A union-backed bill that would make strikers eligible for Californiaâs unemployment benefits awaits the governorâs signature. Businesses say itâll cost too much.
Police canât force homeless people from encampments unless the city in question has âadequate shelterâ for those who are displaced, according to courts. Now everyone involved wants to know what âadequateâ means.
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Some independent California community hospitals have struggled with rising costs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Three declared bankruptcy this year, prompting the state to distribute interest-free loans.
American Medical Response has poured more than $3 million into a November 2024 initiative to raise requirements for levying taxes and fees. The company says itâs looking out for patients, but local officials say itâs about the money.
By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.
A conversation with Stacy Caldwell, CEO of Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
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.
Showing solidarity with other social classes is a prominent union strategy in the so-called âhot labor summerâ sweeping California. Itâs too soon to say if the inter-union activity will get employers to bargain.
California grants school boards much local control, but recent events have pushed the state to take steps to stop local school board meetings from turning into potentially dangerous culture war battlegrounds.
Transfer to a four-year institution is a benchmark for success among community colleges, but the numbers are low and disparities across the system persist, especially between colleges in rural areas and those in wealthy suburbs.
One California mental health crisis center grew its staff by almost 50 percent to handle that number of calls from people in need of counseling that itâs received since the state launched its 988 hotline a year ago.
A new ban on flavored tobacco products is accelerating a decline in nicotine tax revenue that funds Californiaâs early childhood services. Some programs are already making cuts.
Los Angelesâ new homelessness solution is meant to quickly get people out of encampments and into housingâas the city grapples with the stateâs largest population of unhoused residents. But the program is struggling to house people and connect them with âŠ
After weeks of negotiations, the governor and top Democrats in the Legislature say they have a budget deal. Legislators will start voting today on bills related to the agreement, which sets spending and policy across a wide range of issues âŠ
You have to be 18 to get divorced in California, but thereâs no minimum age to get married. Child marriage survivors protested at the state Capitol, but the Legislature likely wonât act until next year.
A California child care crisis could be coming if subsidies remain at current low levels in the state budget. Providers say home daycare businesses may need to close if increased help is not on the way.
California legislators have passed a slew of laws to protect abortion rights. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many fear attempting to regulate âcrisis pregnancy centersâ is legally risky.
Nonprofits and other groups play an important role in every community, yet people are often unaware of this work. Getting the word out is vital. We can help.
Josh Fryday, Californiaâs chief service officer, touts the stateâs AmeriCorps agencies, which offer paid service opportunities to students and others.
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