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December 6, 2021
Controversial math guidelines have had mixed results at San Francisco Unified
Back in 2014, San Francisco adopted one of the core ideas in the state’s proposed math framework. So far, the results aren’t completely promising.
December 6, 2021
From maggots to sex abuse, nursing homes sue California to overturn citations, fines
California nursing homes have filed more than 400 lawsuits since 2016 to appeal state citations and fines alleging poor patient care. Regulators downgraded nearly a third of sanctions involving a death.
December 6, 2021
Rep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump's new media company
The California Republican and Trump ally will take the helm of the Trump Media & Technology Group next month, giving up his seat in the middle of his 10th term.
December 6, 2021
Omicron spreads uncertainty about holiday travel and dampens recovery for airlines
The rapid emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has many questioning whether they should rethink their holiday travel plans.
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December 6, 2021
Is ‘right to housing’ a solution to California homelessness?
In the new episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon interview Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg on his “right to housing” proposal to reduce homelessness.
December 5, 2021
California redistricting: Four key questions
California’s independent redistricting commission reaches a key milestone by releasing its preliminary congressional and legislative maps for public comment. But many changes are likely before final districts are adopted in late December.
December 5, 2021
Thousands of farmworkers will get pay raises thanks to a lawsuit
Guest farmworkers will see pay increases in 2022 thanks to a lawsuit to stop a Trump-era wage freeze. President Trump proposed the freeze in an attempt to help farmers who lost profit and fallowed land during the pandemic shutdown in 2020.
December 5, 2021
Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools
Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.
December 5, 2021
With omicron looming over the holidays, here's how to stay safe
There's a lot we don't know about the new COVID variant. Many people are wondering if they can fly and go to holiday parties and restaurants — or should just hide out. We asked doctors for answers.
The post-punk art rock origins of Sacramento’s DEFEM
How Shintoism, learning (almost) totally new instruments and Swedish abstractionist painting led to one of Sacramento’s most exciting new bands.
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Politics
After Senate leaders broker a deal, the House takes a first step to avoid default
December 7, 2021
Congress is setting up a complicated process that could avoid a potential federal default.
Latin America
Chile's Congress approves same-sex marriage by an overwhelming majority
December 7, 2021
The vote on Tuesday makes Chile the eighth Latin American country to extend equal rights to same sex couples, and marks a reversal for the country's conservative leadership.
National
Kellogg to hire replacements for striking workers who rejected a proposed contract
December 7, 2021
Temporary employees have been working at the company's cereal plants across Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Tennessee after the strike began in October.
Politics
Biden's pick to become a key banking regulator withdraws after ugly nomination fight
December 7, 2021
Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after an ugly, and at times, incredibly personal, fight to be confirmed.
Goats and Soda
Opinion: I'm shocked by the racist cartoons and travel bans sparked by omicron
December 7, 2021
The variant is bringing out the worst in some Western governments and global media outlets, says Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, a global health advocate in Nigeria.
Arts & Life
Greg Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64
December 7, 2021
Tate was a longtime staff writer at The Village Voice, where he documented Black art and culture. He eventually became a leading figure in cultural criticism.
Education
Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far
December 7, 2021
President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
Shots - Health News
Omicron boosters are in the works, but will they be needed?
December 7, 2021
Omicron has many more mutations than previous variants of concern, a fact that raises questions about how effective existing vaccines will be against the new form of the coronavirus.
Shots - Health News
A COVID vaccine grown in plants measures up
December 7, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine from a Canadian biotech firm has been found effective at preventing moderate to severe disease. It could soon become the first plant-based vaccine authorized for human use.
Coronavirus Updates
19 U.S. states now have detected the omicron COVID-19 variant
December 7, 2021
States that have detected the variant range from Hawaii to Massachusetts. The reports are part of a new surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Rep. Devin Nunes retires | UC Davis tracks COVID-19 variants | Michael Tubbs’ memoir ‘The Deeper the Roots’ | DNA testing identifies sailor killed in Pearl Harbor
Today on Insight, we're looking at Rep. Devin Nunes' retirement plans, how UC Davis is tracking COVID-19 variants, former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs' newest memoir, and how DNA testing identified a sailor killed in Pearl Harbor.
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