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Friday, May 29, 2020
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'Why Do We Always Get Hit First?' Proposed Budget Cuts Target Vulnerable Californians
By Samantha Young 
Safety-net health care programs that keep low-income Californians out of nursing homes are on the chopping block as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers attempt to plug a massive budget deficit caused by the COVID-19 emergency.

Hate Unmasked In America
By Anna Almendrala
As a journalist, she wrote during the winter about the hostility shown toward Asian Americans for wearing masks. In May, she got cursed at for not wearing a mask herself.

Some Ivory Towers Are Ideal For A Pandemic. Most Aren't.
By Mark Kreidler
As reopening decisions approach for the fall semester, colleges and universities are casting about for strategies to keep students safe without bankrupting their institutions. A few have natural advantages.

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