Prevent California courts from enforcing any out-of-state court rulings that deny parents custody for allowing their trans kids to get gender-affirming care. Block California agencies from complying with any out-of-state subpoenas seeking information about people who come to the Golden State for gender-affirming care. Declare as the lowest priority for California law enforcement any out-of-state criminal arrest warrant linked to someone receiving gender-affirming care.
Newsom tweeted :“Disney, the door is open to bring those jobs back to California — the state that actually represents the values of your workers.”
The bill language , released Wednesday night, says the fund would help cover abortion patients’ airfare, lodging, ground transportation, gas money, meals, child care, doula support and translation services. State Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Berkeley Democrat and bill co-author: This proposal “sends a clear message to the rest of the nation: We are fully committed to ensuring that California women and those who may seek refuge here have access to all reproductive services, including abortion.” On Thursday, the Assembly passed a bill that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for abortions and abortion-related services. It now faces a procedural vote in the Senate before heading to Newsom’s desk.
Intensifying the rivalry: Population growth trends that saw California lose a congressional seat for the first time in history , while Texas gained two and Florida added one.
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Jim Mangia, CEO of St. John’s Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles , which is awaiting $7 million in state reimbursements: “It’s frustrating because the state says they’re committed to vaccine equity, but they’re not paying the vaccine equity providers.”
One possible solution: A bill from state Sen. Bob Hertzberg, a Van Nuys Democrat, would invest $400 million in community health centers for wages, workforce training and improved care, Kristen reports .
In the latest cycle now underway, HCD asked cities to plan for a lot more housing than usual to accommodate new population growth and pent-up demand — prompting cities to say the agency was asking for too much .But in a Thursday report , the California State Auditor found the state was actually underestimating housing needs in three regions. The report identified statistical errors that resulted in an undercount of nearly 4,000 housing units in Sacramento and Santa Barbara counties alone. It also found that HCD’s accounting for homes lost to wildfires was inconsistent across counties and that the agency relied on shaky or outdated data on a few key factors: population growth, housing vacancy rates and the balance between jobs and housing. The auditor directed HCD to clean up some of its methodology, which the agency has agreed to do. HCD said this won’t impact the current assignment facing California cities. Megan Kirkeby, HCD’s deputy director for housing policy development: “We acknowledge the audit uncovered that some process improvements are needed, and we are already addressing those by adding staff to the (appropriate) team and implementing the suggested changes.”
Becker: Penalizing developers “makes absolutely no sense when we are short millions of affordable homes in California. Cities and counties should be on the hook for compliance, but affordable homes should not be used as a bargaining chip.”
The federal government signaled its intention Thursday to loan $2.2 billion to help build the long-delayed giant Sites reservoir in Northern California. A new study examining the economic impacts of the powerful Westlands Water District — the largest agricultural water agency in the nation — found that “inadequate and unreliable” water sources could put 35,000 jobs in the central San Joaquin Valley at risk.
