2021

En resumen Las prolongadas disputas con los sindicatos sobre la dotación de personal están llegando a puntos críticos. Casi un tercio de los hospitales de California informan un número insuficiente de trabajadores críticos, incluidos enfermeros, técnicos y conserjes. Read this article in English.   Los defensores laborales lo llaman “Striketober” (un juego de palabras en inglés usando […]

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 15. Burnout + deadlines converge Employee burnout and resistance to vaccine mandates are colliding across California, leading to strike authorizations, walkouts and worker shortfalls in health care, education, transportation and logistics, hospitality, retail, entertainment and law enforcement. This week, nearly a third of California hospitals reported critical staffing shortages […]

The courts and Legislature should head off challenges to the referendum and initiative processes that would impede the will of voters.

Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.

Diesel generators are necessary to maintain the electrical system and mitigate the potentially disastrous effects of outages.

En resumen En todo el estado, los organizadores se están uniendo para asegurarse de que los nuevos distritos locales, legislativos y del Congreso lleven a una representación diversa. El historial de la Comisión de Redistribución de Distritos de Ciudadanos es heterogéneo, según dos estudios recientes. Read this article in English.  La redistribución de distritos (el rediseño […]

The extent to which California’s — and the country and world’s — challenges are interconnected was exemplified by President Joe Biden’s Wednesday announcement that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will move toward 24/7 operations to help unsnarl massive supply chain backlogs. Before the pandemic, usually just one cargo ship had to anchor […]

Across the state, organizers are banding together to make sure new congressional, legislative and local districts lead to diverse representation. The track record of the Citizens Redistricting Commission is mixed, according to two recent studies.

As a business owner, I know firsthand how tough it is to keep up with easy-to-exploit “pro-consumer” laws.

If we stay dependent on oil and gas, we will face more and more devastating impacts of climate change.