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Two former California lawmakers, a Democrat and a Republican, advocate using the projected $31-billion surplus to shore up public higher education.

Appointments to the Biden administration underscore how California’s public higher education system creates strong and diverse leaders.

29.4% of Californians are fully vaccinated. A Message from our Sponsor Other stories you should know 1. Image via iStock The number of Californians filing initial unemployment claims dropped to its lowest level in nearly three months, with around 69,000 claims filed for the week ending April 10, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released Thursday. That’s a decrease of nearly 76,000 from the week before, signaling that the Golden State’s economy is on the mend as businesses reopen. But problems persist at the state’s unemployment department, which announced earlier this week tha...

1. Will the Salton Sea power the future? A swing set stands alone in the Salton Sea on Feb. 4, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters Could one of California’s biggest environmental problems end up being one of its biggest solutions? Today, a new state commission on lithium extraction will meet for the first time to discuss the treasure lurking beneath the Salton Sea, whose plumes of toxic dust blanket the Imperial Valley, a long-overlooked corner of the state near the Arizona and Mexico borders. The sea contains brine rich in lithium, one of the planet’s most prized elements used to ...

Gov. Newsom recall effort is linked to some Orange County Republicans MORE California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing a recall campaign that claims to have collected more than 1.2 million signatures. Photo by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0). A campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom claims to have collected more than 1.2 million signatures from Californians, mostly out of Orange County. KCRW talks with regular contributor Gustavo Arellano about the recall efforts.  KCRW: Who’s behind this recall effort? Gustavo Arellano: “Anyone who fits...