Finally, California is enacting laws to protect children from social media addiction and the harms of smartphones. It's a welcome sign for many families that have endured tragedy or hardship.
Several efforts to restrict solitary confinement in California, including a bill attempting to exclude pregnant people, have either been vetoed, killed or watered down. Reformers vow to keep fighting.
Without adequate workforce opportunities for older adults, their quality of life and California's economy could take a staggering hit. The challenge can’t be solved with policy alone.
By Tylor Taylor and Jennifer Taylor-Mendoza • 9 月 24, 2024
The unprecedented decision by the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority to shut down the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak station deserves immediate legal scrutiny from the attorney general, a Bay Area transit advocate argues.
A bill on the governor's desk would acknowledge tribal sovereignty over cultural burning for the first time in California history. As state embraces prescribed burns to help reduce wildfire risk, Native American tribes still face legal barriers to performing a cherished cultural practice.
California voters will soon decide whether to reclassify certain theft and drug penalties under Proposition 36. A formerly homeless man who misused drugs and was arrested for theft believes the ballot initiative will rightly restore accountability and compassion.
Barriers to voting disproportionately impact marginalized members of California's communities. Voting is a privilege, and one that people with access should exercise.
As a DACA recipient in San Diego completed her citizenship ceremony, she thought of "the community that poured into the cup of this once-undocumented Mexican girl with big dreams."