En resumen Aproximadamente 360,000 estudiantes de UC y Cal State pronto recibirán entre $1,000 y $3,000 para financiar su educación este otoño como parte del esfuerzo de California para que la universidad esté libre de deudas. Otra forma de ayudar a más estudiantes de colegios comunitarios tiene un camino menos claro. Read this article in English. […]
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Debt-free college: California’s on the verge of spending over a half-billion dollars to help 360,000 students
Roughly 360,000 UC and Cal State students may soon receive about $1,000 to $3,000 to fund their educations this fall as part of California’s effort to make college debt-free. Another form of aid to help more community college students has a less clear path.
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California redistricting: Which incumbents are in tough spots?
The state’s redistricting commission isn’t supposed to consider where current elected officials live. And the preliminary maps put some House members and state legislators into less politically friendly districts, or in the same district as another incumbent.
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California still won’t make COVID-19 workplace outbreaks public
Faced with business opposition, a state lawmaker fails to deliver on a pledge to require companies to report COVID outbreaks publicly. Supporters vow to fight for transparency in the name of public health and workplace safety.
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Newsom wants extra $600 stimulus for low-wage Californians
The governor proposes a $600 stimulus for low-income Californians on top of the recent federal stimulus aid. He also wants to extend California’s eviction moratorium, which is currently set to expire Jan. 31.
Posted inCoronavirus
New law in 1 minute: California businesses must report COVID outbreaks
Millions of Californians continue to risk COVID-19 infection by showing up in person at work during the pandemic. But the state and federal governments have never required companies to share information about outbreaks with their employees — or to health authorities. More than nine months after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the first shelter-in-place order, a […]
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Becerra sues Amazon to cooperate with California’s COVID-19 safety investigation
California’s attorney general sued to get Amazon to comply with investigative subpoenas into the e-commerce giant’s coronavirus prevention efforts.
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Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at workplaces. Why keep it secret?
Nine months into the pandemic, the public remains in the dark about most workplace outbreaks. Fresno County public health officials blame incomplete data and staffing shortages. One lawmaker may reintroduce legislation to make workplace outbreak data public statewide.
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Oregon posts workplace outbreaks, California has no such plan
Oregon led with transparency in reporting workplace outbreaks. California shields businesses so as not to shame them. The distinction has workers and public health experts worried.
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First county announces new COVID-19 protections for temporary ag workers
Santa Barbara County adopts new rules aimed at preventing COVID-19 outbreaks among H-2A farmworkers. The move comes amid reports of outbreaks, including a monthlong investigation by CalMatters and The Salinas Californian that uncovered outbreaks that sickened more than 350.