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CalFresh during the Pandemic
October 21 2020
Enrollment in CalFresh, the state’s largest nutrition safety net program, has risen substantially during COVID-19. Still, many California households report not having enough food and lack a connection to the nutrition safety net.
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How Water Justice Groups View Groundwater Sustainability Planning
October 20 2020
Groundwater overdraft has caused domestic wells to go dry in the San Joaquin Valley. Environmental justice experts explain flaws in groundwater planning in light of this problem.
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Rising Jail Populations Mean Rising COVID-19 Infections
October 19 2020
Populations in California’s county jails are on the rebound, which could put people in jails and in surrounding communities at increased COVID-19 risk.
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The Pandemic’s Effect on Community College Enrollment
October 14 2020
As COVID-19 began to spread this past spring, course enrollment dropped substantially at California’s community colleges, especially among African American and Native American/Alaska Native students.
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Video: A 2020 Election Preview
October 13 2020
Politico’s Carla Marinucci moderates an expert panel of four other leading journalists – Perry Bacon Jr., Priya David Clemens, Tamara Keith, and Jennifer Medina – discussing the upcoming election and the political landscape in California and nationally.
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