Three of the biggest housing bonds in state history are bound for the 2024 ballot. But with no shortage of crises facing the state, California can only borrow so much and voters may succumb to bond fatigue.
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State Education Department’s Strict Control over Data Challenged by Stanford Prof
The California Attorney General's Office defended the department's position in a brief it filed in the case last week.
Cal State Can’t Say How Many Employees Have Been Accused of Sexual Harassment
Two recent reports on sexual harassment complaints filed against Cal State employees conclude inconsistent data collection makes it difficult to determine a reliable number.
California Voters Could Get Chance to Force More Sunlight on Public Records
In the past few months, a former employee of the San Jose mayor’s office sued the city for extending deadlines for responding to records requests, while Mendocino County repealed an ordinance that charged as much as $150 per hour to locate, review and redact documents.
Judge Narrows U.S. Case That Says Google Illegally Protects Monopoly
The ruling did not affect other claims in the antitrust case about Google's search engine, which is scheduled to go to trial next month.
Santa Clara County and Bay Area Community College Transfer Rates Among Highest in CA
While the numbers of transfers to four-year colleges are increasing, still fewer than 15% of local community college students take steps towards undergraduate degrees, according to CalMatters.
Medical Cannabis Led to Legalization in California, and Patients Feel Left Behind
Frustration runs deep among medical cannabis patients and advocates who say the commercial market created by Proposition 64 in 2016 isn’t meeting their needs.
California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs
Some California hospitals have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.
Why are California Community Colleges Lagging Behind Their Transfer Goals?
Community college officials said that the UC and Cal State universities rejected nearly 30,000 eligible community college applicants in the fall of 2020 — more than enough transfers to meet the community colleges system’s goal.
Covered California Announces Biggest Premium Increases since 2018
Covered California will waive deductibles for many patients, and continue generous subsidies, but a projected 9.6% rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.
From Twitter to X: Elon Musk Begins Erasing an Iconic Internet Brand
Beginning Sunday, the tech billionaire started removing the bird logo that has been part of Twitter’s identity since 2006.
Stanford President Will Resign After Report Found Flaws in His Research
Accusations against neuroscientist Mark Tessier-Lavigne, first reported years ago, resurfaced in February when the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, published a series of articles questioning the accuracy and honesty of work produced in laboratories overseen by the former Genentech executive.
Report Gives CSU Failing Grades for Its Handling of Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Complaints
The release of the report came on the day that jury selection began in the federal trial of former San Jose State athletic trainer Scott Shaw on federal civil rights charges, and also came less than a week after CSU trustees announced the appointment of a new chancellor, Mildred Garcia, effective Oct. 1.
California Democrats Resisted Child Trafficking Bill — until They Couldn’t
California lawmakers tried nine times to stiffen penalties for trafficking of a minor. The latest effort appeared to die — until a social media campaign forced Democrats to reconsider.
California Fights Wildfires with Drones, Satellites and AI
California is tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires, using military satellites, drones and infrared mapping.
Police Arrest Arson Suspect in at Least 15 Fires Set in South Santa Clara County
Daniel Catano is also suspected of setting at least eight other fires in Gilroy and committing an auto burglary July 10 in Morgan Hill, when one of the victims—an off-duty officer—followed the suspect, who was able to evade officers.
