California

Reviving The Bracero Program Is The Wrong Answer For Workers

In November 2021 the US Attorney in Georgia filed a case against 24 growers and labor contractors for abusing H-2A…

3 years ago

EDD Recovers $1.1 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Funds — More Investigations and Recoveries to Come

The recovered funds were located on about 780,000 inactivated benefit cards

3 years ago

County And State Focus On Gun Safety, Prevention

The committees passed legislation creating a private right of action to limit the spread of illegal assault weapons and ghost…

3 years ago

Environmental Briefs: Wetlands Restoration, County Contracts With Sterigenics On Hold and Clean Car Waiver Gets Automakers Support

A multistate coalition joined the U.S. EPA to defend the waiver from the new lawsuits.

3 years ago

Divestment from Fossil Fuels Bill Does Not Receive a Public Hearing

The bill would have significantly advanced state climate goals by requiring California’s two largest public pension funds to divest over…

3 years ago

Half a Billion Dollars for Housing and Services for People Experiencing Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse

(This) is part of a $2.2 billion effort to expand mental health housing and services across California, especially for people…

3 years ago

Amid Historic Drought, Feuer Warns About Dangers of Fireworks

Leading up to the July 4th weekend, Feuer also detailed the numerous ways his Office is cracking down on illegal…

3 years ago

California Moves To Major Fossil Fuel Divestment

California took a giant step toward a major divestment in fossil fuels on May 25 as the State Senate passed…

4 years ago

Communities Prevail in 20+ Year Struggle Against 710 Widening

On May 26, the decades-long battle against widening the 710 freeway ended in victory as the Metro Board of Directors…

4 years ago

Gov. Newsom Launches Initiative to Protect Californians from Gun Violence

California issued 3,007 Gun Violence Restraining Orders from 2016 to 2020. In 2020, the state issued 1,284 restraining orders, 15-times…

4 years ago