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Meet an early retiree at 46 who turned a $1 house down payment into a mini real-estate empire he sold for over $1 million

"I had this dumbfounded expression on my face for months ... This kid who didn't go to college and worked my way up, could sell two homes and make a half-million profit?"

Fortune

Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste

Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health care giant illegally disposed of thousands of private medical records, hazardous materials and medical waste, including blood and body parts

The Independent UK

California lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand

California lawmakers have voted to limit when local governments can count election ballots by hand

The Independent UK

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California governor signs bill to clear hurdles for student housing at Berkeley’s People’s Park

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill aimed at clearing the way for construction of a controversial student housing project in a historic Berkeley park

The Independent UK

California lawmakers ban most hand-count elections, targeting far-right Shasta County

Most California elections will be forced to use state-approved machines to count ballots under a bill that follows an attempt by right-wing supervisors in one county to hand-count future elections.

WEKU

Protect Kids California files three initiatives related to gender and schools, sports, and healthcare for the 2024 ballot

Protect Kids California files three initiatives related to gender in schools, sports, and healthcare for the 2024 ballot

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California Lawmakers Approve Bill Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms

Plus: The Biden administration weighs a "remain in Texas" policy, California slowly but surely reforms its housing-killing environmental review law, and more...

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Don't Make the Same COVID Mistakes Again

It's vital to recognize the many unforeseen consequences of school closures, business lockdowns, and mask mandates.

Reason

California judge blasts Danny Masterson as actor is sentenced to 30 years in prison for rapes

Disgraced ‘That ‘70s Show’ star , who is 47 and has a nine-year-old daughter, will not be able to apply for parole until he is 77 years old

The Independent UK

‘She had a bright future’: Family of California woman kidnapped from park and shot dead lay her to rest

Nineteen-year-old Andrea Vazquez’s body was found in Moreno Valley days after her kidnapping on 20 August

The Independent UK

Cal Poly at San Jose State: Keys to a Spartans Win, How to Watch, Odds, Prediction

The Spartans look to get in the win column against the seemingly revitalized Mustangs. Here's how to watch and what to watch for.

USA Today Sports Media Group

California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches' lands

California lawmakers have voted to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions

The Independent UK

Silicon Valley investors want to create a new city – is 'California Forever’ a utopian dream or just smart business?

He was, said George Bernard Shaw, “one of those heroic simpletons who do big things whilst our prominent worldlings are explaining why they are Utopian and impossible”.

The Conversation

California lawmakers approve new tax for guns and ammunition to pay for school safety improvements

California lawmakers have voted to raise taxes on guns and ammunition sales in the state

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Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: September 2023

Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find:

Capital & Main

Fossil Fuel Interests Turn Up Heat Against California Climate Bill

Industry lobbyists targeting legislators with “myth after myth” to stop emissions disclosure bill, says key environmental group.

The Independent UK

California becomes first US state to pass bill banning caste discrimination

Bill passed by margin of 31-5 and now needs to be signed into law by governor

The Independent UK

California courts may weigh acceptance of child's gender identity in custody cases

California lawmakers have passed legislation requiring judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child's gender identity in custody and visitation proceedings

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California passes bill banning caste-based discrimination

Dalit rights groups hail the vote as a landmark victory in their bid to stop casteism from taking root in the US.

Salon

Workers pay the price under extreme heat

OSHA has said its data on occupational heat-related injuries and fatalities are likely vast underestimates

The Independent UK

California judge halts district policy requiring parents be told if kids change pronouns

A California judge has halted a school district policy that requires parents be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns at school

Capital & Main

California Fast Food Restaurants Take Advantage of Wage Law Loophole

Overburdened labor enforcement agency says violations are difficult to prove.

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California Legislature passes AB 421, which would change how veto referendums appear on the ballot

The California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill 421 (AB 421), which addresses the veto referendum process, on Sept. 5, 2023. AB 421 would change how veto referendums appear on the ballot, among other provisions. A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal…

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California legislators introduce bill proposing unemployment benefits for striking workers

The California State Assembly advanced a bill in late August that proposed allowing striking workers to claim unemployment insurance benefits after striking for two weeks. The deadline for introducing new legislation had passed, so legislators rewrote Senate Bill 799, which previously related to corrections and criminal rehabilitation, to propose expanding…

The Independent UK

Billionaires spent $800m snapping up California farms. Their mystery plan for a ‘utopian city’ is drawing suspicion

Secretive venture capitalists spent six years buying up farmland in Solano County with the dream of constructing an eco-friendly hamlet of the future, but not everyone is convinced, writes Joe Sommerlad

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