Health CareCalifornia wants to snip costs for vasectomies and condomsAugust 23, 2022Most women can already get free birth control. California lawmakers are debating whether to extend that perk to millions of men.
State GovernmentCalifornia governor vetoes supervised drug injection sitesAugust 22, 2022Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed a handful of California cities and counties to operate supervised drug injection sites. In his veto message, he said he’s concerned these sites could result in unintended consequences.
State GovernmentCalifornia’s fast food bill could link chains to wage theft and other workplace violationsAugust 21, 2022Proponents say AB 257 could curb wage theft, but restaurateurs say it could raise costs and prices and fundamentally change relationships with fast food chains.
State GovernmentBack to school: California Republicans bet big on local board racesAugust 21, 2022Shut out from winning statewide offices, the state GOP is seeking to capitalize on parents’ anger to win local school board races in 2022 and motivate Republican voters.
State GovernmentMore communities are giving flavored tobacco the boot. Will California follow?August 20, 2022San Jose and Sacramento this summer joined scores of other California cities and counties that have banned the sale of flavored tobacco products. In November, California voters will decide whether to allow a statewide ban to take effect.
State GovernmentFrustration spurs California parents to run for school boardsAugust 20, 2022Some parents who have been outspoken in their criticism of local school districts are finding allies in community members opposed to COVID safety protocols and other education policies.
State GovernmentCalifornia is giving millions of kids up to $1,500 for college or career training. Here’s how to get it.August 17, 2022 | Janelle SalangaThe CalKIDS program, launched in early August, gives newborns and kids from low-income families money to put toward career education or college after high school.
EnvironmentCalifornians still want clean, safe water a decade after state declared it a human rightAugust 11, 2022 | Manola SecairaGroups converged on California’s Capitol on Thursday to lobby for proposed laws to create more water equity.
State GovernmentCalifornia unemployment program too focused on fraud, failed to timely provide hundreds of millions of dollars, report findsAugust 8, 2022 | Mike HagertyThe state’s Employement Development Department and unemployment insurance program is too focused on rooting out fraud and minimizing business costs than providing people with timely benefits, according to the LAO report.
State GovernmentIn California, abortion could become a constitutional right. So could birth control.August 7, 2022Proposition 1, the constitutional amendment that would enshrine abortion in California’s constitution, would also lock in a right that has gotten less attention: the right to “choose or refuse” contraception.
