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It’s almost impossible to believe. Over just a few weeks this summer, PAUSD went from its strongest ever financial position to its absolute most dire.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Ballots are going out in less than a month, and California remains locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration over the president’s push to rein in universal mail-in voting.  The back-and-forth has some California voters likely wondering whether they’ll be able […]

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For residents living in areas of high wildfire risk on the Peninsula, landscaping is no longer just about creating a lush, private yard. California is moving to require wildfire-safe landscaping for thousands of homeowners, turning long-standing recommendations for defensible space into rules that will be phased in over the next several years.

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A cool breeze swept through Palo Alto’s Baylands Nature Preserve as local and federal representatives opened the Bay Area’s first nature-based horizontal levee — a project that officials hope protects against rising sea level and helps filter wastewater going into the Bay, while boosting the native marshland ecosystem.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The massive education technology industry, including providers such as Canvas and DuoLingo, will face stricter rules around students’ privacy starting next year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law Thursday.  The law, Assembly Bill 1159, prohibits technology companies from using student dat...