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From books to 3D printers, the many reasons to thank librarians

In this National Library Week, thank a librarian. Libraries are safe, accessible, non-stigmatized places that welcome everyone, even our most disenfranchised. Libraries aren’t the cure for California’s most vexing challenges, but investing more in them makes those challenges less vexing.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 4 月 10, 2019

时事通讯

Kamala Harris drops by, gender pay equity, and homeless health

Kamala Harris returns to friendly turf, Jennifer Siebel Newsom pushes for gender pay equity, hospital visits by the homeless surge

经过 Dan Morain • 4 月 2, 2019

时事通讯

Defending Obamacare, protecting birds, treating psychiatric emergencies

State takes on Trump administration over Obamacare, migratory birds, hospital respond to spike in mental emergencies, homeless college students need help

经过 Dan Morain • 3 月 26, 2019

经济

The #RealCollege guru offers three ways to fix California’s student financial aid

If the plight of hungry and homeless college students has lately caught the national media’s attention, it’s in no small part due to the efforts of Temple University professor Sara Goldrick-Rab.  Goldrick-Rab, who describes herself as a “scholar activist,” has been trying to get policymakers to address the cost of college for years, advocating policy […]

经过 费利西亚梅洛 • 3 月 25, 2019

时事通讯

Homeless undercounts, UC’s stand, child birth complications

Homeless counts questioned, UC takes a stand on access to scholarly research, birth complications spike for new moms

经过 Dan Morain • 3 月 7, 2019

政治

To help people off the streets and into shelters, welcome their pets?

Most shelters for people experiencing homelessness still don’t accept pets. But a bill under consideration in the California Legislature aims to make the practice more common—creating $5 million in grants to reward shelters that welcome people and their pets.

经过 伊丽莎白·卡斯蒂略 • 3 月 3, 2019

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Housing is a right. Lawmakers should work to provide it

When it comes to basic needs and rights, we cannot trust the market to work for everyone. That’s why government intervenes in the market to provide public education, affordable health care, food and water.  Affordable housing should be no different.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 2 月 20, 2019

住房

Frustrated by government’s slow response, Californians are serving homeless neighbors themselves

As inequality increases and encampments sprout in virtually every city statewide, some Californians are taking it upon themselves to address the pressing needs of homeless people in their neighborhoods—doing the work they think government should be doing, but isn’t.

经过 Matt Tinoco, KPCC • 2 月 13, 2019

时事通讯

Newsom stirs high speed rail furor

Newsom's State of the State throws the Central Valley a peace offering on the Delta tunnels, creates high speed rail confusion and offers a big social plan.

经过 Dan Morain • 2 月 13, 2019

评论

My turn: Finally, California seems determined to end homelessness

If our government is going to truly prioritize housing all Californians, cities and counties must be required to put a significant portion of any incentive funding from the state toward directly supporting the production of homes at levels affordable to people most in need.

经过 嘉宾评论 • 1 月 17, 2019