May 3, 2021

Sen. Bob Hertzberg tells the "California State of Mind" podcast he's in a renewed push to end cash bail for nonviolent crimes.

Welfare advocates say California places low-income and minority parents in insurmountable debt by garnishing child support payments and imposing high interest rates when they fall behind on payments, keeping a larger-than-average portion for itself. The director of the agency overseeing child support says state changes would require legislative action, but meaningful changes have failed to gain traction at the Capitol.

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, May 3. Repaying public aid $18.4 billion. That’s how much California parents owe in overdue child support payments, but a staggering $6.8 billion of that debt is due to the government, not families — the result of the Golden State keeping an unusually large portion of payments for itself. No […]

The UC system is in need of reform; here’s a four-step proposal that would unlock R&D potential and expand access to California students.

Our goal is to end the veteran suicide epidemic by providing research and advocacy for veterans seeking psychedelic therapies.

Los defensores del bienestar dicen que California coloca a los padres de familias minoritarias y de bajos ingresos en una deuda insuperable al embargar los pagos de manutención de los hijos e imponer altas tasas de interés cuando se atrasan en los pagos, y se queda con una porción superior al promedio. El director de la agencia que supervisa la manutención de los hijos dice que los cambios estatales requerirían una acción legislativa, pero los cambios significativos no han logrado ganar terreno en el Capitolio.

El sistema de la UC necesita una reforma; aquí hay una propuesta de cuatro pasos que desbloquearía el potencial de I + D y ampliaría el acceso a los estudiantes de California.

Nuestro objetivo es poner fin a la epidemia de suicidios de veteranos proporcionando investigación y defensa para los veteranos que buscan terapias psicodélicas.

A pending bill would allow the California Public Employees Retirement System to make direct loans and shield their details from public scrutiny.