2022

This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary, urging Latinos and other infrequent voters to turn out. Just 17, the teen couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to send people out there to […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary. He was urging Latinos and other voters to vote. He was 17 at that time. He couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to send people […]

This is a modified version of the original story by Michael Lozano for use in classrooms. Raymiro Gomez-Galiano knocked on more than a thousand doors in Santa Clarita for the March primary. He was urging Latinos and other infrequent voters to turn out. Just 17 at that time, the teen couldn’t even vote yet. “I made sure to […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom should veto Assembly Bill 1936 and ask the Assembly and state Senate to hold hearings during which the historical record regarding Serranus Hastings is thoroughly, fairly and impartially vetted before stripping his name from Hastings College of the Law, the institution he endowed.

California voters elected a record 50 women to the state Legislature in November. It has been a long, tough road to more power.

See if you can spot the trend. In 2014, California lawmakers passed a law banning single-use plastic bags. Outraged plastic bag manufacturers gathered the requisite signatures for a referendum, asking voters to strike down the ban in 2016. (The ban survived). In 2018, lawmakers ended cash bail in California. Two years later, the question was […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom should sign Assembly Bill 2841 to make sure voters are not mistakenly dropped from the voting rolls.

Loyal readers of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto messages may have noticed a new theme popping up lately.  Newsom, again and again: “With our state facing lower-than-expected revenues over the first few months of this fiscal year, it is important to remain disciplined.” Bills to boost health insurance subsidies, exempt manufacturers from certain sales taxes, help […]

“Red flag” laws have been slow to take off in many places, but San Diego’s program shows how advocates hope gun violence restraining orders can be used to prevent tragedy.

A last-minute bill would have forced Cal State to give non-faculty staff raises, costing the system almost $900 million over ten years — money the system says it doesn’t have.