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How California’s 2 biggest pension funds became a battleground for Trump politics and more

California’s two biggest public pension funds have more money than ever — and they’re hearing from more people than ever on how those assets should be...

Training to be a teacher is expensive. These California programs can help

Becoming a new public school teacher in California means facing an impossible choice: work for a high-need school, making a full-time salary but with...

ICE quietly opens another detention center in a former California prison

Immigration and Customs Enforcement again has expanded in California’s Central Valley, activating a new 700-bed detention facility operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group.  Advocates say...

Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions over involuntary care

Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to help thousands of homeless Californians when he launched a new mental health court in 2023. So far, it has struggled to help the...

How a CHP hiring spree started to bend the curve on CalPERS contribution rates

There’s a surprise in the upcoming budget for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System: The cost of paying for pensions is actually starting to come down. Don’t...

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Prop. 5: California Voters Approve Changes to Recall Election Rules

California voters have given their approval to a significant...

This California County Houses Half the State’s Violent Sex Offenders. Is There a Better Way to House Them?

Boulevard, a remote mountain community of roughly 750 residents...

Part-Time California Professors Found a Loophole to Earn $400K a Year

Some California community college instructors are quietly earning six-figure...

Nearly Half of California’s Violent Sex Offenders Live in One County — Critics Say There’s a Better Way

Boulevard, a sparsely populated desert community of roughly 750...
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