How can Gavin Newsom reform California prisons but still allow solitary confinement?
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Why Fresno? This California downtown has a $250 million earmark in Gavin Newsom’s budget
The money will go to infrastructure, parking, and other investments city leaders say would lure residential developers to downtown.
Wed, Jun 7, 2023 5:30 am
Florida: Yes, we sent migrants to California
From CalMatters reporter Marisa Kendall: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took credit Tuesday for shipping 36 asylum-seeking migrants to Sacramento over the past week, prompting another round of political shots between Florida officials and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a written statement, a spokesperson for the Florida Division of Emergency Management characterized the migrants as […]
Wed, Jun 7, 2023 5:00 am
Despite California’s immense wealth, millions remain mired in poverty
California received another reminder this week that, despite its world-class economy, the state has millions of families mired in poverty.
Wed, Jun 7, 2023 12:01 am
Colorado River deal forever changes the price of water in the West
For the first time in this drought-stricken century, a new price for water has been set under the new Colorado River pact. This agreement is the start of the end of agriculture as we know it in the West.
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 7:34 am
Gavin Newsom wants Ron DeSantis charged with ‘kidnapping’ migrants. Is that possible?
‘You small, pathetic man,’ Gavin Newsom wrote in a Twitter post suggesting he’d pursue criminal charges against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over recent migrant flights to Sacramento.
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 5:35 am
Aún hay ayuda para pagar la renta en California a quienes se les negó por COVID
EN RESUMEN Miles de californianos que perdieron su trabajo durante la pandemia están luchando con deudas. Un nuevo acuerdo pone a disposición de decenas de miles de inquilinos el alivio de alquiler de COVID. Read this article in English. Más de 100,000 inquilinos de California cuyas solicitudes de asistencia de alquiler de la era COVID […]
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 5:34 am
Gavin Newsom quiere que Ron DeSantis sea acusado de ‘secuestro’ de inmigrantes. ¿Será posible?
EN RESUMEN “Hombre pequeño y patético”, escribió Gavin Newsom en una publicación de Twitter sugiriendo que presentaría cargos penales contra el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, por los recientes vuelos de inmigrantes a Sacramento. Read this article in English. Hay muchos problemas legales espinosos con la presentación de cargos de secuestro contra un gobernador rival, […]
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 5:33 am
California rent relief is still available for thousands of tenants who were denied COVID assistance
Thousands of Californians who lost work during the pandemic are struggling with debt. A new settlement makes COVID rent relief available to tens of thousands of tenants.
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 5:30 am
The many ways the Legislature wants to change California’s constitution
When a bill dies in the Legislature, a hail Mary move is to try to get lawmakers to put it before voters and enshrine it in the state constitution. It’s a tall order that requires a two-thirds vote in both houses — but it’s not impossible. It’s the route Assembly Republicans will take when they […]
Tue, Jun 6, 2023 5:00 amStay informed.
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