From California Healthline...
California Fails to Adequately Help Blind and Deaf Prisoners, US Judge Rules
04/08/2024Thirty years after prisoners with disabilities sued the state of California and 25 years after a federal court first ordered accommodations, a judge found that state prison and parole officials still are not doing enough to help deaf and blind prisoners.
From Los Angeles Times...
Opinion: I've Covered California's Homeless Since Before the Word Was Used. This Is What I Learned
04/06/2024I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.
From CalMatters...
CA Budget Deal Gets Early Start on Deficit
04/05/2024Not filling open positions in state government, cutting a school facilities program and several climate initiatives, delaying funding for public transit — these are some of the first steps that California officials plan to take to deal with a looming multibillion-dollar budget deficit.
From CalMatters...
These Californians Just Got Protection From Big Rent Hikes
04/05/2024Tenants in many new privately owned, low-income units will be protected from double-digit increases. So will some in existing units, after a state committee on affordable housing imposed a rent cap.
From EdSource...
Bill to Mandate ‘Science of Reading’ in California Schools Faces Teachers Union Opposition
04/04/2024The move puts the fate of AB 2222 in question, but supporters insist that there is room to negotiate changes that can help tackle the state's literacy crisis.
From SF Gate...
Photographers Capture Spectacular Streaking Lights of Southern California
04/02/2024It quickly became clear that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was responsible for the show. The lights were a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:30 p.m., and it’s trail was visible from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park.
From Los Angeles Times...
Part of Highway 1 Near Big Sur Crumbles as New Landslide Closes More of Historic Roadway
03/30/2024Highway 1 is closed indefinitely from Palo Colorado Road to Rocky Creek Bridge, the California Department of Transportation said on social media after a new landslide eroded part of the roadway.
From Los Angeles Times...
Salmon Populations Are Struggling, Bringing Economic Woes for California's Fishing Fleet
03/30/2024Captains of fishing boats on the California coast are bracing for salmon fishing to be severely restricted — or possibly canceled for a second year.
From CalMatters...
CA Fast Food Workers Get Higher Wages, but Which Ones?
03/29/2024According to emails obtained by CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang in response to a public records request, a range of employers have been trying to figure out if they must pay $20 ever since the law was signed late last September.
From EdSource...
Homeless Infants and Toddlers Largely Unenrolled in Early Ed Programs
03/28/2024Evictions have exacerbated homelessness nationwide, increasing the rate of homeless infants and toddlers. Most of those children are not enrolled in early education programs.
From California Healthline...
Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage
03/28/2024Disputes between insurers and providers can lead to entire hospital systems suddenly leaving the plans.
From SF Gate...
Feds Propose Killing Nearly 500,000 'Invasive' Owls to Save Calif. Native Owls
03/27/2024The goal is to eliminate habitat competition between "invasive" owls and native owls.
From CalMatters...
RFK Jr. Picks VP, but Still Isn’t on California Ballot
03/27/2024Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Oakland to announce his vice presidential pick on Tuesday, so it wasn’t too much of a shocker that his pick was Nicole Shanahan, a Bay Area tech attorney and philanthropist.
From CalMatters...
03/27/2024After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.
From KFF Health News...
At Stake in Mifepristone Case: Abortion, FDA’s Authority, and Return to 1873 Obscenity Law
03/25/2024Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country.
From Los Angeles Times...
Reps. Gaetz and Greene Lawsuit Against Cities Where Political Rally Was Canceled Can Move Forward
03/25/2024A judge ruled GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene can move forward with their lawsuit against two California cities where rallies were canceled.
From SF Gate...
California Forever Denies Reports of Shady Tactics Outside Bay Area Target
03/24/2024Rumors are flying that California Forever is using dodgy tactics to gather signatures.
From Los Angeles Times...
California Speeds Plans to Empty San Quentin's Death Row
03/18/2024California prison officials announced they will move the last 457 condemned prisoners out of San Quentin's death row by summer. They will be transferred to other state prisons and housed in the general population.
From Los Angeles Times...
Alan G. Sieroty, Former State Senator Who Helped Create the Coastal Commission, Dies at 93
03/17/2024Sieroty, of Beverly Hills, served as a state Assembly member and senator, championing disability rights and efforts to protect California's coast.
From Los Angeles Times...
California Unlikely to Meet Landmark Goals for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
03/15/2024California will miss its goals unless it can increase emission reductions threefold, according to a new study.