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The Great Betrayal: How California Abandoned Local Journalism to Corporate Power

California's $175 million journalism fund deal with Google has collapsed after Governor Newsom's budget proposal eliminated state funding, rendering the voluntary agreement null since Google's contribution was contingent on matching state funds. This betrayal of local journalism represents a catastrophic failure to hold one of history's most powerful corporations accountable while news deserts spread across America.