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The Guilds Need to Change Too.](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/los-angeles/33619-california-film-tax-credits-arent-enough-the-guilds-need-to-change-too) October 26 2026 # STATE WATCH --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/ac/052u-aca7e28c.jpg) ### Stop Using Homelessness To Hate On California Written by Joe Mathews on June 30 2022. ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/24975-stop-using-homelessness-to-hate-on-california) [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/b4/051o-b428ad26.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/24944-recession-could-wreck-california-s-spending-plans)Written by Dan Walters on June 27 2022. Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch). ## [Recession Could Wreck California’s Spending Plans](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/24944-recession-could-wreck-california-s-spending-plans) Roughly half of the money would automatically go to public schools and community colleges under state law but the other half is up for grabs. The big… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/c7/051m-c75ca66c.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/24934-what-happens-to-abortion-in-ca)### [What Happens To Abortion in CA?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/24934-what-happens-to-abortion-in-ca) Written by Alexei Koseff / Kristen Hwang on June 27 2022. 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