Sexual Harassment

Prisoners who are sexually assaulted by guards often face retaliation. A survivor argues the safest option is to release them from prison.

A day after Rep. Eric Swallwell said he would resign from Congress, a Beverly Hills woman detailed what she described as a violent sexual encounter with the Democratic lawmaker.

Rep. Eric Swalwell had been in a three-way tie among top Democratic hopefuls in the gubernatorial race, until recent sexual misconduct allegations.

San Francisco Democrats are confronting a wave of allegations of sexual harassment and assault within the political community, and criticisms over how they were handled. While California's political culture remains ripe for abuses, reform efforts in San Francisco could be a model for others.

A recent state survey reveals 2 in 3 Black women are breadwinners; 8 in 10 worry about discrimination or mistreatment and more like Gov. Gavin Newsom than Vice President Kamala Harris.

The sexual misconduct scandal at California State University brought down one chancellor and looms as a huge challenge for the new leader. But how bad is the situation at America’s largest public university system? No one really knows — and the two most detailed looks at the problem came up with very different numbers. As […]

After several high-profile sexual harassment cases, Cal State needs more training, staff and outreach to students and employees, an outside firm concludes.

Sexual assault survivors on college campuses often have to navigate emergency care and reporting processes on their own, right after they were attacked. Assemblymember Akilah Weber, a La Mesa Democrat, authored a bill in partnership with students to reduce a critical barrier for reporting: safe transportation.

Some California colleges are responding to campus sexual assault and harassment with restorative justice: a process that brings together the student who was harmed, the person who harmed them and the community to seek solutions.

The Improving Public Transit Ridership Safety bill would require California’s 10 largest transit agencies to recognize street harassment as a rider safety concern.