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Homelessness Myths

Season 2024 Episode 53

SoCal Matters explores some common myths versus facts using data around homelessness in California. Common myths include homeless people being relocated to other cities or counties; a majority of those impacted are veterans; and homeless people do not want to work.

Season
Students Still Fight To Wear Cultural Regalia. Bill Targets Barriers.
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A new bill would stop schools from requiring pre-approval for cultural regalia.
Allergy Labels May Be Required for Restaurant Menus in CA
2:00
Senate Bill 68 would require restaurants to identify allergens on menus.
Car Dealers To Add More Fees, Despite Lawmaker Promises To Lower Costs
2:00
A bill would let car dealers charge up to $500 in processing fees.
CA Probes State Farm Over Handing of Fire Insurance Claims
2:00
State Farm faces state probe after complaints over fire claim delays.
Rising Rents Are Pushing Out Bus Riders in LA
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Study links rising rents to falling transit use in LA neighborhoods.
Will Newsom Cut Back Ozempic and Wegovy State Coverage?
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Governor Newsom wants to cut back weightloss drugs from Medi-Cal to help the $12 billion deficit.
How Much Should Consumers be Paid for Excess Energy by Utilities?
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The CA Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about how much customers are paid for excess energy.
Can Newsom Help Hollywood Recover?
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Governor Gavin Newsom wants to increase the state's investment in film and tv tax credits.
Proposal To Speed Up the Delta Tunnel Project Ignites Controversy
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Newsom’s budget proposal to speed up the Delta Tunnel project ignites controversy.
California Cancels Increased Juror Pay
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A pilot program raising juror pay is cut from California's budget plan.
CA Eases AI Rules After Pressure from Tech Giants
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California eases AI rules, removing key protections under pressure.
I
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The LAPD’s decades-old warning about false complaints now faces a court challenge.
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California News
Sacramento Report: Countdown to California’s Redistricting Election
Sacramento Report: Countdown to California’s Redistricting Election
Democrats and Republicans gear up for battle over voting maps.
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As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs
As RFK pushes MAHA, federal cuts shut down California health and nutrition programs
Whether federal cuts are legal is still undecided. But local health departments have closed clinics, stopped programs, cut immunization appointments, and laid off workers anyway.
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‘Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals
‘Bipartisan, common sense, science-based’: California leads the way in banning ultra-processed school meals
Experts hope that a ‘California effect’ will push other states to ban UPFs, similar to its law against six synthetic food dyes
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Gavin Newsom Could Make SRO Demolition Easier. SF Affordable Housing Advocates Aren’t Protesting
Gavin Newsom Could Make SRO Demolition Easier. SF Affordable Housing Advocates Aren’t Protesting
by Adam Brinklow | September 11, 2025
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