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Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

Claudia Boyd-Barrett ​ | ​

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — California’s gubernatorial election is a year away, and the field of primary candidates is still taking shape. But one persistent issue has already emerged as a leading concern: the cost of health care.

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A full timeline of the ongoing SNAP legal battle

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

The battle over SNAP benefits has been ongoing for almost two months and there is still no clear end in sight. 

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Immigration

Photos, video, protests — homeland security tightens rule on anti-ICE activities

Kate Morrissey, Capital & Main ​ | ​

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission.

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California

‘We feel alone’: L.A. fire survivors call for California’s insurance commissioner to resign

Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters ​ | ​

Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles County fires, some of whom have been unable to rebuild because their insurance claims have been delayed or denied, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign.

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Environmental

This climate program is over 10 years old, but environmentalists say it's still not doing enough

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

In 2013, Cap-and-Trade was launched to help meet California’s goal of drastically cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It’s now been 12 years, the program has a new name and environmental justice groups still don’t believe the program is doing enough to protect Californians or even getting us that much closer to the emissions goal.

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Education

New multi-county initiative to tackle literacy gaps among detained high school students

Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource ​ | ​

This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter.

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California

Judge orders Trump to fully fund SNAP by Friday

Andrea Valadez ​ | ​

A Rhode Island federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the month of November by Friday.

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Long Beach

What LA County can learn from Chicago’s progressive policymaking & elected leadership

Michelle Zacarias ​ | ​

It was a sunny autumn day on October 25 in Chicago. The leaves had begun to fall from the trees, changing to various shades of orange and marking the beginning of a season. 

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Education

State finds 'anti-Israel' and 'pro-Palestine' sentiment at Oakland Unified is antisemitic

John Fensterwald, EdSource ​ | ​

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