Posts Tagged: mortgage

Hiking taxes on short-term rentals will harm regular Californians, not corporations

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by BY SHERI CECIL posted 06.08.2023

OPINION Gov. Gavin Newsom recently rejected the idea of a tax hike on Californians to balance the state budget. So, why is Senator Monique Limon considering the idea of taxing people who stay in short-term rentals and burdening regular Californians who share their home?

PPIC: Who is losing ground in distance learning?

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by NIU GAO, JULIEN LAFORTUNE and LAURA HILL posted 10.20.2020

The resurgence of COVID-19 over the summer and the predicted fall increase in cases means that many districts will continue some form of distance learning for months to come. Our findings show that distance learning has widened gaps for children of color, children in low-income families, and children of less-educated parents. More specifically, we find: