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Hotel Workers Renew Push For Recall Rights, Job Protections
Jhonae Mazique doesn’t feel like the person she was before the pandemic. The coronavirus stripped the 25-year-old of her job as a reserv ...
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Newsom Wants Extra $600 Stimulus For Low-Wage Californians
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to double stimulus aid by putting an additional $600 into the hands of low-wage Californians.
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Will Coronavirus Spur California To Ease Food Stamp Applications?
In a state that has long struggled to get federal food assistance to those who qualify, one senator is hoping that the third time’s a charm.
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Put Students First – Return $12.5 Billion In Deferrals To Schools
It is time for Newsom and the Legislature to put money back where it belongs so schools can give students an equitable opportunity to learn.
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More Contagious? What To Know About The Mutating Virus Now In CA
The new variant so far has been detected in six people in the Golden State, after its initial discovery in a Colorado National Guardsman.
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COVID Dangers Intensify: CA In ‘Deep Dark Part Of The Tunnel'
As a new, highly infectious coronavirus variant appears in California, state health officials try to speed up vaccine distribution.
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Nine New California Laws Explained — Each In 1 Minute
An explanation of nine new California laws taking effect in 2021.
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State Worked With Social Companies To Remove Election Misinformation
CA worked with social media companies, created an internal database and developed threat levels to fight 2020 election misinformation.
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How Newport Beach Ended Up With 2 Affordable Housing Units In 8 Years
The coastal community was called out in a state audit as one of many troubling flaws contributing to California’s affordable housing crisis.
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New Laws In 1 Minute: California Expands Paid Family Leave
A small part of almost every paycheck in California goes into the state’s paid family leave program.
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New Law In A Minute: California Aims To Improve Policing
In response to nationwide protests following the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two new policing laws.
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New Law In 1 Minute: California Closing State Youth Prisons
For decades, many California teens convicted of serious crimes — such as robbery, assault, and murder — were sent to juvenile prisons.
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New Law In 1 Minute: CA Widens Mental Health Conditions Insurers Must Cover
If you break your leg or need heart surgery, your insurance covers it. But that hasn’t always been true for mental illness and more...
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New Law In 1 Minute: California Committee To Study Slavery Reparations
More than 4 million Africans and their descendants were enslaved throughout the United States.
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New Law In 1 Minute: California Eases Hiring Of Ex-Inmate Firefighters
As California has faced its most devastating wildfire season on record, nearly a third of the people on the frontlines have been prisoners.
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California Worked With Social Companies To Remove Election Misinformation
CA worked with social media companies, created an internal database and developed threat levels to fight 2020 election misinformation.
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New Law In 1 Minute: Cal State Requiring Ethnic Studies Class
At the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, California students led the nation in creating college ethnic studies programs.
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For Forests Resilient To Wildfire, The Time To Act Is Now
In California, we learn from every fire season. This year, the lessons have been abundant and alarming.
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All Types Of Childcare Are In Crisis In The Pandemic
COMMENTARY: Those with decision-making power at the state and federal level must be made aware of the need to help childcare providers.
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Five Things To Know About California’s New US Senator, Alex Padilla
Political junkies and capitol insiders, pat yourselves on the back.
