Health CareCalifornia ballot initiative will seek to restrict gender-affirming care for trans youthAugust 30, 2023 | Kate WolffeA small group of activists has filed proposals for three 2024 state ballot initiatives. Among them is a measure that would ask voters to decide whether trans minors should be allowed to medically transition in any way.
State GovernmentCalifornia state Senate leader says she will step down from leadership postAugust 29, 2023The leader of the California Senate says she will step down from her leadership post. Toni Atkins was the first woman and the first openly gay person to lead the California Senate. State Sen. Mike McGuire will replace her.
Health CareCalifornia’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixesAugust 26, 2023Patient advocates have long alleged the Medical Board of California is ineffective at policing doctors. But a proposal to beef up its budget and overhaul procedures faces stiff resistance from the doctors' lobby.
State GovernmentLegislation spurred by a ‘hot labor summer’ would let striking workers get unemploymentAugust 23, 2023 | Nicole NixonThe bill was amended late in the legislative session and would need fast-tracked approval in the Assembly and Senate before lawmakers’ September 15 deadline.
State Government8 months after storms, California disaster relief slowly flows to undocumented workers who lost homes, incomeAugust 20, 2023Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $95 million would help undocumented workers rebuild after winter storms and floods. Months later, $18 million is being doled out and there are translation issues with the state’s website.
EnvironmentHardly anyone owns a hydrogen car. California may pay up to $300 million for fuel stations anywayAugust 19, 2023With only 12,000 hydrogen cars on the road, and just two models for sale, California lawmakers are debating how much state money should support them.
EnvironmentCalifornia’s plan to reduce vehicle emissions kicks in for trucks as early as 2024August 14, 2023 | Manola SecairaIt’s one piece of the state’s commitment to cutting emissions, starting with a sector responsible for the majority of air pollution in California.
