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Note: The recent Supreme Court ruling banning abortion has been a major concern in this country the past several days. While abortion is not a specific local issue, it does affect all of us locally, some short term, but possibly long-term in this state, given the other birth issues, e.g., birth control, that may also […]

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CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.

Diana Diamond is a long time, experience journalist who has been a staff member of the San Jose Mercury News, serving on its editorial board and has been editor of the Daily News and the Daily Post. She...