California
CalMatters
- FPPC investigates ex-Newsom chief of staff
From CalMatters politics and campaign reporter Yue Stella Yu: California’s campaign ethics watchdog has opened two investigations into Dana Williamson, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff indicted last November on bank and wire fraud charges, and her co-conspirators in the criminal probe. To catch you up: Federal prosecutors last year accused Williamson of falsifying
- Kids with no safe place to rest at night are becoming chronically homeless adults
Only 3% of the state’s homeless beds are reserved for youth, which feeds a pipeline to chronic homelessness. Most vulnerable: foster kids.
- California’s AI employment laws look tough, but they leave workers exposed
If an algorithm denies someone a job, demotes or fires them, the harm is immediate. It’ll take months, or years, to determine if bias was involved.
Capitol Weekly
inewsource
- San Diego County school boards are giving themselves big pay raises. Here’s why
A new California law is opening the door for some San Diego-area school boards to give themselves big raises. This content San Diego County school boards are giving themselves big pay raises. Here’s why appeared first on inewsource.
Mission Local
- Migrating monarch
At Hyde and O'Farrell. Photo by Béatrice Vallières. Migrating monarch
- BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard
If voters spurn a November revenue measure, the biggest question isn't what stations BART may close. It's if BART will continue to exist, full-stop. BART: The worst-case scenarios are actually worse than you’ve heard
- Golden hour
On Jones Street. Photo by Béatrice Vallières. Golden hour






