California voters approved a top-two primary election designed to encourage moderation. But in most races, it ends in a conventional Democrat vs. Republican. Some are ready to scrap the top two.
Tag: CalMatters
Posted inNative News
‘Feels like erasure’: Why Native American students may be undercounted by 90% in California schools
Native American students who also identify as another race, such as Black, white or Asian, are counted as “two or more races,” not Native American.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
$6 gas and refinery fears collide with California’s climate ambitions
The fight is exposing a deeper question inside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s climate agenda: Can California lower emissions without driving up gas prices?
Posted inEducation
Ban cell phones in all K-12 schools? Not so fast, say school officials
Studies have shown that cell phone use is a serious distraction for students that affects their mental health, social-emotional development and ability to concentrate in class.
Posted inPolitics & Government
California governor debate: Rivals gang up on Democratic frontrunner Becerra
Candidates for California governor faced off in one last debate before the primary. Republicans begged a liberal state to vote differently, Matt Mahan sought to place himself in the middle and everyone came for Xavier Becerra.