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What the Halt on Warrantless Border Patrol Sweeps Means for CA
Season 2025
Episode 365
A judge restricted Border Patrol from making warrantless stops and arrests in a large part of California, following a lawsuit over a controversial sweep in Kern County. The ruling is a major step in protecting Fourth Amendment rights while the case proceeds.
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Local Media Can Shine A Light On Funding-Plagued Nonprofit Voices
Federal support for organizations that bolster the social safety net is waning. Here’s what news sites can do
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California increased paid family leave payments. Now more parents are taking advantage
More Californians are using paid family leave benefits to care for a child after a new state law that increased payments for parents went into effect in January, according to new state data.
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‘Do You Want Help?’: Inside Orange County’s Bet on Voluntary Mental Health Care
While the 2022 law gives judges authority to force people into treatment, Orange County decided early on that its program would be utterly voluntary, leaning on the tenets of relentless outreach to coax, rather than coerce, people into care.
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Zohran Mamdani jolted progressives. Can California candidates replicate his success?
For California progressives, Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral bid offers something of a formula to follow.
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