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5 days ago · Incarceration and justice reform’s ripple effects continue to be felt heavily in our society. Our prison news coverage delves into the complex issues surrounding the penal system, shedding light on the ongoing challenges and reforms that impact the lives of those behind bars and the communities they return to- including reporting by prison journalist Steve Brooks, who was selected to ...
Bay Area district settles suit over alleged inequitable practices ...
10 hours ago · A Bay Area school district has settled a lawsuit claiming that Black students and English learners were denied a proper education and were disproportionately suspended, expelled or funneled into special education classrooms offering poor instruction.. Pittsburg Unified School District in Contra Costa County reached the settlement on Oct. 23 in a suit filed in 2021 by the American Civil ...
Masks make a comeback for Sonoma County health workers as …
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California Coverage - Local News Matters
Nov 6, 2024 · Silicon Valley gets millions from California to prevent homelessness, clear encampments. SAN JOSE AND Santa Clara County are set to receive tens of millions of dollars for homelessness prevention and housing. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the latest round of funding last week, totaling $827 million across more than 100 communities, from the ...
County Election Coverage - Local News Matters
Nov 6, 2024 · A previously unsuccessful effort to lower the voting age to 16 in the city of San Francisco is once again underway — led mainly by youth who aim to increase civic engagement and representation. The topic appeared on the ballot in 2016 and 2020, losing both times by a small margin, though gaining more support….
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Jun 30, 2022 · One-time. $100. $250. $1000. Other. Support our independent, nonprofit newsroom, Local News Matters, by becoming a member today. Members enable us to pay reporters, photographers and editors to serve our communities with local news that matters in the greater Bay Area. Latest Stockton News Stockton is one of the most racially diverse large ...
Inside/Out - Local News Matters
Sep 4, 2024 · The Media Center at San Quentin. Inside the confines of the country’s first prison newsroom, incarcerated journalists find voice in stories that break barriers and challenge perceptions from the inside out. Founded in 1940, San Quentin News’ storied history marks decades of dedication to uncovering truth behind bars.
No contest: Many local mayoral, city council races won't be on the ...
Oct 17, 2024 · MANY LOCAL RACES for mayor and city council seats are going uncontested in this November’s election, from rural Salinas Valley to some of the Bay Area’s richest cities and towns up in the hills.. In Santa Clara County, for example, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga all chose to appoint councilmembers rather than hold elections on Nov. 5 because the number of candidates ...
Abortion isn’t on the ballot in California, but state candidates can’t ...
Oct 17, 2024 · A campaign spot flooding TV airwaves in the Sacramento region this election season warns that the incumbent Republican Assemblymember is “backed by anti-abortion extremists” who “know he’ll back their dangerous, anti-choice agenda.”. Residents of the northern Los Angeles suburbs might find their YouTube videos begin with an ominous pre-roll ad declaring the GOP challenger to the ...
Politics still local and personal — but only for independents, not ...
Jun 15, 2024 · The same is true for other significant political questions: Independents’ political views and perspectives on key issues also reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day.. In contrast, Democrats’ and Republicans’ ideas of what problems deserve government attention and how to solve them are much less likely to be based on their own life experiences, and ...