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  • Short-term fixes won’t really solve California’s teacher shortage

    Daniel Poulos worked as a custodian for Castro Valley Unified School District for 12 years. He became a familiar face at Redwood High, a school for at-risk youth, where he made sure the classrooms were clean and the lights stayed on. But in 2017, he got the chance to...
  • ¿Serán las apuestas deportivas el próximo vicio legal de California?

    Durante las últimas décadas, los californianos han adoptado cada vez más actividades que durante mucho tiempo habían sido despreciadas, y a menudo prohibidas, como vicios dañinos. La tendencia comenzó en 1984 cuando los votantes aprobaron una lotería operada por el estado, emulando a varios otros estados, en una medida electoral...
  • Will sports betting be California’s next legal vice?

    Over the last several decades, Californians have increasingly embraced activities that had long been scorned — and often outlawed — as harmful vices. The trend began in 1984 when voters approved a state-operated lottery, emulating several other states, in a ballot measure largely sponsored by a company that made lottery...
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