Economic Inequality

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Newsom signs bill making family leave affordable to more workers

The bill increases leave payments to 90% of paychecks for lower-income workers in 2025, so more of them can afford time off for maternity leave or to care for ill family members.

经过 邝婧 • 9 月 30, 2022

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Newsom relents, signs farmworker union bill after pressure from Biden and labor

Two days before deadline, after vetoing a similar bill last year and resisting months of marches, vigils and posturing, including a note from President Biden, Newsom changed his mind on a farmworker labor bill.

经过 邝婧 • 9 月 28, 2022

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Reparations task force: State could owe Black Californians hundreds of thousands of dollars

Black Californians could be due hundreds of thousands of dollars for housing discrimination, incarceration, and health disparities alone, consultants said at reparations task force hearings.

经过 Levi Kalish • 9 月 26, 2022

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East Palo Alto needs to beef up housing policies that protect families from displacement

My family has worked relentlessly to maintain its roots in East Palo Alto, because the city is our home. But we can no longer live there because there are no affordable homes. The lack of city plans and policies to keep residents from losing their homes is alarming.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 26, 2022

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工资盗窃案：加州工人赢得对老板的判决，但仍未获得工资

Five years after workers win wage theft claims, state records show only 1 in 7 were paid their judgments in full. Some companies appealed or ignored court judgments.

经过 邝婧 和 亚历杭德罗·拉佐 • 9 月 15, 2022

高等教育

California to give $2,500 training grant to workers who lost jobs during pandemic

A one-time state program worth $500 million has opened up from its pilot program to support displaced workers who want to acquire new job skills. Unlike other student aid, this grant can support programs shorter than three months. Recipients cannot have been enrolled in a training program when they lost their jobs.

经过 米哈伊尔·津施坦 • 9 月 12, 2022

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Paid Family Leave isn’t an option for low-income families

If new parents want to take bonding leave, or adult children want to apply for Paid Family Leave to care for an ill parent, they need to be able to afford a 40% pay cut. Senate Bill 951 would provide enough income for workers who contribute to the fund with each paycheck to access the benefit.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 9 月 7, 2022

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Wage Theft: Car wash workers in $2.3 million case await pay 3 years later

The state said the case against Playa Vista would be the largest wage theft payout by a California car wash. Years later Antonio Dominguez and dozens of other car washers have yet to see any of their unpaid wages.

经过 亚历杭德罗·拉佐 和 Levi Kalish • 8 月 25, 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

重要的事情

1 million Californians lack safe drinking water

Under state law, every Californian has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water — but a blistering audit released Tuesday shows just how far the state is from turning that promise into reality. As CalMatters water reporter Rachel Becker and I write, Acting State Auditor Michael Tilden slammed regulators at the State Water […]

经过 Emily Hoeven • 7 月 27, 2022