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.
Health CareCalifornia declares state of emergency as monkeypox outbreak growsAugust 1, 2022 | Janelle SalangaThe announcement comes three days after the state said it continued to review data about the virus. San Francisco made a similar declaration last Thursday.
State GovernmentWhat’s left for California lawmakers to tackle in their final monthAugust 1, 2022 | Nicole NixonThe Legislature has already approved new gun restrictions, but big battles remain over mental health treatment, COVID-19 vaccines and more.
State GovernmentIs it too easy for write-in candidates in California elections?July 31, 2022In California elections, it only takes a handful of signatures and votes for legislative write-in candidates to get on the November ballot. Eleven made it this year, though some won very little support.