October 14, 2020
CalMatters en Español
Opinión: La Proposición 16 contribuirá a la igualdad de oportunidades para mujeres y comunidades de color
La propuesta de ley conocida como Proposición 16 nos acerca un paso más hacia un estado de equidad al brindarnos las herramientas para luchar contra la discriminación racial y de género sin cuotas.
CalMatters en Español
Una carga pesada: ¿Deberían los votantes decidir sobre las reglas de la diálisis?
Debido a que ambos lados llaman a la Propuesta 23 un asunto de vida o muerte, se les pide de nuevo a los votantes que opinen sobre cómo se administran las clínicas de diálisis.
California Divide
Amazon workers stage vigil at Jeff Bezos’ Beverly Hills mansion
Warehouse workers stage vigil at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ $165 million Beverly Hills home on Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual flagship sales event, to demand better safety measures, higher pay.
WhatMatters
Fast winds incoming: PG&E power shutoffs could last 3 days
Tens of thousands of Californians may be forced to spend the next few days without power while dry, powerful winds slam the northern part of the state. PG&E said Tuesday it will likely cut power to about 54,000 customers in portions of 24 counties through Friday while much of Northern California remains under a red-flag […]
Politics
At a glance: See the biggest spenders in California’s prop battles
Californians are voting on 12 propositions, but not all are funded equally. Just take a look at that fat slab of lilac in the graphic below. No surprise for even the most dimly engaged Californians who have been bombarded with ads for weeks now: Funding for Proposition 22, a measure to exempt gig-economy companies from […]
Commentary
Prop. 16 will level the playing field for women and communities of color
Prop. 16 takes us one step closer to a state of equity by giving us the tools to fight racial and gender discrimination without quotas.
Health
A heavy burden: Should dialysis rules be up to voters?
With both sides calling Proposition 23 a life or death issue, voters are being asked again to weigh in on how dialysis clinics are run.
Commentary
Prop. 16 will pave the way to goals that operate much like quotas
If Prop. 16 passes will racial and gender preferences go so far as to be indistinguishable from quotas.
Commentary
Veto hurts educations of at-risk kids
California allocates money to raise the educational levels of at-risk students but the money is being diverted into other purposes and Gov. Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill allows the diversions to continue.