April 9, 2024

Hay tan pocos datos disponibles que es imposible siquiera saber si varios de los programas para personas sin hogar más grandes de California están funcionando, según una auditoría estatal publicada el martes.

There’s so little data available, it’s impossible to even tell if several of California’s largest homelessness programs are working, according to a statewide audit released Tuesday.

Los demócratas en la Asamblea y el Senado de California rara vez votan en contra de los proyectos de ley, pero pocos parecen dispuestos a discutir sus registros de votación, así como la controversial práctica de negarse a votar en lugar de decir “no”.

Democrats in California’s Assembly and Senate rarely vote against bills, yet few seem willing to discuss their voting records, as well as the controversial practice of declining to vote instead of saying “no.”

Las divulgaciones financieras muestran que los legisladores estatales recibieron más de 330,000 dólares en obsequios, además de más de 1.1 millones de dólares en viajes patrocinados por grupos de interés. Ese total el año pasado es un 28% mayor que en 2022.

Financial disclosures show that state lawmakers were showered with more than $330,000 in gifts, plus more than $1.1 million in travel sponsored by interest groups. That total last year is 28% higher than in 2022.

Californians are divided on how much to incorporate LGBTQ instruction at schools, but fear of backlash should not be an excuse for failing to follow the law, a trans former teacher argues.

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Hoping to leverage popular resistance to tax increases, business and anti-tax groups in California have qualified a measure for the November ballot that would make raising state and local taxes much more difficult. It's a showdown that's been building for nearly five decades.