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More than 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health care workers in SoCal began a strike this week. Are you a KP patient who has ever gotten mental health care there? If you want to share your story with a reporter, please DM us. cal.news/3Nwx8Ob 📸 @adrianaheldiz

“I make $19.64 an hour. I’m not going to be a martyr for $19.60 an hour.” Election workers quit in Shasta as self-appointed observers roam office. W/ @Add 📷 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. calmatters.org/politics/2024/…

Election Day in San Diego.

Federal prosecutors have accused software company RealPage of enriching itself "at the expense of renters who pay inflated prices." With CalMatters: themarkup.org/locked-out/202…

NEW: Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective? calmatters.org/environment/20…

Polluting diesel trucks wreak havoc on the health of mostly low income communities living near ports & warehouses. California’s zero-emission truck rules would help, but companies are struggling with transitioning to electric/hydrogen. Read my latest: calmatters.org/environment/20…

This is horrible news. Aura Bogado is such a talented journalist that any newsroom would be lucky to have on their team. Please consider supporting her during this difficult time.

President “Trump had a particularly significant impact on the 9th Circuit” in his first term, moving the reliably liberal appeals court to the right. That could influence abortion policy in the West. cal.news/4g9LxM0 📝 Kristen Hwang

My colleague, Lauren Hepler shedding some light on what what’s it’s like for people living inside California shelters. It’s a sad story that MUST be told. ‘A volunteer jail:’ Inside the scandals and abuse pushing California’s homeless out of shelters calmatters.org/housing/2025/0…

NEW: California is pumping money into homeless shelters as cities clear tents. Our year-long investigation found it's not working: - <1 in 4 go onto permanent housing - Widespread violence + misconduct - 2,007 deaths since 2018 (2x as many as jails) calmatters.org/housing/2025/0…

Schools have a counselor shortage. One solution? AI chatbots. But experts are concerned about risks such as social isolation and addiction. themarkup.org/machine-learni…

The CEO of local Taxpayers Association abruptly resigned this week. In the last election cycle, the organization’s political influence appeared to wane and many school districts said its endorsement process for bonds was unfair. buff.ly/6oRe6As

Seven of our unionized colleagues are being laid off at CalMatters/The Markup. We're rallying to raise the remaining ~$2,200 of our GoFundMe goal to help cushion them as they job hunt. If you can, please consider supporting these talented journalists 👇 gofund.me/c60c1d6a

collage of campaign mailers.

Padres open the season with a win, beating the Braves 7-4 this afternoon at Petco Park. The San Diego Union-Tribune

At least 24 University of California and The CSU campuses lost training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of approximately $12,000 or more, as well as partial tuition waivers and travel funds to present research at science conferences. cal.news/3H6EY0N

California schools are paying millions for the AI detection tool Turnitin, but the tech often makes mistakes and the company requires schools to allow them to keep students’ papers forever. themarkup.org/artificial-int…

Ain't nothing like them summer nights in San Diego.

Padres up 3-0 here at Wrigley in the 7th inning. The San Diego Union-Tribune