Widely shared social media posts claim Californians will be asked to ‘eliminate Prop 13’ on the November ballot. PolitiFact California found the landmark law could be changed but not repealed and rated the claims False.
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The gap between the rich and poor in California is getting wider. Numbers out Tuesday show the top 10 percent of families - or the wealthiest - earn 12-times as much as the bottom 10-percent. That's about double what it was in 1980.
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A proposal in the Legislature introduced today would raise the age that criminal defendants are treated as adults in California. Currently, 18 and 19-year-olds are automatically tried as adults. The bill would raise the age to 20.
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