Tag: California
Big Win in Sacramento for Anti Rent-Gouging and Eviction Protections
After years of escalating and brutal displacement driving millions of Californians into poverty or homelessness, today, the California legislature this week passed Assembly Bill...
For America’s Cities, Housing Policy is Climate Policy
In an op-ed recently in the New York Times, UC Berkeley energy expert Dan Kammen and state Senator Scott Wiener are blunt: “To solve...
BAPAC Elects New Interim Leader At Annual Conference
Dr. Willie P. Blair, BAPAC State Interim President. Photo by Steve Peterson Photography.
The Black American Political Association of California (BAPAC) elected a new interim...
California Makes First Year of Community College Free
The first year of community college will be free for thousands of California students under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.The signing announced ...
Opinion: Telling the Truth About California’s Housing Crisis
Protect tenants by repealing the Costa Hawkins Act
By Gloria BruceWe are in a housing crisis of epic proportions: rents have spiraled out of control,...
UC Launches New Procedures to Combat Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
The University of California has announced new system wide procedures for responding to alleged sexual harassment by faculty and staff that provide greater transparency,...
State Releases New Hate Crime Report, AG Becerra Condemns Acts
Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released the 2016 edition of the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Hate Crime in California report.The report’s findings:Over...
Opinion: The State Is Responsible for Oakland’s Budget Crisis
The fight for decent education in Oakland for all the students, not just those who are from privileged backgrounds, stretches back for decades.We need...
New Medicare Cards Offer Greater Protection to More Than 57.7 Million...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help...
How to Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs
Driving near Monterey, California, recently, I stopped at a roadside stand to buy some freshly-picked strawberries. May is high season for California strawberries, and...
