January 8, 2021

Maya and her girlfriend count themselves lucky to have received rent relief through the federal CARES Act. Now the pressure is on the recent graduate to get hired and stay on top of rent.

As ICUs are overwhelmed, California hospitals ask the state to loosen rules related to nursing and where patients are discharged. But nurses say hospitals already have too much leeway. “This is not the time to be cutting back on standards of nursing care,” said registered nurse Gerard Brogan.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants fast legislative action on emergency aid to low-income families and small business. Is it genuine concern or fear of a burgeoning recall campaign?

 Lea este artículo en español.  More than last year’s budget. More than the year before. More than any California budget ever. Despite — or maybe because of — the last 10 months of arrested economic activity and unchecked viral contagion, Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a record-breaking $227 billion spending plan for the coming fiscal year. It […]

Sara Romero tutors math for middle school students in San Diego during their last class of the day. But on Jan. 6, her attention was divided between two monitors: one showing her students and another open to news coverage of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “I had to tell the kids, ‘I’m fine!’” said […]

Read this article in English.     Maya BradyAños: 21Ciudad: Sacramento, condado de SacramentoRaza / Etnia: Mestiza, negra y filipinaOcupación: Buscando trabajo en política progresista y asuntos públicos Maya y su novia se consideran afortunadas de haber recibido un alivio del alquiler a través de la Ley CARES federal. Ahora la presión recae sobre la recién graduada para que la contraten y […]

California needs an attorney general who recognizes the realities facing low-wage workers and has the experience to change those realities.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, January 8. McClintock to speak in Sacramento Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Senator-designate Alex Padilla were among the prominent California officials who called for President Donald Trump’s removal from office Thursday, a day after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi, Feinstein […]

‌Legislators‌ ‌and‌ ‌constituents‌ ‌deserve‌ ‌a‌ ‌full‌ ‌accounting‌ ‌of‌ ‌where‌ ‌taxpayer‌ ‌money‌ ‌has‌ ‌gone in Employment Development Department scandal.

Read this article in English.     Más que el presupuesto del año pasado. Más que el año anterior. Más que cualquier presupuesto de California. A pesar de, o tal vez porque, los últimos 10 meses de actividad económica detenida y contagio viral descontrolado, el gobernador Gavin Newsom presentó un plan de gastos récord de $227 mil millones para el […]