Law Requiring More Gender Equity on Company Boards Sparks Sweeping Change
Testifying on this piece of legislation was eye-opening. As California lawmakers debated a bill that would require publicly traded companies to include women on their boards, Amii Barnard-Bahn says she...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Gov. Gavin Newsom Should Do the Right Thing and Fund Rape Crisis Centers
“You don’t know me, but you’ve been inside me, and that’s why we’re here today.” These words were spoken by Chanel Miller as she stared across a courtroom at Brock Turner in March 2016. Rapists can be...
View ArticleSan Jose to Update Street Peddling Ordinance to Comply With New State Rules
A year after former California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that would bar cities from over-regulating or prohibiting street vendors, San Jose is expected to update its own peddler permit...
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Five Things to Know About Power-Storing Microgrids
More than a million Californians were left in the dark for days recently as their big utility companies shut off power for fear of sparking wildfires. Frustrated by those outages, some homeowners say...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t Californians Getting the Mental Health Care to Which They’re...
State Sen. Jim Beall is angry. Four times now, he has introduced legislation to better enforce state and federal “parity” laws, which require equal treatment of mental and physical health problems....
View ArticleWith California’s New Privacy Law in Effect, Consumers Have More Control Over...
Leading up to New Year’s Day, a small but significant feature began popping up on websites. That button, link or pop-up reading “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” will become a standard notice...
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Work on ‘Cradle to Career’ Data System Accelerates Amid Concerns of Financial...
After a year of planning, key recommendations on the program will go to the California Legislature in mid-December. The post Work on ‘Cradle to Career’ Data System Accelerates Amid Concerns of...
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Burgeoning California Child Care Union Secures Approval for Covid-19 Relief...
The state Senate budget committee approved disbursement of $144 million in federal funds to give child care providers some financial relief. The post Burgeoning California Child Care Union Secures...
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As California’s Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will be Newsom’s...
A look at top contenders to be California's top cop—and chief enforcer of consumer protection, internet privacy and criminal investigations. The post As California’s Attorney General Job Morphs...
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Gov. Newsom, Legislature at Odds on More Money for English Learners,...
Newsom proposes to add $1.1 billion annually to the formula to enable those districts to hire more staff for "concentration" school districts, where more than 2 million low-income children and English...
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