February 17, 2021

As Congress debates President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package, California legislators have approved $600 one-time stimulus payments to millions of struggling Californians and extra help for undocumented workers left out of federal relief. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'll sign it into law.

Mientras el Congreso debate el paquete de estímulo de $1.9 billones del presidente Biden, los legisladores estatales han estado negociando su propio plan para enviar efectivo a los californianos en apuros, divididos sobre si destinar el efectivo a los trabajadores indocumentados que quedan fuera del alivio federal.

Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, February 17. Housing costs key factor Goodbye, Silicon Valley. Hello, Silicon Slopes. The tech hubs of San Francisco and San Jose fell precipitously in this year’s ranking of U.S. cities’ economic performance released Wednesday morning by the Milken Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that’s published the index every year since […]

Policymakers should modernize nursing education regulations to allow for an increase in simulation time in clinical education for students.

It’s time to put our children’s well-being at the center of this discussion and get them back in the classroom.

My school in Oakland has reopened with protocols in place to keep our students, teachers and staff members safe and healthy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to do something about homelessness in California, but two new watchdog reports are skeptical and critical.