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Episode 276
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California's NIL Push Faces Setbacks
Season 2024
Episode 245
California led the way in allowing student-athletes to profit from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, but new efforts to expand those rights have faltered. While other states move forward, California's proposed legislation to increase transparency and address gender equity in NIL compensation was vetoed. Meanwhile, debates continue over whether athletes should be treated as employees.
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California’s hidden homeless children: living in garages, doubled-up and unseen
Student homelessness in Monterey county soars as families struggle with high rent and scarce housing amid funding cuts
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What the Sudden Trump Reversal on Education Cuts Means for SFUSD
SF public schools won’t lose $7 million for now. Special education wasn’t threatened this time, but the dismantling of the Department of Education continues.
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California Pushes AI Regulation as Experts Reveal Looming Dangers
Sen. Wiener’s SB 53 seeks to hold AI companies accountable for catastrophic risks as Trump threatens financial retribution.
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Silicon Valley lawmakers want to decriminalize homelessness
As cities across California ban homeless encampments and Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages more sweeps, San Jose lawmakers are standing up against criminalizing homelessness.
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