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California just took the biggest shot yet against legacy admissions

“The California Dream shouldn’t be accessible to just a lucky few,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Fortune

California bans universities from admitting students based on ‘legacy’

The rule, in effect from September 2025, will block colleges from giving preference to pupils close to alumni and donors

The Guardian - US

Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison. Lawmakers and the public have had little input

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning to spend $360 million demolishing a sprawling former furniture factory at San Quentin State Prison and replacing it with something reminiscent of a college campus

The Independent UK

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Car-obsessed California seeks to follow New York's lead and save public transit

California's transit agencies are asking Democrats who control the state's government to rescue them like Democrats in New York recently did

The Independent UK

‘Toxic trail of pollution’: states step up to curb the use of ‘forever chemicals’

Partisanship has thwarted Congress’s attempts to limit PFAS, but a patchwork of state laws is pushing for their phase-out

The Guardian - US

California governor projects $22.5 billion budget deficit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has projected a $22.5 billion budget surplus for the upcoming fiscal year

The Independent UK

Decriminalizing Jaywalking in California Will Help Reduce Police Harassment

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September that will chip away at a policy that has long been criticized as enabling racially-motivated policing.

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California bans all cosmetics and clothing containing ‘forever chemicals’

The bills make California the first state to ban PFAS in textiles

The Independent UK

Jaywalking is decriminalized in California under new law

Pedestrians take note: A new law decriminalizes safe jaywalking in California.

Los Angeles Times

Too much spending for Gavin Newsom? California governor cites costs in vetoes, signaling a leaner budget

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Gov. Gavin Newsom decides the fate of the hundreds of bills still on his desk, a pattern has emerged with those he has declined to sign: veto messages emphasizing budgetary discipline.

Tribune News Service

Phil Ting spent more than any other Democratic Assembly candidate or officeholder in California

California Democratic Assembly candidates and officeholders have spent $81.9 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among state representatives and candidates, Phil Ting has spent more than any other Democrat.

Ballotpedia

California has the most non-English speakers. Why do lawmakers have to translate at meetings?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, D-Los Angeles, was leading a hearing in the California Legislature when a caller began speaking Spanish over the public comment phone line.

Tribune News Service

The only statewide primary this month

Welcome to the Monday, July 18, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Racial justice, pedestrian safety fuel jaywalking debate

For nearly a century, jaywalking has been illegal in most states and localities. But several recent reports have shown that police in some areas disproportionately ticket people of color. And critics say citing people for crossing at the wrong place just gives them another reason to drive instead of walk.

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The Independent UK

California governor passes law that allows gun violence victims to sue firearm manufacturers

‘They can no longer hide from the mass destruction that they have caused,’ Gov Gavin Newsom says

Ballotpedia

Phil Ting raises more than any other Democrat in the California State Assembly

California Democratic candidates and officeholders have raised $141 million during the 2022 election cycle. Among California State Assembly candidates and officeholders, Phil Ting has raised more than any other Democrat.

Ballotpedia

Results in the five California State Assembly primaries with the most candidate fundraising

Primary elections for all 80 seats in the California State Assembly took place on June 7, 2022. Of the 80 seats up for election in 2022, 78 had a primary election with more than one candidate.

Reason

The Pandemic Is Over. California's Pandemic-Era Eviction Protections Are Getting Extended.

A.B. 2179 would stop some local-level eviction moratoriums from going into effect, while leaving untouched ones that have been in place since the beginning of the pandemic.

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Los Angeles Times

Lawmakers unveil rescue effort to help UC Berkeley avoid enrollment cuts after court battle

LOS ANGELES — California legislators are fast-tracking a rescue effort to help the University of California, Berkeley avoid slashing its in-person fall class by more than 2,600 students to meet a court-ordered enrollment freeze, just as the university prepares to release admission decisions this month.

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