Larry Valenzuela
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CalMatters/CatchLight Local
After years of cracking down on California’s oil industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats are moving to get Kern County wells pumping again to avoid soaring gasoline prices.
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The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage. -
The practice of memory work empowers communities to trace their lineage, learning about themselves and the world around them.
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Critics say it’s time to close it or diminish its output. -
Last week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced he was halting the effort to redevelop the six blocks around City Hall. -
The projects would comprise 592 affordable housing units and six manager's units in three City Council districts — 125 of which would be set aside as permanent supportive housing for homeless San Diegans. -
California has banned bilingual education on and off since the 1800s. The state is now 8 years into allowing it again but still hasn’t managed to get all that many kids into good programs. -
The Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to give CLERB greater power to investigate in-custody deaths. -
California agencies and commissions assigned to prepare progress reports on new laws often fail to submit them on time, or at all. -
Because of power shutoffs and strong Santa Ana winds, campuses in some school districts in San Diego County are scheduled to be closed. -
Books Through Bars San Diego fulfills thousands of book requests from incarcerated people nationwide. Volunteers ship books and write letters in response.
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