Groups across the ideological spectrum are backing parents who claim the family courts fail to consider less-punitive alternatives to being legally severed from their children’s lives. By Michael Fitzgerald A case that challenges the severity of termination of parental rights practices in Michigan has made it to the state Supreme Court. Illustration by Christine Ongjoco. […]
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Will Californians get any relief on gas prices?
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. Californians pay more at the pump than residents of any other state — an average of $5.34 a gallon for regular unleaded, compared to the national average of $3.64, according […]
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San Jose neighborhood fights to preserve its identity
By Lorraine Gabbert After decades of residents requesting historic status, San Jose is starting the process to create a new city landmark district — the first since 2007. The San Jose City Council earlier this month voted unanimously to nominate Alameda Park/Schiele Avenue as a historic district, with Councilmember Omar Torres absent. The designation would […]
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IV Law Enforcement Run Kicks Off on Saturday, May 11
By Richard Montenegro Brown IMPERIAL — El Centro Sector Border Patrol will be hosting its 15th annual Imperial Valley Law Enforcement Relay Run on Saturday, May 11. Designed to start off National Police Week, the memorial run honors fallen officers who have committed their life to a career of law enforcement. Supervisory Border Patrol Agent […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Of Bloviations, Of Interests, Of Values, Of Effects
By Priscilla Brown At one time or another, one’s friends and acquaintances ask one, and even themselves, “what’s with talking about geopolitics and not the law where one received the bulk of one’s training and experience?” I agree. At first sight it appears almost perverse, an inactive trial attorney bloviating about finance, economics and geopolitics. […]
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Five Calexico Citizens Make Voices Heard at Mujeres Forum
By Richard Montenegro Brown CALEXICO — Following the certification of the April 16 recall election results and the two seats on the Calexico City Council due to be vacated on Wednesday night, May 8, Calexico citizens did not hesitate to rally together to find the next possible candidates to fill positions held by Raul Ureña […]
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San Jose mulls diverting affordable housing funds — again
By Brandon Pho San Jose needs millions of dollars it doesn’t have to clear homeless residents from city waterways and place them into temporary shelter. Officials are considering raiding an affordable housing fund to make it happen. The city manager is proposing two options for the 2024-25 budget that would divert monies out of Measure E, an […]
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State signs off on Los Gatos housing plan
By Annalise Freimarck After months of contentious debate among residents and town officials, Los Gatos has received state approval to build nearly 2,000 homes more than a year past the deadline. Los Gatos received a letter from the state on Friday stating it met “statutory requirements.” This is the town’s sixth attempt at its housing […]
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Did using hotel rooms put a dent in CA homelessness?
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. Annie Wyley, an intake specialist with Abode, meets with a client hoping for a room at the Radisson Hotel in Oakland as part of Project Roomkey on Feb. 9, 2022. […]
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Did California’s massive COVID homeless shelter program work? A new evaluation probes the results
By Marisa Kendall Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. California’s massive effort to shelter homeless residents during the COVID-19 pandemic was a success, according to a new report that says the effort changed the state’s homeless services system for […]
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