2022

California's huge public school system is in crisis, with declining academic achievement and financial squeezes, but Gov. Gavin Newsom new budget gives it short shrift.

Read this article in English.    En medio de la creciente conciencia sobre la desigualdad y los trabajos que no pagan lo suficiente para cubrir el cuidado infantil y la vivienda, California está considerando una propuesta radical: Permitir que el estado negocie salarios, horas y condiciones de trabajo para toda una industria.  Los defensores de la Legislatura […]

En resumen Un número inusualmente alto de legisladores estatales influyentes se jubila o se postula para un cargo más alto. Las razones incluyen una combinación de nuevos distritos electorales, límites de mandato y ambición política.  Read this article in English.    ¿Puede el último legislador en el edificio apagar las luces?  Impulsados ​​por los límites de mandato […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a $2.7 billion COVID relief package, including $1.4 billion in emergency spending, largely for testing.

AB 933 would address the cost barriers to medication that can prevent people from getting the help they need.

As union representation has bottomed out in some of the country’s lowest-paid industries, a group of California lawmakers and labor leaders are pushing to test a version of sectoral bargaining, a labor strategy common in other high-income countries. Progressives are pushing for a state-appointed council for the fast food industry to set wages and work conditions, which have historically been negotiated privately between employers and worker unions.

An unusually high number of influential state legislators are retiring or running for higher office. The reasons include a combination of new electoral districts, term limits and political ambition.

Investing in services that promote optimal child development, maternal health and family stability is crucial to California’s future.

The notion of creating a single-payer, state-managed health care system for 40 million Californians is on the political agenda again.

As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.