By Felicia Mello Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. A new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California finds the state’s economy is leaving a significant share of young people behind. More than 1 in 10 Californians between […]
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ACSA Admin of the Year is a Mother First
By Richard Montenegro Brown CALEXICO — As Mother’s Day arrives, Elisa Ramirez reflects on her path as a parent balancing life with the career excellence in the educational field that recently led to accolades among her peers, while recalling her own mother’s strength and resilience as a source of inspiration. Ramirez’s present as assistant superintendent […]
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How bad will Gov. Newsom’s budget cuts be?
By Lynn La Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2024-25 January budget proposal at the Secretary of State Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom […]
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How California is building career pathways to its next big economic sector: the ocean
By Sonya Christian and Terry Tamminen Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. Guest Commentary written by Sonya Christian Sonya Christian is the chancellor of California Community Colleges. Terry Tamminen Terry Tamminen is president and CEO of AltaSea. He served […]
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It’s time again for Gavin Newsom lingo bingo
By John Osborn D’Agostino Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. If it’s another big speech by Gov. Gavin Newsom, then it must be time for CalMatters’ Newsom lingo bingo. This is our third edition because, you know, our governor […]
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San Francisco’s school system flirts with insolvency. It’s not the only one in California
By Dan Walters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. State education officials are intervening to force San Francisco’s school system to clean up its financial mess: a chronic budget deficit that could make it insolvent. Last week, two fiscal […]
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Imperial Valley Native Leslie Fernandez Puts Focus on Women’s Health
By Calexico Chronicle EL CENTRO, Calif. — Innercare Family Nurse Practitioner Leslie Fernandez feels extremely comfortable working in a medical facility, having spent many childhood afternoons doing her homework in an ophthalmologist’s office waiting for her mother to finish her work shift. These days, the 38-year-old Fernandez makes it a point to assure her patients […]
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Santa Clara considers bond to tackle millions in infrastructure upgrades
By B. Sakura Cannestra Santa Clara has more than half a billion dollars in needed infrastructure improvements and officials hope residents will pay to get those projects done. The city is considering a bond measure for the November ballot to help tackle a more than $624 million infrastructure deficit. Santa Clara officials may have a […]
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Need Help in Minnesota’s Foster Care System? Starting Today, There’s Someone to Listen
By Alex Perez Misty Coonce, Minnesota’s ombudsperson for foster youth. Provided photo. Two years after its inception, Minnesota’s first Office of The Foster Youth Ombudsperson officially opened today, welcoming the thousands of young people in the state’s child welfare system. A team of four full-time staffers vows to seriously consider and investigate any claims of […]
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Former Santa Clara County sheriff candidate guilty of perjury
By Brandon Pho A former Santa Clara County sheriff candidate has been convicted for lying about her credentials during her campaign. A jury verdict has found Anh Colton — the 51-year-old former candidate from Cupertino who came in last place in the 2022 sheriff primary election — guilty of perjury. State law requires that sheriff […]
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