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UC should examine how it sorts students by campus
New students are pegged by the informal hierarchy of UC campuses, affecting resources, faculty credentials, graduation chances and future earning ability.
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California’s political battle over key environmental law brews on two fronts
Legislators this week and voters this November will weigh in on measures to curtail some of CEQA’s vexing construction project restrictions.
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Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare
Parents of transgender kids warned California for months. State officials are rushing to find money before the Oct. 13 deadline.
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Gavin Newsom’s last-minute wildfire plan hits friction in Capitol
Comparing utility companies to terrorists, Democratic state lawmakers are pushing back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s complex proposal that would reduce how much utilities pay for the wildfires they cause. As CalMatters’ Jeanne Kuang and Levi Sumagaysay explain, the proposal’s most controversial provisions include capping compensation for fire victims; curbing insurance companies’ right to recover wildfire…
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Rental Momentum, For-Sale Pause : Zillow’s August Housing Market Forecast
The rental market is picking up steam as we head into the home stretch of 2026, while the for-sale market may be running out of it. Zillow’s forecast for rent growth accelerated 13% from last month, a sign that the rental market is gaining momentum. Zillow projects single-family rents to rise 2.1% in 2026, reaching…
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New-Construction Insights: New Home Demand is Driven by Shoppers from Other Metro Areas
New-home demand is more likely to come from out-of-metro shoppers than existing-home demand. This is true overall (67.2% for new construction compared to 65.4% for existing homes), and also across town, suburban, and urban new construction listings.
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Bay Area Redfin Agents Honored in LuxeSF’s The Leading 100
Congratulations to the Redfin agents named in LuxeSF’s 2026 Leading 100 Individual Agents, which ranks San Francisco Bay Area real estate agents based on residential sales volume in 2025. The four Redfin agents honored in this year’s ranking collectively closed more than $370 million in residential sales volume last year: Gagan Singh (Rank: No. 26…
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New Home Sales Rebound in June but Fall Short Year over Year
New home sales fell on both a month-over-month (-10.5%) and year-over-year (-6.3%) basis in July, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, the lowest since January. Builders have struggled to sell new homes in 2026 and the July median sales price reflects this, falling to $393,800, which represents a 2.3% decrease from June and…
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Counting votes quickly and accurately are not mutually exclusive. Here’s how California can do it
California’s slow vote counts are a policy problem, argues the Republican candidate for state elections chief. Three changes could made a concrete difference, he says.
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Federal wildfire crews are stretched thin. California is stepping in to help
As fire season takes hold, California is managing fuels and fire on federal lands. Can California keep it up?
