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SoCal Matters
This week on SoCal Matters, July 8 2024
CA's workers compensation system often denies treatment for firefighters suffering from PTSD. Advocates are pushing for greener, shadier schoolyards in LA to combat rising temperatures. Imperial Beach faces severe sewage pollution from Tijuana, Mexico.
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Governor Gavin Newsom wants to increase the state's investment in film and tv tax credits.
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Newsom’s budget proposal to speed up the Delta Tunnel project ignites controversy.
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A pilot program raising juror pay is cut from California's budget plan.
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California eases AI rules, removing key protections under pressure.
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The LAPD’s decades-old warning about false complaints now faces a court challenge.
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Lawmakers push new pay rules for incarcerated firefighters and inmates.
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California jobs and revenue on and off the ports are feeling the effects of Trump’s tariffs.
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State Farm approved to raise insurance rates by up to 38% after wildfire losses.
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Cities complain Caltrans delays encampment removals.
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Border Patrol barred from sweeping parts of California.
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A $250M clean truck grant is frozen, stalling port electrification efforts.
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California bill funds phonics-based reading programs but avoids mandates.
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S.F. immigration judge ordered a woman into court. Then ICE took her.
Six asylum-seekers arrested at S.F. immigration court Thursday.
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Staring down budget cuts, Long Beach says California is taking too large a cut of its oil revenue
An answer to Long Beach’s ongoing budget woes may be buried under dust in Sacramento.
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Lyle Menendez has been denied parole just like his brother Erik. Here's where things stand
A day after a state board denied parole for Erik Menendez, his older brother received the same decision Friday.
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LA asks the port police to monitor and protect the community against ICE
The City of Los Angeles is asking the Los Angeles Port Police force, the specialized law enforcement agency operating 24 hours a day, established to protect the L.A. port, to actively join in protecting and monitoring the community against U.S. federal immigration enforcement, or ICE.
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