Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez, a key union backer in the California Legislature, will step down to take over the California Labor Federation.
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Posted inHousing
Is union labor requirement in the way of easing California’s affordable housing crisis?
What is a skilled and trained workforce, and what could the labor requirement do to California affordable housing bills in the Legislature?
Posted inMy Turn
Californians should be seeing red over electricity rate hikes
New bill would limit sky-high fees that enrich utilities at the expense of ratepayers, but legislators may need a push.
Posted inCommentary
Offloading two of California’s civic embarrassments
California is seeing two current examples of offloading civic fiascos rather than dealing with them directly.
Posted inEnvironment
Premature or precautionary? California is first to tackle microplastics in drinking water
Huge gaps exist in scientific knowledge, but California is about to set the world’s first health guidelines for microplastics in drinking water. Yet no one agrees how to test water for the tiny bits of plastic, or how dangerous they are.
Posted inCalMatters en Español
¿Prematuro o precautorio? California es el primero en abordar los microplásticos en el agua potable
Existen enormes lagunas en el conocimiento científico, pero California está a punto de establecer las primeras pautas de salud del mundo para los microplásticos en el agua potable. Sin embargo, nadie está de acuerdo en cómo analizar el agua en busca de pequeños trozos de plástico, o cuán peligrosos son.
Posted inMy Turn
No justice for high school ethnic studies bill; Newsom, Legislature should change that
The high school ethnic studies bill in the Legislature had all the stars aligned in its favor this year, so why was it defunded and implimentation delayed?
Posted inWhatMatters
Regents consider raising tuition + Legislators mull cutting cannabis tax + A threat to Medi-Cal
UC regents consider tax hike. Legislators consider cutting cannabis tax. State braces for another challenge to Obamacare and Medi-Cal
Posted inWhatMatters
Housing and vaping return to the Capitol, with mixed results
Affordable housing plan gets chilly reception. Big cities tackle homelessness in different ways. Push to ban e-cigarettes resurfaces.
Posted inHousing
Last year’s hottest housing fight just got resurrected — here’s what to know
Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 50 is back with more local control for the cities and suburbs that twice helped sink it. Will the third time be the charm?