Experts Expound: The top two primary

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The possibility of two Republicans making the November gubernatorial runoff is giving Democrats serious heartburn. Will it lead to an effort to get rid of the state’s top-two primary system? Our experts weigh in.

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NEWSWELL wants to transform journalism. Can they help solve the local news crisis?

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CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Local journalism in the United States is in crisis. Almost 40% of all local newspapers in the US have vanished since 2005. Arizona State University has launched NEWSWELL, a nonprofit organization that offers comprehensive wraparound services – including fundraising – to their newsroom partners, helping them build sustainable business models. NEWSWELL has a string of 15 news outlets, including 11 in California. We’re joined by Nicole Carroll, Executive Director of NEWSWELL and a professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She shares the vision behind NEWSWELL, explains the ASU connection and looks at what indie news needs to survive.

Opinion

Building more is the key to affordability

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OPINION – California policymakers are obsessed with boosting “affordable housing,” which makes sense when housing in the state is out of reach to a large portion of its residents. They’re trying to solve the problem from the wrong end, though. The supply of affordable housing is best expanded not by focusing on building homes with artificially cheap price tags but by increasing the construction pace of all homes.

Opinion

Latino restaurants are caught in a legal trap

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OPINION – Walk into a Latino-owned restaurant in California, and you will see more than a business. You will see families working side by side. Right now, many of those restaurant owners feel like they are under threat from every direction.

Opinion

Education equity in California must have MLLs at the center

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OPINION – For California’s 1.1 million multilingual learners (MLLs), equity does not happen automatically but requires intentional action. While the Governor’s proposed budget appropriately elevates education as a statewide priority through broad investments and initiatives, those efforts alone cannot guarantee equitable outcomes.

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The new pillar of progressive politics

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There’s a wave of wealth tax proposals likely to appear on California ballots this year. Despite mounting opposition from lawmakers and some of the state’s wealthiest residents, progressives feel confident voters will to approve them.

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