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As RFK Shifts Federal Policies, CA Sets Its own COVID Vaccine Guidelines
Season 2025
Episode 463
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What's the Cost of Free AI in California Schools?
Season 2025
Episode 449
New deals give schools free AI resources while companies gain access to millions of users. Community colleges will train staff with Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM and offer students Gemini and NotebookLM access. Districts test AI tools amid cheating concerns, and CSU is striking its own agreements.
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More than 1,800 apply as critics say voluntary payouts fall short.
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City becomes first in California to allow mid-rise single-stair apartments.
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Regulators propose a modest cut to utility profit margins.
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Electricity and water use by data centers is rising fast.
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Policy pivots funding to shelter and treatment, cutting long-term housing.
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A mandated opt-out signal could reshape online data control.
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Immigrant driver bans could deepen shortages and lift prices.
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New rule extends timelines to help affordable housing get built.
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California lawmakers passed a new law to ease birth centers to operating outside hospitals.
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A high-profile lawmaker jumps into a pivotal Bay Area race.
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New motion tightens how sheriff’s deputies use scan data.
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Terminal 1 opens with new routes as forecasts point to softer visits.