📺 Watch: Should condo owners be allowed to convert their garages into apartments, or is the HOA allowed to ban these builds? At the center of the debate is among the most divisive questions in CA politics: Who has the final say about what gets built where? #SoCalMatters

📺 Watch: California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would raise gas prices. #socalmatters

📺 Watch: With 41 million Gen Z eligible voters, including 8 million new voters since 2022, the 2024 election could see unprecedented youth participation. cal.news/4dxDJ6e #SoCalMatters 📹 @RobertMeeksRT & @jennarpetersonn

📺 Watch: Coachella Valley residents breathe some of the worst air in the nation, with PM10 levels often exceeding safe limits, especially on windy days. cal.news/3YWHUEe #SoCalMatters 📹 @RobertMeeksRT & @r_valejandra

📺 Watch: A US Supreme Court decision has overturned legal protections for unhoused Californians, instead granting cities more power to arrest and fine people sleeping in public places. cal.news/4fbDQpq #socalmatters 📹 @robertmeeksRT & @MarisaKendall

📺 Watch: Many schoolyards in LA resemble parking lots due to lack of shade. Advocates like @TreePeople_org are pushing for more funding to create greener, more shaded environments to protect students from extreme heat. cal.news/4cZ6V5h 📹 @RobertMeeksRT & @r_valejandra

📺 Watch: Firefighters with PTSD are struggling to find medical help, facing a complex workers compensation system that often denies PTSD-related claims more than twice as often as other work-related claims. cal.news/4cUVmMw #socalmatters 📹 @robertmeeksRT & @julie_cart

📺 Watch: AI is finding a place in California's educational system, with school districts signing contracts for AI tools like chatbots and automated grading. Teachers are also using the tech in classrooms youtube.com/watch?v=AJWhBbHI… #socalmatters 📹 @robertmeeksRT & @kharijohnson

📺 Watch: Widespread cutbacks to maternity care in California have made it difficult for maternity wards to stay open — like the one at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital (Pt. 2) youtube.com/watch?v=CplO6Qq_… 📹 @RobertMeeksRT, @ab_ibarra2, Kristen Hwang, Erica Yee

Watch: Hospitality Training Academy in Los Angeles provides free job training for workers to become line cooks, prep cooks, baristas, bartenders and other positions in the service industry. cal.news/4e5oUIJ 📹 @RobertMeeksRT & @levisu

Watch: More than 1 million drivers, delivery workers and more in CA could stay independent contractors if the state supreme court upholds Prop 22. Here's how the decision could transform CA's gig economy: cal.news/3wUebAn #socalmatters 📹 @RobertMeeksRT & @levisu