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Katherine Aleman, a public-school teacher and part-time chicken farmer, is the latest Democrat to join a crowded field of challengers hoping to unseat Rep. @kencalvert, the longest-serving Republican in CA's congressional delegation. cal.news/4kMH3gE 📝 @mayacmiller

A deaf Mongolian man who uses sign language to communicate has been released from immigration custody in Southern California after spending months in detention without access to an interpreter, a family member confirmed today. cal.news/4l304f6 📝: @WendyFry_

Water bills are climbing as utilities clean up a chemical made infamous in “Erin Brockovich.” Should lawmakers give them cover from lawsuits while work continues? cal.news/3TSrMQA

A California addiction center found a way to compel Anthem to cover patients it rejected. Their dispute reflects a broader tug-of-war in mental health treatment. cal.news/4lH5eP1 📝 @jocelynwiener & @ByrhondaLyons

Trump’s budget bill made significant changes to @CoveredCA that experts and insurers say will increase out-of-pocket costs for consumers. The biggest hit: Trump’s budget bill did not extend enhanced subsidies, which will expire at the end of this year. cal.news/4lZPWEG

California will get the federal money withheld for after-school programs, but spending must comply with Civil Rights laws – a cudgel the White House has used in the past to crack down on diversity efforts. cal.news/45fa2Fd 📝 @carolynjones100

Despite the risk of exposing their parents to a deportation dragnet, 35% more college-bound high school seniors from mixed-status families have submitted a Free Application for Federal Student Aid as of the May 2 deadline cal.news/451WpYN 📝 @MercyGSosa

Commentary: Here there is no army of secret police. There are no roving bands of quasi-military thugs. Until now. cal.news/4m9n8K6 📝 Robert Greene

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CA's worker safety agency is under-inspecting workplaces after accidents and worker injuries, failing to enforce labor regulations in a way that “may undermine” them because it does not have enough employees to do the inspections: cal.news/4m7K5gF 📝 @jeannekuang

Federal agents arrested hundreds of workers after immigration sweeps at a California cannabis company, stoking fears that President Trump might target the marijuana industry. cal.news/4lWzO6M 📝 @akoseff

California lawmakers want to limit public access to their addresses and phone numbers after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot, one fatally, in their homes last month. cal.news/3IwaCpd 📝 @bystellayu

Commentary: Marion Joseph died in 2022 and therefore cannot celebrate what at long last is happening in California to improve children’s abysmal levels of reading comprehension. cal.news/4m1oRkk 📝 @dancalmatters

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Embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus wants to keep in private deliberations about whether she should be removed from office. cal.news/40rbAcz

In our first decade, CalMatters journalism has brought communities together, inspired lawmakers to create a better California and made the state more accountable to Californians. We're just getting started. cal.news/46iHv2C 📝 @sisiwei

CalMatters has been reporting essential information to Californians for a decade. Here are some of the most impressive photos and visuals our journalists captured. cal.news/4oaiXzs

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AmeriCorps may have won a temporary legal reprieve to keep operating, but the long-term future looks bleak for the program that sends thousands of workers to CA food banks, health clinics, and disaster relief sites. cal.news/3IBVkPM 📝 @adamechelman & @carolynjones100

California’s court reporter shortage has gotten so bad that thousands of people, including alleged domestic violence victims, no longer have a written record of their civil cases, making it harder for them to exercise their constitutional right to appeal. cal.news/4lM87xG