After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Amid tech layoffs, anxiety around artificial intelligence and a forthcoming run for president, Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that calls for state agencies to explore ways to mitigate job losses stemming from AI. The order, among other things, tells state […]
‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Celestina Castillo filled out the ethnicity forms at her children’s school, she’d always check Latino and Native American. After all, the family is proud of both its heritages. But because of a loophole in the state’s data collection system, checking Latino or…
With so many candidates and options in California, when’s the right time to vote?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Kim Alexander Kim Alexander is president of the California Voter Foundation. There has been a lot of coverage about the crowded field of candidates seeking to become California’s next governor. It’s especially crowded because this is an open-seat contest,…
Education is vital and costs California billions, so why aren’t candidates for governor talking about it?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The single largest item in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently proposed budget — and arguably its most important — is the $91 billion (plus $60 billion in local and federal funds) it would spend to educate the state’s nearly 6 million students, from transitional…
Hilton y Becerra lideran nueva encuesta para gobernador de California. Steyer va detrás, pero no está fuera
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This article is…
Can you trust that post about Tom Steyer? How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race
Steyer, who has poured nearly $200 million into the most expensive primary campaign in state history, is under scrutiny for using paid social media influencers…
Moving to California with a gun? You might have to take a four-hour course
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians would have to take a four-hour course with live-fire training to buy…