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I kept an ear on the CalPERS board meeting this week and heard the conversation on AI jump from profit to p(doom).
It's fallout from Jacob Coxon's resignation and warning about AI companies "gambling with our lives."
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Governor Newsom needs to sign this bill to bring transparency to private detention facilities!
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The Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy is one of around 300 campus programs Cal Poly Partners loves to support - all dedicated to mustang success!
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The method is straightforward: a gang member calls a victim and demands money. If they refuse, a criminal network threatens or carries out attacks against their relatives, families, or businesses — whether in the United States or back in India. @CalMatters
India’s most wanted criminal network has a presence in California’s Central Valley, and it’s shaking down members of the diaspora. cal.news/3OhhCtv
📸 Larry Valenzuela
ALT Harsimran Singh, president of the American Kabaddi Federation, at his office at a trucking yard in Stockton on March 30, 2026. Singh discusses how Indian-origin gangsters and criminal violence influenced their World Cup Kabaddi 2025 event in October. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters
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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Prop. 50 would require CA to use new congressional district maps through 2030. Proponents from each of the campaigns offered their arguments in a debate moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly and @JWilliamsJourno of @CalMatters
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Prop. 50 Debate: @rustyhicks, Chair of @CA_Dem, clashed with Patricia Sinay of @CA_REDISTRICT over the merits of the "Election Rigging Response Act" and answered questions from a live audience.
@CalMatters @UCStudentPolicy @JWilliamsJourno
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Prop. 50, the "Election Rigging Response Act," would require CA to use new congressional district maps. On Oct 14, proponents from each side will offer arguments in a debate moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly & @JWilliamsJourno of @CalMatters
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Join Capitol Weekly, @CalMatters and @UCStudentPolicy on Oct. 14 for CALIFORNIA VOTES: PROPOSITION 50. We'll moderate a debate on whether voters should approve or reject California's new congressional district maps. Free but registration required.
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In the latest episode of "In Focus SoCal," @CalMatters political reporter Maya Miller talks to host @TanyaMcRaeSoCal about Proposition 50 and what the election is costing California taxpayers.
Watch the interview here: specne.ws/LDJk2F
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Back on the CA politics beat at @WSJ , we crossed paths often. He was then what he is now: kind, sharp, generous—the best kind of colleague. When @CalMatters hired him in 2021, I soon followed. It’s been an honor to share a newsroom with you, @akoseff!
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“'The unfortunate news is that the numbers haven’t changed much at all,' said Hans Johnson, a senior fellow at the institute who conducted the analysis of California’s four-year colleges..."
Full piece by Adam Echelman + @CalMatters, with data analysis by PPIC's Hans Johnson 👇
In the past five years, attention has shifted away from women in science. Nonprofit leaders and researchers across the state say that many lawmakers and philanthropists turned away from women in STEM during the COVID-19 pandemic... cal.news/45CotSW
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Woohoo, @CalMatters is 10! Thank you for reading and supporting
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New column: California is finally adopting phonics, fulfilling a grandmother's dream calmatters.org/commentary/20…
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Today, I spoke w/Anat Rubin of @CalMatters to discuss her recent reporting about California's severe lack of Public Defender investigators. To show how vital these investigators are, Anat walked us through the remarkable story of how one investigator unsolved a murder.
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My latest for @CalMatters, on the Trump Adminstration’s theatrical attack on Los Angeles. calmatters.org/commentary/20…
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I wrote about
Honey bees across the country are under attack from tiny, eight-legged parasitic mites. These mites burrow between the segments of the bees’ adult bodies or invade their larvae and infect them with viruses. cal.news/3HOuOCC
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It's time to make ending unsheltered homelessness a top priority. In my op-ed in @CalMatters today, I explain why, and how we can do it. @AsmMattHaney @DignityMoves @MattMahanSJ @SDPartnership @CalGrocers @BayAreaCouncil calmatters.org/commentary/20…
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NEW: State healthcare sites around the country have been quietly sending sensitive user data to Google and LinkedIn.
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The Trump administration has deployed National Guard and Marine troops to L.A. to crackdown on protests against ICE.
@calmatters reporter @MrOlmos, who’s been on the ground, breaks down the escalation of law enforcement violence.
LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusalaprotest