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In downtown L.A., the Skid Row Running Club provides structure, health, and hope for unhoused residents recovering from addiction and isolation. Led by a retired judge, the group reflects a rare kind of support system — one that improves both physical and mental health for some of California’s most vulnerable.
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Prop 1 funds billions for housing and treatment for Californians with mental illness.
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Prop 36 would undo some aspects of Prop 47 by reinstating harsher penalties for theft and drug crime
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Prop 35 would allocate MCO tax revenues to raise Medi-Cal payments for doctors.
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Prop 34 would restrict how certain healthcare providers use federal discount drug program funds.
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Prop 33 seeks to allow cities to expand rent control, overturning limits set by Costa-Hawkins.
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Prop 32 seeks to raise California's minimum wage to $18 by 2025.
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Prop 6 would ban involuntary labor for California prisoners.
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Prop 5 would lower the voter approval needed for affordable housing bonds from two-thirds to 55%.
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A new proposition aims to remove an outdated same-sex marriage ban from California's constitution.
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A proposition could raise $10 billion to fix and update California schools.
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New legislation delays pollution control requirements for oil wells near homes.
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A new audit reveals gaps in California's community college transfer system.
California News
She Left Her Abuser. Now the Shelter That Helped Her Is Losing Federal Funds Under Trump
California nonprofits that provide lifelines to crime victims have lost millions of dollars in federal grants.
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New California tool ranks extreme heat danger by neighborhood. Here's how it works
It’s going to be hot this summer. And a new tool can help you figure out the risk that the temperature can pose to your health.
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From save our state to sanctuary, California’s immigration views have shifted dramatically
California voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state.
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Federal Proposals Threaten Provider Taxes, Key Source of Medicaid Funding for States - KFF Health News
Republican proposals to tighten the use of special taxes to fund Medicaid programs could deprive states of billions of dollars for safety net health care. In California, any such limit would come on top of Medicaid cuts proposed by California Democrats in response to a $12 billion state deficit.
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