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Sacramento Teachers Picket Outside Schools In One-Day Strike Amid Budget Crisis

Sacramento Teachers Picket Outside Schools In One-Day Strike Amid Budget Crisis

The Sacramento City Unified School District is calling for unity with teachers to avoid a state takeover after 2,500 employees staged a one-day strike Thursday.Reporter: Pauline Bartolone

With an Expanding UC Campus and More Jobs, Merced Is Booming. But That Growth Isn’t for Everyone

43 percent of all children under three years old in Merced are living in poverty. In our second Starting Blocks story, we look at what is being done to change this.Reporter: Deepa Fernandes

Senator Feinstein Calls for Investigation of Santa Anita Horse Deaths

There’s been a lot of media attention around the 23 horse deaths over the past few months at Santa Anita racetrack, near Los Angeles. Senator Dianne Feinstein wrote a letter to the California Horse Racing Board earlier this month calling for a suspension of racing until an investigation is completed, but the board doesn’t actually have the authority to stop the races.Reporter: Polly Stryker

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