorough and appropriate investigation of allegations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal investigation, overseen by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, will assess whether the district’s policy violates Title IX, a law that \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/title-ix-and-sex-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. Kimberly Richey, the assistant secretary for civil rights, wrote in \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-opens-title-ix-investigation-los-angeles-unified-school-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>a statement\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that Title IX requires schools to address claims of sexual misconduct in a “timely manner.” “It is unconscionable that the district would simply ignore Title IX’s procedural requirements to protect teachers who cause life-changing harm to their kids,” Richey wrote. “The Trump administration will always fight to uphold the law, protect the safety of all students and restore common sense to our schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LAUSD protocol related to employee misconduct says administrators must remove accused employees from their classroom or worksite whenever there is a risk to the safety of students or staff. The \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28094784-bul-0443812-protocols-and-procedures-to-report-reassign-and-investigate-allegations-of-employee-misconduct/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>110-page protocol document\u003c/u>\u003c/a> also lists several other requirements for allegations related to sexual misconduct, including contacting law enforcement and the agencies that license teachers. “Los Angeles Unified takes all allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment with the utmost seriousness,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement. “Our primary responsibility is to ensure the safety, dignity and well-being of every student and staff member in our care.” The statement also said the district follows Title IX procedures and continuously reviews its policies, training and reporting systems.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Newsom calls on election officials to count ballots faster \u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Governor Gavin Newsom is \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/GovPressOffice/status/2051662586165477712\">asking California election officials\u003c/a> to speed up their vote count in the June primary. In a letter to election officials, Newsom said “the longer the voting count takes, the more mis and disinformation spreads.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at a news conference on Tuesday, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the speed of the vote count is a balancing act. “We want to count fast, we want to be effective and efficient. But at the same time we want to make sure that we’re accurate,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s vote count has slowed in recent years as voters have overwhelmingly adopted vote-by-mail, which requires verification after ballots are cast. In his letter, Newsom recommended elections officials take advantage of recent laws passed to speed up ballot counting – that includes lengthening the time ballots can be counted before Election Day and giving more regular updates on ballot counts. President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have used the slow count in California to falsely imply the state’s election results are fraudulent.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sudden reopening of the case, which she said was administratively closed over a decade ago, has affected nearly every aspect of her life, including her job. Valladares said her employer gave her a choice after learning she could be required to leave for court proceedings or potentially be detained: resign now or risk being fired and barred from working for the company again. “They told me that if I were to get detained and I couldn’t contact my job, it would be considered job abandonment, so ultimately if that happened, I wouldn’t be eligible for rehire,” she said. “However, if I resigned, I could be eligible for rehire one day and focus on fighting my case.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has since received food assistance and legal support from NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based immigrant advocacy and mutual aid organization. NorCal Resist Program Director Giselle Garcia said a weeks-long battle to get the case moved to California, which included garnering support from Sacramento Congresswoman Doris Matsui, finally paid off. A second motion to change venue was accepted by the Atlanta court last month. But Garcia says that doesn’t mean Valladares’ life is back on track. “She lost a job that she worked very hard to get and to thrive in, she’s facing housing insecurity,” Garcia stressed. “She’s still going to be forced to engage in this procedure that is quite frankly not a fair one. The odds are always stacked against the respondent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valladares now has to wait for the Sacramento immigration court to issue a new hearing date. Legal experts and immigration attorneys say it’s difficult to know exactly how many people are in similar situations as Valladares because data from immigration courts is often delayed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArticlePage-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/education-department-lausd-teacher-reassignment-misconduct-policy-title-ix\">\u003cstrong>Trump administration opens investigation into LAUSD sexual misconduct policy\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Department of Education is investigating how the Los Angeles Unified School District responds to educators accused of sexual misconduct with students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The department accuses the district of maintaining a policy that “automatically” reassigns teachers to other schools when they are accused of sexual misconduct with students and cites a \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28094823-united-teachers-los-angeles-final-settlement-agreement-2023-100498-df-11-13-24/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>2024 agreement with the teachers union\u003c/u>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Los Angeles Unified spokesperson wrote in a statement that it’s “not true” that staff being investigated for sexual misconduct are reassigned to other school sites. “‘Reassignment’ typically means an employee is directed to remain at home and away from students and schools during an investigation,” the spokesperson wrote. United Teachers Los Angeles called the DOE’s accusations a “fundamental misunderstanding” of the district’s reassignment policy. “[Employees] are not reassigned to another classroom or to any other setting where they would interact with students,” read a statement provided by the union. “This policy protects both students and staff and creates conditions for a thorough and appropriate investigation of allegations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal investigation, overseen by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, will assess whether the district’s policy violates Title IX, a law that \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/civil-rights-laws/title-ix-and-sex-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs\u003c/u>\u003c/a>. Kimberly Richey, the assistant secretary for civil rights, wrote in \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-opens-title-ix-investigation-los-angeles-unified-school-district\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>a statement\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that Title IX requires schools to address claims of sexual misconduct in a “timely manner.” “It is unconscionable that the district would simply ignore Title IX’s procedural requirements to protect teachers who cause life-changing harm to their kids,” Richey wrote. “The Trump administration will always fight to uphold the law, protect the safety of all students and restore common sense to our schools.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>LAUSD protocol related to employee misconduct says administrators must remove accused employees from their classroom or worksite whenever there is a risk to the safety of students or staff. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cb>Here are the morning’s top stories on Tuesday, May 5, 2026\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A major change to a federal farmworker visa program known as H-2A is sparking a heated debate across California. The program allows farms to bring in temporary workers from other countries, but a change from the Trump administration has altered how they are paid, sparking a lawsuit from the United Farm Workers union. Supporters say it’s a lifeline for farmers facing rising labor costs. Critics call it a wage cut that could push local workers out of the fields. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A man who was \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/carlos-ivan-mendoza-hernandez-ice-shooting-california-4c1e3dc426ac06a1498e295999f0827b\">shot multiple times by immigration agents\u003c/a> last month in the Central California community of Patterson pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is trying again to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082132/following-newsoms-veto-lawmaker-returns-with-drug-free-homeless-housing-bill\">expand drug-free housing for people leaving homelessness\u003c/a>, after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill last year. \u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A bill moving through the California legislature would \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/new-education-programs-transitional-kindergarten-evaluation-bill\">require independent evaluations\u003c/a> of new education programs, like transitional kindergarten.\u003c/span>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Changes to H-2A visa program roil California farmworkers\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A major change to a federal farmworker visa program known as H-2A is sparking a heated debate across California. The program allows farms to bring in temporary workers from other countries, but a change from the Trump administration has altered how they are paid, sparking a lawsuit from the United Farm Workers union. Supporters said it’s a lifeline for farmers facing rising labor costs. Critics call it a wage cut that could push local workers out of the fields.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cesar, a farmworker in Salinas, shares that fear. He’s tended plants in a greenhouse for nearly a decade. He’s 45, a father of two, and like many in the Salinas Valley, his job is the only thing keeping his family afloat. “My family, making sure they have everything they need,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in the last couple years, that’s felt like a losing battle. After the pandemic, Cesar noticed more guest workers arriving under the H-2A program. At first, he hoped the extra hands would help. Instead, his hours were slashed, sometimes to just 16 a week. “It was a hard blow,” he said. “You still have bills, but don’t know where the money will come from.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The new federal rule reclassifies many agricultural jobs into lower pay categories. Daniel Costa with the Economic Policy Institute said the losses could add up quickly. “Both migrant farm workers on H-2A visas and U.S. farm workers combined are probably going to lose between 4.4 and 5.4 billion,” Costa said. In recent years, many California farmworkers earned close to $20 an hour. Under the new rule, base wages could fall closer to about $16.90. Advocates said even small cuts will hit workers who are already struggling. That’s why the United Farm Workers is suing the Trump administration over these changes. UFW President Teresa Romero said even a few dollars can make a big difference. “If you cut their salary by $3 an hour, it is impossible for them to have a decent place to live, to support their families,” Romero said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Farm industry advocates said it’s too early to know the full impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"Page-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/carlos-ivan-mendoza-hernandez-ice-shooting-california-4c1e3dc426ac06a1498e295999f0827b\">\u003cstrong>A man shot by ICE in California pleads not guilty to federal charges\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A man \u003cspan class=\"LinkEnhancement\">\u003ca class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-ice-shooting-carlos-ivan-mendoza-hernandez-71b60ba1007bd705454a4cef5293da6e\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">who was shot\u003c/a>\u003c/span> multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in the Central California community of Patterson in April pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges that he rammed his vehicle into two agents, prosecutors said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A federal grand jury on Friday indicted Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, who has dual citizenship in El Salvador and Mexico, on two counts of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and one count of damaging government property.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Patrick Kolasinski, one of his lawyers, has said Mendoza panicked and tried to flee when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents blocked his car and that he did not intend to run over anyone. Kolasinski also disputed claims by officials that his client was a suspected gang member wanted in El Salvador for questioning in relation to a murder. Salvadoran court documents show he was acquitted of murder in El Salvador and Mendoza has denied ever being in a gang, his lawyer has said. He came to the U.S. in 2019 and has no criminal record, Kolasinski has said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday that Mendoza has requested a jury trial. A status conference was set for July 27. Mendoza is recovering after several surgeries for multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the jaw, his attorney said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"routes-Site-routes-Post-Title-__Title__title\">\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12082132/following-newsoms-veto-lawmaker-returns-with-drug-free-homeless-housing-bill\">\u003cstrong>Following Newsom’s veto, lawmaker returns with drug-free homeless housing bill\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney is reviving a proposal to allow drug-free housing for people transitioning out of homelessness, months after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a similar bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Haney’s new proposal, AB 1556, would set rules for how “recovery residences” can operate within California’s Housing First framework, the \u003ca href=\"https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1556/id/3425398\">state’s policy\u003c/a> of offering permanent housing without first requiring people to meet conditions like sobriety, mental health treatment or employment. “We should give people who are ready to take the steps to get to recovery and stability an opportunity to do so,” Haney said at a press conference in San Francisco on Monday. “People want to live in housing where they receive the support to be off of and away from drugs with people who will support them in that process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The legislation comes after Newsom \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AB-255-Veto.pdf\">rejected \u003c/a>Haney’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12058779/newsoms-veto-of-sober-housing-bill-sparks-a-backlash-in-sf\">AB 255 last year\u003c/a>. That bill would have allowed some state homelessness dollars to support sober housing programs. In his veto message, Newsom said recovery-focused housing is already allowed under state law and argued the bill “wrongly suggests incompatibility with Housing First.” He also raised concerns about creating a separate certification and oversight process that could cost taxpayers money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Housing First has been \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12054270/trumps-tectonic-shift-on-homelessness-could-have-dire-impacts-in-california\">credited with reducing barriers\u003c/a> for people who might otherwise be denied housing because of substance use, mental health challenges or other issues. But some local officials and advocates argue the policy has also made it harder to fund housing where residents can live away from active drug use.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 class=\"ArticlePage-headline\">\u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/new-education-programs-transitional-kindergarten-evaluation-bill\">\u003cstrong>After criticism of how California rolls out education programs, a new bill would trigger evaluations\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A bill moving through the state legislature would require independent evaluations of any new education initiative that costs at least $500 million a year or $1 billion in one-time spending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The proposed requirement is part of \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB2117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>a larger bill\u003c/u>\u003c/a> that would \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/schools-chief-was-caught-off-guard-by-newsoms-plan-to-pare-down-the-future-scope-of-his-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>restructure the role of the state\u003c/u>\u003c/a> superintendent, an elected position that currently oversees the California Department of Education. “That means that as we make massive investments, as have occurred in the last several years, like universal transitional kindergarten, that there is a built-in independent check to tell us what is actually working,” Assemblymember David Alvarez, the bill’s author and chair of the assembly subcommittee on education, said at \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://aedn.assembly.ca.gov/hearings/2026-bill-hearings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>a hearing\u003c/u>\u003c/a> a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While research shows a child’s early years are critical for learning, in February, reporting by LAist found the \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/california-legislature-newsom-transitional-kindergarten-budget-research\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">state had no formal plans to evaluate transitional kindergarten\u003c/a> — a new grade for \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://laist.com/news/education/transitional-kindergarten-california-preschool-classroom-learning-behavior\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">4-year-olds in the public school system\u003c/a> that was fully implemented this year. ”For TK, as you’ve covered well, you know, it’s nonexistent,” Alvarez told LAist. The state has spent billions on the program, including \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1076?_gl=1*161scwa*_gcl_au*MTI1NzgzMjM5My4xNzc3MzI2MDQz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>$3.9 billion\u003c/u>\u003c/a> to administer it this fiscal year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The amendments to the bill also follow reports from the research group \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://edpolicyinca.org/publications/tk-12-education-governance-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>Policy Analysis for California Education\u003c/u>\u003c/a>, as well as the \u003ca class=\"Link\" href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165#Research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">\u003cu>Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/u>\u003c/a>, that recommend reshaping the role of an elected state superintendent to include evaluation duties. But Alvarez said he thought it was crucial to take the legislation a step further and include a fiscal trigger to make evaluations mandatory, and envisions the requirement to apply to new state spending.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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