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California’s Water Rules Have Changed Permanently. Here’s Why Your Water Bill Keeps Rising California’s Water Rules Have Changed Permanently. Here’s Why Your Water Bill Keeps Rising
Consumer Alert July 14, 2026

California’s Water Rules Have Changed Permanently. Here’s Why Your Water Bill Keeps Rising

California's emergency drought rules may be over, but permanent conservation requirements are ... more

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California Pediatric Flu Hospitalizations Surge as Child Vaccination Rates Drop California Pediatric Flu Hospitalizations Surge as Child Vaccination Rates Drop
Health January 11, 2026

California Pediatric Flu Hospitalizations Surge as Child Vaccination Rates Drop

California pediatric flu hospitalizations reach rare seasonal highs, raising concerns for families ... more

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California Is Phasing Out Paraquat. What It Means for Latino Farmworkers and Central Valley Families California Is Phasing Out Paraquat. What It Means for Latino Farmworkers and Central Valley Families
Health August 16, 2026

California Is Phasing Out Paraquat. What It Means for Latino Farmworkers and Central Valley Families

A toxic agricultural weedkiller associated with Parkinson’s disease and other health concerns ... more

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California on State of Emergency. How Serious is Bird Flu Virus? California on State of Emergency. How Serious is Bird Flu Virus?
Health December 27, 2024

California on State of Emergency. How Serious is Bird Flu Virus?

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of ... more

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Trump Administration Defers $867 Million in California Medicaid Payments. What Medi-Cal Families Need to Know Trump Administration Defers $867 Million in California Medicaid Payments. What Medi-Cal Families Need to Know
Health July 22, 2026

Trump Administration Defers $867 Million in California Medicaid Payments. What Medi-Cal Families Need to Know

California's Medi-Cal program remains active after the federal government delayed $867 million ... more

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California Has a Plan for Its Medicaid Funding Fight. But Can It Replace Billions in Medicaid Money? California Has a Plan for Its Medicaid Funding Fight. But Can It Replace Billions in Medicaid Money?
Health July 23, 2026

California Has a Plan for Its Medicaid Funding Fight. But Can It Replace Billions in Medicaid Money?

California has tools to soften the impact of delayed Medicaid payments, but ... more

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California Can Screen a Mother for Depression. But Can It Get Her Into Care? California Can Screen a Mother for Depression. But Can It Get Her Into Care?
California September 7, 2026

California Can Screen a Mother for Depression. But Can It Get Her Into Care?

California has built a maternal mental-health screening system. For a Spanish-speaking Medi-Cal ... more

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California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP
LA Politics September 8, 2025

California Map Shakeup Could Spell Disaster for GOP

Republicans wield almost no power in California. But as a moribund state ... more

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California Mandates Folic Acid in Tortillas Starting 2026 California Mandates Folic Acid in Tortillas Starting 2026
Health December 31, 2025

California Mandates Folic Acid in Tortillas Starting 2026

The first law of its kind targets a long-standing nutrition gap tied ... more

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California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen
California June 29, 2026

California Officials: Supreme Court Decision Acknowledges a Basic Reality—Mail Delays Happen

The Court's decision allows California to continue counting ballots that are postmarked ... more

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California’s Next Election Challenge: Preventing Rejected Ballots Before They Happen California’s Next Election Challenge: Preventing Rejected Ballots Before They Happen
LA Politics July 26, 2026

California’s Next Election Challenge: Preventing Rejected Ballots Before They Happen

After nearly 150,000 mail ballots were rejected in California's primary, election officials ... more

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California lost 222 big employers in 4 years, 3rd-most in the US California lost 222 big employers in 4 years, 3rd-most in the US
Small Business June 21, 2024

California lost 222 big employers in 4 years, 3rd-most in the US

The number of big California employers – defined by yours truly as ... more

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California Lawmakers Have Stopped Voting. What Happens Now? California Lawmakers Have Stopped Voting. What Happens Now?
California September 10, 2026

California Lawmakers Have Stopped Voting. What Happens Now?

California lawmakers have stopped passing bills for the 2026 legislative session, but ... more

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California legislative ‘drama’ and 2024 climate bills California legislative ‘drama’ and 2024 climate bills
Climate Change September 10, 2024

California legislative ‘drama’ and 2024 climate bills

A slew of environmental bills passed the California Legislature before the legislative ... more

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California leads the nation in student loan debt California leads the nation in student loan debt
Education September 17, 2024

California leads the nation in student loan debt

California has the highest amount of student loan debt in the nation, ... more

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California lawyers to meet, eye big oil’s high gas prices California lawyers to meet, eye big oil’s high gas prices
Economy December 5, 2022

California lawyers to meet, eye big oil’s high gas prices

Furious about oil companies' supersized profits after a summer of record-high gas ... more

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California lawmakers discuss faulty emergency alert systems after LA County wildfires California lawmakers discuss faulty emergency alert systems after LA County wildfires
Los Angeles March 12, 2025

California lawmakers discuss faulty emergency alert systems after LA County wildfires

Two months after multiple emergency evacuation messages were erroneously sent to millions ... more

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California Launches Portal to Call Out Federal Agent Misconduct California Launches Portal to Call Out Federal Agent Misconduct
California December 4, 2025

California Launches Portal to Call Out Federal Agent Misconduct

  The new California federal agent misconduct portal lets residents submit evidence of ... more

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