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California nurses are calling Trump’s student loan cap "an attack" on their profession.
The administration is planning to limit how much money people can borrow for nursing school, raising worries that the change could potentially worsen CA’s nursing shortage. bit.ly/4p5ifU9
📝 Lynn La
📷 Amir Aziz
The administration is planning to limit how much money people can borrow for nursing school, raising worries that the change could potentially worsen CA’s nursing shortage. bit.ly/4p5ifU9
📝 Lynn La
📷 Amir Aziz
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
California nurses are calling Trump’s student loan cap "an attack" on their profession.
The administration is planning to limit how much money people can borrow for nursing school, raising worries that the change could potentially worsen CA’s nursing shortage. bit.ly/4p5ifU9
📝 Lynn La
📷 Amir Aziz
The administration is planning to limit how much money people can borrow for nursing school, raising worries that the change could potentially worsen CA’s nursing shortage. bit.ly/4p5ifU9
📝 Lynn La
📷 Amir Aziz
Commentary: California schools can stop truancy without arresting parents.
As a public school principal, I was always concerned about chronic absenteeism. Some teachers wanted me to turn to the courts. But legal action never fixed the problem. bit.ly/48ynLsl
📝 Jon England
As a public school principal, I was always concerned about chronic absenteeism. Some teachers wanted me to turn to the courts. But legal action never fixed the problem. bit.ly/48ynLsl
📝 Jon England
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Commentary: California schools can stop truancy without arresting parents.
As a public school principal, I was always concerned about chronic absenteeism. Some teachers wanted me to turn to the courts. But legal action never fixed the problem. bit.ly/48ynLsl
📝 Jon England
As a public school principal, I was always concerned about chronic absenteeism. Some teachers wanted me to turn to the courts. But legal action never fixed the problem. bit.ly/48ynLsl
📝 Jon England
State regulators are poised to cut power companies’ "return on equity" to the lowest level in 20 years. But electric bills will barely budge. Here’s why. bit.ly/4iF4qcN
📝 @malenacarollo.bsky.social
📷 Manuel Orbegozo
📝 @malenacarollo.bsky.social
📷 Manuel Orbegozo
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
State regulators are poised to cut power companies’ "return on equity" to the lowest level in 20 years. But electric bills will barely budge. Here’s why. bit.ly/4iF4qcN
📝 @malenacarollo.bsky.social
📷 Manuel Orbegozo
📝 @malenacarollo.bsky.social
📷 Manuel Orbegozo
Trump is floating an executive order that would prohibit states, including California, from adopting their own artificial intelligence rules. bit.ly/43N1iVV
📝 Lynn La
📷️ Florence Middleton
📝 Lynn La
📷️ Florence Middleton
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump is floating an executive order that would prohibit states, including California, from adopting their own artificial intelligence rules. bit.ly/43N1iVV
📝 Lynn La
📷️ Florence Middleton
📝 Lynn La
📷️ Florence Middleton
Commentary: Gavin Newsom could have made electricity more affordable and climate-friendly. Here’s how. bit.ly/43N0O23
📝 Ellie Cohen
📝 Ellie Cohen
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Commentary: Gavin Newsom could have made electricity more affordable and climate-friendly. Here’s how. bit.ly/43N0O23
📝 Ellie Cohen
📝 Ellie Cohen
Commentary: Political leaders talk about “heritage” but not “sovereignty” and see Native tribes as part of the past, not as governments operating now. bit.ly/3JQVx2Q
📝 Kerri Malloy
📝 Kerri Malloy
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Commentary: Political leaders talk about “heritage” but not “sovereignty” and see Native tribes as part of the past, not as governments operating now. bit.ly/3JQVx2Q
📝 Kerri Malloy
📝 Kerri Malloy
Commentary: Federal and state laws challenge the taking of Native American bones and cultural items. Yet too little has been returned. bit.ly/48ycMPF
📝 Jeannine Pedersen-Guzmán
📝 Jeannine Pedersen-Guzmán
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Commentary: Federal and state laws challenge the taking of Native American bones and cultural items. Yet too little has been returned. bit.ly/48ycMPF
📝 Jeannine Pedersen-Guzmán
📝 Jeannine Pedersen-Guzmán
The chain of California nursing homes owned by Shlomo Rechnitz and his companies has faced state scrutiny for years. Now, a series of recent lawsuits is bringing renewed attention to his companies. bit.ly/3Ki2FW1
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📷 Florence Middleton
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📷 Florence Middleton
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The chain of California nursing homes owned by Shlomo Rechnitz and his companies has faced state scrutiny for years. Now, a series of recent lawsuits is bringing renewed attention to his companies. bit.ly/3Ki2FW1
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📷 Florence Middleton
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📷 Florence Middleton
Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation. bit.ly/3JVJscF
📷️ Larry Valenzuela
📷️ Larry Valenzuela
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation. bit.ly/3JVJscF
📷️ Larry Valenzuela
📷️ Larry Valenzuela
The seven-term congressmember is running on protecting Californians from the Trump administration and from rising prices. bit.ly/4r9JOx3
📷 Win McNamee, Getty Images
📷 Win McNamee, Getty Images
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The seven-term congressmember is running on protecting Californians from the Trump administration and from rising prices. bit.ly/4r9JOx3
📷 Win McNamee, Getty Images
📷 Win McNamee, Getty Images
Eleven Democrats are vying to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa, a San Diego Republican, after California’s redistricting measure turned his reliably red district into a slightly blue one. bit.ly/49xG95R
📷 Graeme Sloan, Sipa USA via Reuters
📷 Graeme Sloan, Sipa USA via Reuters
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Eleven Democrats are vying to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa, a San Diego Republican, after California’s redistricting measure turned his reliably red district into a slightly blue one. bit.ly/49xG95R
📷 Graeme Sloan, Sipa USA via Reuters
📷 Graeme Sloan, Sipa USA via Reuters
Commentary: How costly is it to live California? Let us count the ways with new studies comparing everything from mortgage payments to a gallon of gas. bit.ly/3Xem1OG
📝 Dan Walters
📝 Dan Walters
November 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Commentary: How costly is it to live California? Let us count the ways with new studies comparing everything from mortgage payments to a gallon of gas. bit.ly/3Xem1OG
📝 Dan Walters
📝 Dan Walters
California’s $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Some groups want him to close more prisons. bit.ly/3LV6xN6
📷 Semantha Norris
📷 Semantha Norris
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
California’s $17.5 billion prison system is over budget, contributing to a projected state deficit. Some groups want him to close more prisons. bit.ly/3LV6xN6
📷 Semantha Norris
📷 Semantha Norris
Commentary: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation. They say Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has let insurers drop coverage, raise rates and delay or deny claims. bit.ly/43LI8zL
📝 Joy Chen & Jill Spivack
📝 Joy Chen & Jill Spivack
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Commentary: Here’s why L.A. fire survivors want Ricardo Lara’s resignation. They say Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has let insurers drop coverage, raise rates and delay or deny claims. bit.ly/43LI8zL
📝 Joy Chen & Jill Spivack
📝 Joy Chen & Jill Spivack
A rise in antisemitism complaints in K-12 schools prompted a California law creating an agency to educate school staff and investigate cases. bit.ly/47VwrJi
📷 Larry Valenzuela
📷 Larry Valenzuela
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A rise in antisemitism complaints in K-12 schools prompted a California law creating an agency to educate school staff and investigate cases. bit.ly/47VwrJi
📷 Larry Valenzuela
📷 Larry Valenzuela
East Palo Alto settled a lawsuit challenging its “inclusionary zoning” policy, ruling out — for now — the possibility that a federal court might find it, and similar programs across the country, unconstitutional. bit.ly/4pgJj2k
📝 @frombenc.bsky.social
📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
📝 @frombenc.bsky.social
📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
East Palo Alto settled a lawsuit challenging its “inclusionary zoning” policy, ruling out — for now — the possibility that a federal court might find it, and similar programs across the country, unconstitutional. bit.ly/4pgJj2k
📝 @frombenc.bsky.social
📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
📝 @frombenc.bsky.social
📸 Mike Blake, Reuters
New federal regulations could leave California with 61,000 fewer truck drivers as the Trump administration bans certain immigrants from operating large vehicles. With fewer truck drivers on the road, consumers may see higher shipping costs, too. bit.ly/4peUFUC
📸 Larry Valenzuela
📸 Larry Valenzuela
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New federal regulations could leave California with 61,000 fewer truck drivers as the Trump administration bans certain immigrants from operating large vehicles. With fewer truck drivers on the road, consumers may see higher shipping costs, too. bit.ly/4peUFUC
📸 Larry Valenzuela
📸 Larry Valenzuela
California nursing homes affiliated with Shlomo Rechnitz are facing lawsuits alleging that patients were raped, ignored and unnecessarily exposed to COVID-19. His companies deny the allegations. bit.ly/4i6FmLa
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📸 Paul Kitagaki
🎨 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📸 Paul Kitagaki
🎨 Adriana Heldiz
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
California nursing homes affiliated with Shlomo Rechnitz are facing lawsuits alleging that patients were raped, ignored and unnecessarily exposed to COVID-19. His companies deny the allegations. bit.ly/4i6FmLa
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📸 Paul Kitagaki
🎨 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @jocelynwiener.bsky.social
📸 Paul Kitagaki
🎨 Adriana Heldiz
The University of California has renewed its policy of annual tuition hikes today after the UC Board of Regents voted 13 to 3 to approve the measure, despite fierce opposition from undergraduates. bit.ly/3XIfH1W
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The University of California has renewed its policy of annual tuition hikes today after the UC Board of Regents voted 13 to 3 to approve the measure, despite fierce opposition from undergraduates. bit.ly/3XIfH1W
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
📝 @mzinshteyn.bsky.social
📸 Adriana Heldiz
Commentary: State revenue is several billion dollars more than expected, but that cash must pay for schools and go into reserves. The deficit stays. bit.ly/49uypBs
📝 Dan Walters
📝 Dan Walters
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Commentary: State revenue is several billion dollars more than expected, but that cash must pay for schools and go into reserves. The deficit stays. bit.ly/49uypBs
📝 Dan Walters
📝 Dan Walters
California’s independent legislative analyst is warning that the state faces a nearly $18 billion deficit. It is “critical” for lawmakers to rein in spending and increase revenues long term, he said.
📸 Fred Greaves
📸 Fred Greaves
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
California’s independent legislative analyst is warning that the state faces a nearly $18 billion deficit. It is “critical” for lawmakers to rein in spending and increase revenues long term, he said.
📸 Fred Greaves
📸 Fred Greaves
A San Francisco state senator unveiled legislation Tuesday that aims to give Californians the right to seek damages from federal agents, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to ramp up immigration enforcement across the U.S. bit.ly/4ieMxRS
📸 Gregory Bull, AP
📸 Gregory Bull, AP
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
A San Francisco state senator unveiled legislation Tuesday that aims to give Californians the right to seek damages from federal agents, as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to ramp up immigration enforcement across the U.S. bit.ly/4ieMxRS
📸 Gregory Bull, AP
📸 Gregory Bull, AP
Commentary: The cloud of uncertainty underscores not only the daunting logistics of a California campaign, but perhaps some hesitancy about trying to govern a state that in many ways may be ungovernable. bit.ly/484C2f7
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Fred Greaves
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Fred Greaves
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Commentary: The cloud of uncertainty underscores not only the daunting logistics of a California campaign, but perhaps some hesitancy about trying to govern a state that in many ways may be ungovernable. bit.ly/484C2f7
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Fred Greaves
📝 Dan Walters
📸 Fred Greaves
Commentary: Suicide is 50% higher among rural young people than among others in urban or suburban environments. Many also live too far to get counseling. bit.ly/49tGkir
📝 Alonzia Quinn
📸 Adahlia Cole
📝 Alonzia Quinn
📸 Adahlia Cole
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Commentary: Suicide is 50% higher among rural young people than among others in urban or suburban environments. Many also live too far to get counseling. bit.ly/49tGkir
📝 Alonzia Quinn
📸 Adahlia Cole
📝 Alonzia Quinn
📸 Adahlia Cole
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer raised his profile as a foe to President Donald Trump when he spent $13 million on ads touting Proposition 50. Now, Steyer is jumping in the 2026 California governor’s race. bit.ly/48e8z2y
📸 Sean Rayford, Getty
📸 Sean Rayford, Getty
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer raised his profile as a foe to President Donald Trump when he spent $13 million on ads touting Proposition 50. Now, Steyer is jumping in the 2026 California governor’s race. bit.ly/48e8z2y
📸 Sean Rayford, Getty
📸 Sean Rayford, Getty