May 10, 2023

EN RESUMEN Con miles de estudiantes sin hogar y con inseguridad alimentaria, los legisladores estatales financiaron nuevos programas para ofrecer apoyo a los colegios comunitarios. CalMatters preguntó a cada universidad cómo les iba. Read this article in English. Ram Pantry atiende a más de 900 estudiantes al día, de lunes a jueves, con comida gratis […]

EN RESUMEN Una nueva ley estatal tiene como objetivo garantizar que los trabajadores con discapacidades ganen al menos el salario mínimo. Pero a algunos les preocupa que el estado no tenga suficientes recursos para ayudar a estos trabajadores a competir por puestos de trabajo. Read this article in English. En un almacén ubicado en un […]

If passed, Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 would give California voters the opportunity to enshrine housing as a fundamental right in the state constitution. The amendment could dramatically reshape how the state confronts the housing crisis.

With thousands of homeless and food insecure students, state legislators funded new programs to offer support to community colleges. CalMatters asked each college how it’s going.

A new state law aims to ensure workers with disabilities earn at least minimum wage. But some worry that the state doesn’t have enough resources to help these workers compete for jobs.

The California reparations task force created economic models for lawmakers to calculate the costs of racism in California. Try our interactive tool to see what an individual might be owed.

If you’re the author or supporter of a bill before the California Legislature, this is one list you dread: While getting sent to the “suspense file” doesn’t seal a measure’s fate, it does put it at some risk of being killed for the year.  Leading up to the big suspense file decision day next week, […]