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Street vendor bill needs some adjustments

Permitted street vending is an integral part of California culture, but it must be managed properly to ensure health and safety of vendors, business owners and visitors.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 23, 2022

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Wildlife crossings make roads safer for animals and humans

The Safe Roads and Wildlife Protection Act would require Caltrans and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to identify wildlife barriers and prioritize crossings when building or improving roads and highways.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 22, 2022

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Converting idle commercial land would ease state’s housing and climate crises

Assembly Bill 2011 would streamline approvals to convert empty strip malls, office parks and parking lots into affordable and mixed-income housing, concentrating development in order to build resilient communities and protect our planet.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 22, 2022

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CARE Court plan rightly targets government’s responsibilities on homelessness

The governor’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court plan has the potential to transform how we address homelessness in California — by requiring the government to act.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 19, 2022

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Stopping pay for workers sick with COVID is misguided

California’s workplace safety officials are considering keeping in place the requirement to keep positive COVID cases out of the workplace, but throwing out the requirement to pay workers who are excluded from the workplace when sick.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 17, 2022

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Transparency is key to pay equity for contract workers

Senate Bill 1162 — the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act — is a critical step to ensure that companies, policymakers and the public have the data they need to ensure contract workers are no longer a hidden part of California’s workforce.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 16, 2022

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500,000 Californians stand to benefit from new apprenticeship plan

Expanding apprenticeship will create new opportunities for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, workers facing barriers and both in-school and out-of-school youths for whom the opportunity cost of higher education is simply too high.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 15, 2022

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California can improve access to abortion by easing rules on physician oversight

The state’s shortage of doctors is creating a barrier to abortion access. Senate Bill 1375 would allow qualified nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform abortions without physician supervision.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 12, 2022

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State needs to kick-start funding for electric truck and bus fleet programs

Putting more electric trucks and buses on California roads will improve air quality and grow local jobs. But for many fleets, the transition to electric will require innovative policy and finance solutions to get the job done on pace with climate targets.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 10, 2022

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Drought requires new strategies for managing crop land

The San Joaquin Valley is California’s largest agricultural region, but it’s facing an uncertain future. A combination of persistent drought and the rollout of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act will increase regional water scarcity in the coming decades. Water scarcity will have a major effect on land use: At least half a million acres are […]

经过 嘉宾评论 • 8 月 9, 2022