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Tag: Buffy Wicks

A multi-family home in Oakland on Sept. 2, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Democratic squabbling doomed California’s ‘Year of housing production.’ What will happen in 2021?

Avatar by Matt Levin September 11, 2020September 15, 2020

Despite entering 2020 with the governor and many legislators pushing for an increase in housing production, none of the bills put forth went into effect. The coronavirus pandemic has also put prospects for such bills in 2021 in doubt.

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks poses with her newborn baby on the assembly floor as Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris snaps a photo with her phone on Aug. 31, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Podcast: Buffy Wicks on the eviction deal and the duplex debacle

Avatar by Matt Levin September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

Newsom defends progress on homelessness

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven September 3, 2020September 3, 2020
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks walks across the floor during a vote carrying her 1-month-old baby on Aug. 31, 2020. Wicks was not permitted to vote remotely despite having a newborn. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Nail-biter for family leave bill reveals tough realities for working moms

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall September 2, 2020September 2, 2020
coronavirus california legislature, Sen. Holly Mitchell, upper left corner, on a video conference from her home. Photo courtesy of the office of Sen. Holly Mitchell

‘Hella connected’: How California lawmakers are governing from home

AvatarCalMatters staff by Laurel Rosenhall and CalMatters staff April 6, 2020April 8, 2020
Alice Crisci gave birth to her son Dante years after paying out-of-pocket to preserve her fertility, which was jeopardized by her cancer treatment. Photo by Iris Schneider for CalMatters

California at odds over whether to make insurers cover infertility treatments

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera September 3, 2019June 23, 2020

As gun control efforts advance in California Capitol, opponents bank on the courts

Avatar by Ben Christopher August 21, 2019June 23, 2020

Legislation seeks to outsmart ‘smart’ speakers

Avatar by Guest Commentary May 23, 2019
PARADISE, CA - NOVEMBER 15: Aerial footage shows homes destroyed by the Camp Fire near the Paradise Plaza off Clark Road in Paradise, California, on Thursday, November 15, 2018. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group)

Fire, rain, PG&E’s dire straits, and privacy

Dan Morain by Dan Morain March 1, 2019

Progressive leader? When it comes to female lawmakers, California ties Georgia for 20th place

Elizabeth Castillo by Elizabeth Castillo January 16, 2019June 23, 2020

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