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Raising Kids In California? They May Have College Savings Accounts You Don’t Know About

Nearly 3.7 million students and 667,000 newborns in California have money invested in a savings account to help pay for college. But most families don’t know the money is there.

California could require age verification to visit porn sites

Republican Assemblymember Juan Alanis, a former Stanislaus County sheriff’s sergeant, and San Ramon Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, a women’s rights advocate, may not have a lot in common. 

California could require kids to learn how to manage money. Should voters decide curriculum?

School curriculum is usually the purview of education experts, but this fall it could be decided by California voters, who will vote on adding a new requirement for high school students: a one-semester class in managing personal finances.

Californians will see lower electricity rates and a new fee that won’t vary with power use

State utility regulators decided today to let California’s largest power providers stick their customers with a new monthly flat fee in exchange for a reduction in the overall price of electricity, a controversial change to the way that millions of households pay their utility bills with weighty implications for state climate change policy.

How Congress is letting die an internet connectivity lifeline for millions

On April 30, a popular and widely used government program began the process of shutting down due to congressional inaction.

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Hemet Harmoneers Chorale to Present ‘Hope in a Calling’ Spring Concert

HEMET, Calif. — The Harmoneers Chorale of Hemet is...

Agreement Reached to Protect Ancient 13,000-Year-Old Jurupa Oak in Riverside County

A new agreement between environmental organizations and Southern California...

Layoffs Continue Across Inland Empire Warehousing and Logistics Industry

Job losses continue to mount across the Inland Empire’s...

A look at the top candidates vying to be California’s controller

In the race for oversight over California’s budget, the...