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Education

Trump cuts to these college outreach programs are hurting rural California students

Rural students lost campus tours and college application help when the U.S. Department of Education canceled over $40 million in funding.

August 29, 2026
Politics

What to know about the new California privacy law that became a flashpoint over free speech

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law expanding privacy protections to people who work with immigrants. Republicans characterized it as a threat to the First Amendment.

August 28, 2026
Politics

California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them

California lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill to ban ICE from using electric shock gloves before the agency rolls them out nationwide

August 28, 2026
Technology

The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to shape it

California Legislators are racing to regulate data centers amid public outcry. Business interests are trying to blunt the backlash.

August 28, 2026
Politics

California lawmakers reject caps on abuse payouts, but deal could still give schools relief

A new California deal rejects damage caps for child sex abuse survivors but requires stronger evidence for decades-old cases

August 27, 2026
Homelessness

Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says

Prop. 47 led to an estimated 7,000 more unsheltered homeless Californians between 2015 and 2019, according to a new PPIC study.

August 27, 2026
Higher Education

Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities

UCLA’s new major combines classical humanities with technical know-how to examine a digitized and increasingly AI-enhanced world.

August 27, 2026
Politics

Newsom pushes environmental carve-out for campaign donor’s Santa Monica project

The governor is pushing a bill that could exempt a donor’s Santa Monica project from California’s Coastal Act, angering environmentalists

August 27, 2026
Politics

California sues to block Trump’s mail-in voting rules just days after loss at Supreme Court

California announced a new lawsuit over President Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, arguing in part that the Constitution gives states’ power over elections.

August 26, 2026
Technology

Meta to pay $17 billion  — and limit ‘likes’ for teens — in social media settlement with states

States say Meta knew its products contributed to social media addiction. The company will now limit teen likes and platform time.

August 26, 2026

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