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California Hits Clean Energy Milestones - But There's a Long Way to Go
Season 2024
Episode 81
California reached a significant clean energy milestone, generating zero-carbon electricity for 945 hours in the first half of the year. With state mandates aiming for 60% renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2045, California's clean energy efforts continue to lead the nation.
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Santa Clara County immigrants are self-deporting
Across Santa Clara County, a new phenomenon is happening: immigrants are choosing to self-deport.
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Worksite immigration raids are supposed to free up jobs for citizens. Here’s what really happens
Research shows worksite immigration raids can depress local economies as people stay home and stop spending money. So far, they aren’t known to free up jobs for citizens.
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It was a milestone for progressive education in California. Then it unraveled
The controversy around the state’s once-celebrated ethnic studies curriculum reveals deeper schisms afflicting public schools nationwide
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In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency - KFF Health News
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction. County officials say criminalization only worsens homelessness.
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