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Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment

By Mikhail Zinshteyn, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing

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/ 19 Jun 2026

Cal State faculty push to prevent AI tools from replacing them as schools and staff experiment

If Xavier Becerra is California’s next governor, he’ll be a workhorse rather than a show horse

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the eight decades since the end of World War II, 11 men have

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/ 11 Jun 2026

If Xavier Becerra is California’s next governor, he’ll be a workhorse rather than a show horse

Split verdict on taxes to fund health care as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll

By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California voters are delivering a split decision on whether they want to pay

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/ 11 Jun 2026

Split verdict on taxes to fund health care as cost-of-living anxiety takes its toll

Will Californians pick candidates who are government outsiders or ones with governing experience?

By Jim Newton, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A few years back, in one of our many conversations for the biography I

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/ 31 May 2026

Will Californians pick candidates who are government outsiders or ones with governing experience?

Our house burned down but our mortgage didn’t. California fire survivors need time

By Rachel Jonas and Robert Fagnani, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. We were supposed to celebrate our younger son'

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/ 30 May 2026

Our house burned down but our mortgage didn’t. California fire survivors need time

Peaches, pears and PFAS: California lawmakers may limit ‘forever’ pesticides in foods

By Nathan Donley, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Amid growing awareness that so-called forever chemicals, or PFAS, can linger

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/ 29 May 2026

Peaches, pears and PFAS: California lawmakers may limit ‘forever’ pesticides in foods

Poll shows Becerra and Hilton are pulling ahead of the pack in California’s governor race

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The 2026 campaign for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successor may be all but over

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/ 28 May 2026

Poll shows Becerra and Hilton are pulling ahead of the pack in California’s governor race

California treats homelessness spending as action. That’s not a measure of success

By Tangela Babbitt, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California is spending billions on homelessness prevention without the governance infrastructure to

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/ 27 May 2026

California treats homelessness spending as action. That’s not a measure of success

Newsom’s unbalanced budget faces strong pushback for spending cuts. Will lawmakers back him?

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gavin Newsom is trying to finish his governorship on a high note, claiming he

By Cal Matters

/ 27 May 2026

Newsom’s unbalanced budget faces strong pushback for spending cuts. Will lawmakers back him?

18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalled

By Dan Walters, CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Construction of the 1,911-mile transcontinental railroad connecting California with the eastern half

By Cal Matters

/ 25 May 2026

18 years after California voters approved the bullet train, progress and finances are still stalled

The CalPERS gamble: Why the push to invest in private equity alarms public employees

By Devara Berger, Special for CalMatters CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Public employees’ retirement security depends on the integrity of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS). However,

By Cal Matters

/ 25 May 2026

The CalPERS gamble: Why the push to invest in private equity alarms public employees

With so many candidates and options in California, when’s the right time to vote?

By Kim Alexander, Special for CalMatters This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There has been a lot of coverage about the crowded field of

By Cal Matters

/ 24 May 2026

With so many candidates and options in California, when’s the right time to vote?