September 12, 2023

Newsom signed two bills requiring large companies to report their financial risks posed by climate change as well as their annual greenhouse gases. But he will work with the Legislature to relax the 2026 deadlines.

Read this story in English. El esfuerzo para permitir que el personal legislativo de California se sindicalice (al menos 23 años en proceso) está casi en su punto final. Pero para obtener suficiente apoyo de sus jefes, aún se están realizando cambios significativos: los nuevos legisladores podrían despedir a los empleados de sus predecesores. En […]

Legislators sent to Gov. Newsom a bill giving their staff the right to unionize. But a final change allows new lawmakers to dismiss their predecessor’s staffers.

Building knowledge and access for young journalists and their teachers is crucial to building a better, more community-focused news ecosystem in California and across the nation.

Read this story in English. Es raro que un proyecto de ley de California vuelva a la vida después de soportar una silenciosa muerte legislativa, pero un esfuerzo archivado para ayudar a más estudiantes de colegios comunitarios a transferirse a la Universidad de California de repente tiene nueva vigencia. Encabezando esta reactivación de último minuto […]

The bill, if approved, would begin at UCLA, with other campuses added later. But not everyone is on board with the latest plan.

Read this story in English. Se está gestando una revolución en los colegios comunitarios de California: no más calificaciones, no más asistir a conferencias o seminarios, no más fechas límite. En un programa piloto que está tomando forma en ocho de los colegios comunitarios del estado, el único requisito para algunos títulos asociados será la […]

A last-minute legislative deal would raise pay for California health care workers while giving medical providers a guarantee that they won’t have to battle local measures on employee compensation.

A bipartisan bill would create a state ombudsperson to intervene when public records requests are denied. But an advocacy group is concerned that it will encourage state agencies to go to court.

Eight community colleges in California are testing out a new education model, one that defines success by the skills a student learns, not the time they spend in a classroom. But changing the traditional education system isn’t easy.