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Gerardo Zavala is CapRadio's State Politics Reporter. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Journalism and a minor in mathematics.

After graduating, he covered the city, business and agriculture beats for the Woodland Daily Democrat. He hopes to mix his experience and education in journalism with his interest in the sciences to spread important information to often forgotten communities.

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Can California farmers produce solar energy alongside food? | KQED

Can California farmers produce solar energy alongside food? | KQED

Here are the morning's top stories on Thursday, August 27, 2026 Growing food and power on the same land: Cali…

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Growing food and power on the same land: California researchers test agrivoltaics

Growing food and power on the same land: California researchers test agrivoltaics

Co-locating crops and solar panels could create more resilient farms - and more income for California growers…

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California drew the line on regenerative agriculture. Farmers are making sense of it

California drew the line on regenerative agriculture. Farmers are making sense of it

California became the first state to defined regenerative agriculture after two years of public debate. The n…

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California Democrats running for governor are leaning into immigration. Young Latinos are focused...

California Democrats running for governor are leaning into immigration. Young Latinos are focused...

Some candidates are leaning heavily into immigration enforcement and ICE messaging, but many young Latino vot…

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Sacramento City Council rejects extension of city manager's contract amid scrutiny of high salary

Sacramento City Council rejects extension of city manager's contract amid scrutiny of high salary

Sacramento's contract with City Manager Howard Chan - the second-highest-paid city manager in California - en…

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No, it's not just you. Parking at the Trader Joe's in East Sacramento is getting harder

No, it's not just you. Parking at the Trader Joe's in East Sacramento is getting harder

Earlier this year, the grocery store opened an auxiliary parking at the site of the former Burr's Fountain ic…

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Why some California healthcare groups oppose a tax that would send 90% of its money to healthcare

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By Gerardo Zavala Verified
| KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA) Verified
California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time tax on the net worth of billionaires who were California residents on January 1, 2026. Proposition 40 would raise potentially tens of billions of dollars and direct most of that money towards healthcare. But some major healthcare organizations that could benefit from the tax are campaigning against it because of concerns that there aren’t enough safeguards in place to ensure the money is spent as intended. What would Prop 40 do?
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Newsom signs more than 1,000 bills as he ends his final term

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By Gerardo Zavala Verified
| Dispatches from Kolkata
Governor Gavin Newsom last week finished his final round of bill signings in his second term leading the state. Newsom signed a 1,040 bills into law this year, including new regulations on artificial intelligence requiring for human oversight of AI-driven employment decisions and new rules limiting its use in health care. On climate and wildfire policy, Newson signed legislation to speed up wildfire prevention projects and expand prescribed burning.
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Why some California healthcare groups oppose a tax that would send 90% of its money to healthcare

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By Gerardo Zavala Verified
| KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA) Verified
California voters will decide in November whether to impose a one-time tax on the net worth of billionaires who were California residents on January 1, 2026. Proposition 40 would raise potentially tens of billions of dollars and direct most of that money towards healthcare. But some major healthcare organizations that could benefit from the tax are campaigning against it because of concerns that there aren’t enough safeguards in place to ensure the money is spent as intended. What would Prop 40 do?
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