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California released 15,000 prisoners early during COVID. New data reveals what happened to many of them
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early during the pandemic by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration ...
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California school districts treat pregnancy like an illness. Why maternity leave for teachers is overdue
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Erika Jones Erika Jones is a kindergarten teacher in Los Angeles and secretary-treasurer ...
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Builders look to go bigger on housing at San Antonio
Palo Alto is still at least two years away from adopting a new plan to accommodate a surge of housing on San Antonio Road, ...
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Redwood City Library hosts ‘Lost Childhoods’ exhibition
An exhibition centered on the perspectives of youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems is on view through the ...
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Public Agenda
A roundup of Palo Alto government meetings taking place this week.
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Democrats seeking California governor strut their stuff for powerful union leaders
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Given California’s daunting — even existential — array of social, economic and fiscal crises, it’s remarkable that ...
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Newsom wants cities to force homeless Californians to move camp every 3 days
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new strategy to eliminate the large, long-standing homeless encampments that have been a thorn ...
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USDA cuts leave Second Harvest, local families with less food
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, a food bank serving San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, is facing $1 million in funding cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, resulting in the loss of 630,000 ...
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San Jose Welcomes The Pressroom and Alter Ego
The Pressroom is a project of Nuvo Hospitality, the group behind the popular and trendy San Jose craft cocktail bars – Dr. Funk and Five Points. Open daily, it offers lunch and dinner with brunch on ...
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Your chance to own a piece of Woodside’s historic Green Gables, starting at $19M
Woodside's historic 74-acre Green Gables estate made headlines as one of the most-expensive listings in the world when it ...
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Why a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Near the southern flank of Mount Shasta, springs and snowmelt converge to form the McCloud River. This Sacramento ...
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How Real ID can exclude ‘real’ Americans from flying, voting and more
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Catherine S. Ramírez Catherine S. Ramírez is a professor of Latin American and Latino ...