ICE detention center to pay $100K settlement in landmark California case
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private immigration detention company GEO Group has settled a landmark case over conditions in one of its Central Valley detention facilities. It has agreed to pay more than $100,000 over allegations the company failed to keep detained immigrants safe when they worked […]
Push to shutter Oakland charter school hinges on a misguided approach to accountability
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Jerry Brown Jerry Brown was the 34th and 39th governor of California. He was previously elected California Attorney General and Secretary of State, and served two terms as Oakland mayor. The promise of American public education rests on a…
Abortion pills could come to California community college health centers
Community college students in California could gain access to medication abortion through campus health centers under a proposal that would extend reproductive health services already required at the state’s public universities.
Tech devices in California’s new cars create thorny political issues
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Automobiles have gradually evolved over the last two decades from mechanical devices into electronic platforms featuring computer screens and numerous other digital capabilities. A few years ago, the California Air Resources Board began requiring automakers to install devices in vehicles to record and…
Private prison company sells two of California’s immigrant detention centers to the feds
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The private prison…
California schools are the nation’s most segregated, despite voluntary busing programs
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Vesta Kassayan Vesta Kassayan is a senior at Menlo-Atherton…
California spends a lot on education, yet teachers can’t afford to live near their schools
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Sam Finn Sam Finn is the executive director of…
