Stories you shouldn’t miss:
1. An Alameda high school student and several school districts have sued the state, alleging that California’s system for funding public education is unconstitutional, the Island reports. Alameda Unified joined in the lawsuit, which alleges that California does not provide enough money to public schools to pay for statewide educational mandates.
2. Tesla Motors, the electric car manufacturer, has purchased the old NUMMI auto plant in Fremont and will build vehicles there thanks to Toyota’s decision to invest $50 million in the company, the Merc and Chron report.
