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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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California’s investor-owned utilities collect millions in shareholder profits, adding to costs.
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The offshore wind lease ban won’t stop California’s plans but may slow renewable progress.
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A new California law bans ATM fees for declined withdrawals due to low balances.
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A wildfire destroyed an Altadena charter school, leaving staff and students displaced.
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Wildfires destroy homes and push more Californians into homelessness.
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Wildfires expose risks of building in fire-prone areas, but California keeps rebuilding.
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California halts diesel truck rules, citing federal delays, with clean air goals at stake.
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San Francisco's new policy offers bus tickets to unhoused people, raising ethical questions.
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Starbucks and Amazon unions fear setbacks as Trump’s NLRB may reverse pro-labor rulings.
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Wildfires push California property owners to the costly FAIR insurance plan.
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Insurance denials leave families struggling for lifesaving addiction treatment.
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LA’s record dry spell and fierce winds spark wildfires as Northern California floods.