In an unprecedented move, the California legislature has passed a bill creating a news media subsidy program overseen by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which media experts say will discourage news organizations from holding the government accountable and reduce press independence (1/4) @Rebuild_News, a coalition of 3,000+ newsrooms, warned against giving the governor’s office power to “pick winners and losers.” Yet the bill, rushed through in a week, seems to do exactly that under the "Civic Media Program" (2/4)

California says its roads have improved 29% since Newsom took office in 2019. But it turns out the state is now just measuring 65% less roadway than it did under Jerry Brown; is the state just measuring the good roads? I went to Caltrans and USDOT to find out.
1/ In 2019, 15,000 miles disappeared. The second year, another 14,000. By 2022, another 6,000 were gone. Given these changes happened under the Newsom administration, I reached out to the governor's office for answers.
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