Lawmakers Advance Raft of Charter School Curbs
As charter school advocates rallied en masse and California’s teachers’ unions flexed their political muscle, a cluster of bills that would dramatically curb the growth of charters in the state cleared...
View ArticleSJSU Students Urge Santa Clara County DA to Clear Pot Records
In one of his final acts before leaving office, Former Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1793, which directed the California Department of Justice to review all cannabis-related convictions to see...
View ArticleNewsom, Water Board Pull Plug on Controversial Twin-Tube Plan
The California Department of Water Resources announced today that it was withdrawing proposed permit applications for former Gov. Jerry Brown’s twin-tunnel ‘WaterFix’ project in the Sacramento-San...
View ArticleCourt Draws Scrutiny for Relying on Temps, Commissioners Despite ‘Surplus of...
After a decade of cuts, the Santa Clara County Superior Court this year finally expanded self-help services for the growing number of people showing up to fight evictions, gain custody of their kids or...
View ArticleWill a Vibrant New Skyline Finally Give San Jose a Sense of Place?
Miami is known for its art-deco aesthetic: simple lines and sleek, white-on-white veneer. New Orleans is adorned with decorative ironwork, gabled roofs, and bright stucco frontages. New York stands out...
View ArticleCan Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police?
In his two years on the job, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has crafted an image as a progressive warrior, suing the Trump Administration and delivering the Democrats’ Spanish-language...
View ArticleFive Takeaways from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Revised Budget Plan
Buoyed by California’s strong economy, Gov. Gavin Newsom sent lawmakers a revised budget Thursday that boosts his already-hefty January proposal to $213.6 billion. Ka-ching! Public schools will reap...
View ArticleLaw 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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