March 2023

California farmworkers marched 335 miles last year to pressure Gov. Gavin Newsom on a law that would help them unionize. Then the union agreed to give back a key win.

California’s reparations task force has until July 1 to make recommendations to the Legislature on how to compensate descendants of enslaved Black people, but with just under four months to go, the group has made few final decisions.  The nine-member panel met in Sacramento on Friday and Saturday, and, after two days of often intense […]

In 2015 and again in 2017, the California Legislature reformed how tax and bond measures are presented to voters, providing greater transparency on impacts and requiring ballot summaries to be neutral. There's now a new effort to undo much of those reforms.

A push for governmental reform has popped up in an unlikely place, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

Los planes de agua subterránea, que atienden en gran medida a las comunidades latinas de bajos ingresos, se han considerado inadecuados para prevenir los pozos secos y los hundimientos de tierra.

En abril, el estado reanudará sus revisiones anuales de elegibilidad para Medi-Cal. Dado que algunos afiliados ya no califican o no saben que necesitan renovar su cobertura, los funcionarios estiman que entre 2 y 3 millones de personas podrían perder su seguro.

The oil industry is seeking to overturn a new California law that restricts where drilling can take place. Rather than wait for the 2024 election, oil industry opponents are calling on the governor to use his power to ensure the protections still go into effect.

Groundwater plans, largely serving low-income Latino communities, were deemed inadequate for preventing dry wells and sinking land.

Next year, California voters will have a chance to decide whether new oil drilling regulations should take effect. Oil industry officials warn that, if enacted, it could hinder production and force California to look elsewhere for its supply.

In April, the state will resume its annual eligibility reviews for Medi-Cal. With some enrollees no longer qualifying or unaware they need to renew their coverage, officials estimate 2 million to 3 million people could lose their insurance.