June 9, 2021

As California’s reparations committee embarks on a two-year process to study the harms of slavery and systemic racism, task force members will confront how a single state, which never formally sanctioned slavery, can make amends. During the first meeting, members openly grappled with whether reparations should mean direct payments or long-term investments, such as education and housing, to boost African American households.

Less than a week away from California’s full reopening, key details remain unresolved. On June 15, the state will eliminate the color-coded blueprint that’s governed our lives for much of the past year — another six counties moved into less restrictive tiers on Tuesday, by the way — and allow businesses to reopen at full […]

Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs said his pilot program to provide $500 each month to low-income residents shows enough promise to expand to other cities.

Mientras el gobernador Gavin Newsom y los líderes demócratas finalizan el nuevo presupuesto de California, los defensores esperan ampliar la atención médica, los alimentos y la ayuda financiera para los inmigrantes indocumentados que están excluidos de los programas de la red de seguridad federal.

Cities can vote on whether to implement changes in Senate bills 9 and 10.

Keeping families housed should be a top priority as the state recovers from the pandemic.

College faculty for decades have been seeking more money to hire full-time instructors. But could that hurt colleges financially down the line if student enrollments continue to sag?

Drought reporting systems can predict where wells will go dry and help communities prepare to take action before they run out of water.

A medida que el comité de reparaciones de California se embarca en un proceso de dos años para estudiar los daños de la esclavitud y el racismo sistémico, los miembros del grupo de trabajo enfrentarán cómo un solo estado, que nunca sancionó formalmente la esclavitud, puede hacer las paces. Durante la primera reunión, los miembros lidiaron abiertamente con si las reparaciones deberían significar pagos directos o inversiones a largo plazo, como educación y vivienda, para impulsar a los hogares afroamericanos.

Gov. Gavin Newsom owes an apology to those who have suffered distress from the state's inabilty to process unemployment insurance claims.