Shirley Weber

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, August 18. Newsom orders investigation Millions of Californians should expect rolling blackouts through Wednesday night — and they’ll likely last hours longer than those over the weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. Newsom said the state anticipates being 4,400 megawatts short of Monday’s energy needs. One megawatt can power up […]

En medio del debate nacional sobre raza y justicia aparece el último intento de revocar la prohibición de California de los programas de acción afirmativa.

George Floyd killing could spark policy changes in California. What you need to know about the California National Guard.

Amid the nationwide debate about race and justice, the latest attempt to repeal California's ban on affirmative action programs.

Assemblywoman Shirley Weber’s AB 3121 would establish a reparations committee to educate Californians about slavery and recommend ways the state can help remedy generations of inequality and discrimination.

El Proyecto de Ley AB 3121 de la asambleísta Shirley Weber crearía un comité de reparaciones para educar a los californianos sobre la esclavitud y recomendar formas en las que el estado puede ayudar a remediar generaciones de desigualdad y discriminación.

A proposal to strengthen school spending transparency is among the few education bills that have survived a legislative session upended by the pandemic.

Steak dinners with lobbyists, overseas trips, favors for spouses — nonprofits set up by California legislators and their staffers are testing campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials. Here as elsewhere, they're on the rise.

A critical state audit has made oversight of spending on disadvantaged students a first order of business for California lawmakers. 

After Sacramento police shot and killed Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was in his grandparents’ backyard, activists set out to change California law. They wanted to make it harder to legally justify police shootings. That sparked a heated debate in the state Capitol between the powerful police lobby and families whose loved ones […]