California

Gov. Gavin Newsom Appoints Laphonza Butler to Complete Senator Feinstein’s Term in the U.S. Senate

Butler, a longtime senior adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, labor leader, and advocate for women and working people, will…

2 years ago

LA County Library to Expand Digital Library Access

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the expansion of the digital library card from just LA County residents to…

2 years ago

California Briefs: State Expands Access, Protections for Reproductive Health Care and Bans Book Bans

Expanding Reproductive Healthcare Workforce: Assembly Bill 1646 by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D–Elk Grove) facilitates guest rotations in medical residency programs…

2 years ago

California Briefs: State Invests $33M Mentored Internship Program and Bill Introduced to Promote Inclusion for MENA Community

Additionally, the bill directs the federal government to undertake a comprehensive study of the unique health patterns and outcomes of…

2 years ago

Governors Briefs: New Legislation Supports LGBTQ+ Californians and Cracks Down on Sex Trafficking

The law designates human trafficking of a minor for purposes of a commercial sex act as a serious felony —…

2 years ago

Five States Just Joined California in Launching Their Own Climate Action Corps

Combined, the bipartisan group of five states represent more than a fifth of the United States by population — making…

2 years ago

California Sues Five Big Oil/Gas Companies for Decades of Climate Change Damage

On Saturday, September 15, the State of California sued five of the largest fossil-fuel companies in the world, along with…

2 years ago

Governors Briefs: California Invests in Youth Suicide Prevention, Legislature Passes Key Mental Health Bills, State Calls for Constitutional Convention on Safety and Distributes Sustainable Water & Farming Projects

Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 12 highlighted the distribution of nearly $300 million to make California’s water supply more resilient and…

2 years ago

Governors Briefs: Funding Moves Californians From Encampments Into Housing and New Bill Promotes Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Community

The bill also ends California’s restriction on taxpayer-funded travel by state agencies and departments to states that have adopted discriminatory…

2 years ago

Governors Briefs: State Invests in Combatting Organized Retail Crime and Swears in 112 New CHP Officers

With the addition of these new officers, CHP — the largest state police agency in the country — now has…

2 years ago