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Indigenous tribes pitted against each other over a state bill to redefine land protection in California
Indigenous tribes without federal recognition fiercely opposed a bill that would treat tribes with and without federal ...
Rent Control Delayed but Not Dead in California
Plus: Arkansas legalizes ADUs, activists sue to stop missing middle housing, and Trump's housing plans for federal lands.
Q&A: How Trump’s proposed financial aid changes impact California students
In a statement Friday, UC president Michael Drake said he was deeply concerned about the impact Trump’s proposed budget cuts ...
House axes vote on Israel boycott bill: ‘Bowed to extreme-right forces’
Republican House leaders axed a planned vote on Monday for a bill intended to protect Israel from boycotts, amid a backlash from some conservatives over free speech concerns.
HOA bills in the works: protected use, EVs, financial reports
The “protected uses” portion of the Davis-Stirling Act already has become a home for odd protections that generally are ...
California bill would give homeowners cash to fireproof their properties
As California begins requiring homeowners to take steps to protect their properties from wildfires, a new state bill aims to ...
Watered-down bill makes phonics-based reading instruction optional in California
The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional.
A California bill would hold tech companies accountable for amplifying extremism | Opinion
Freedom of expression does not mean freedom to profit from hate or to ignore the consequences of spreading harassment and ...