April 18, 2019 Lawmakers Advance Raft of Charter School Curbs By Ricardo Cano, CALmatters The votes were the first in what figures to be a lengthy battle between two of the state’s most powerful education interests. Read More 5
April 3, 2019 San Jose Homicide Renews Debate Over Sanctuary Laws By Jennifer Wadsworth County officials are poised to roll back a landmark local policy amid public outcry over the murder of Bambi Larson. Read More 40
March 25, 2019 San Jose Considers Launching Cannabis Equity Program By Lloyd Alaban The program would make San Jose eligible for state funds to incorporate minority and lower-income dispensary workers into the local industry. Read More 6
March 7, 2019 Pot Shots: California Cannabis Bureau Seeks Applicants for $10 Million in Social Equity Grants By Julia Baum A $10 million stashbox is set aside for the program as part of the California Cannabis Equity Act, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed last year. Read More 8
March 1, 2019 State Sen. Jim Beall Renews Focus on Mental Health, Housing During Final Two Years in Office By Jennifer Wadsworth With a new governor at the helm, the career lawmaker is ready to take another crack at bills vetoed time and again by past administrations. Read More 7
February 28, 2019 Jobs Report Argues For Offshore Wind Farm on Central Coast By Tom Gogola A Berkeley nonprofit says that two California wind farms could create 18,000 jobs green sector jobs. Read More 3
February 22, 2019 Can Reformers Trust Xavier Becerra to Police the Police? By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters When it comes to law enforcement accountability, the AG is at odds with the push by many in his own party to better police the police. Read More 6
January 24, 2019 Santa Clara County DA: ‘No Matter How Long It Takes, We Will Bend the Arc Toward Justice By Silicon Valley Newsroom A transcript of the speech Jeff Rosen delivered at his Jan. 23, 2019, swearing-in to a third term as district attorney. Read More 25
January 18, 2019 Senate Report: U.S. Approved Thousands of Child Marriages By Jennifer Wadsworth U.S. immigration authorities approved nearly 9,000 petitions to bring in child brides since 2007, most involving an adult male and underage girl. Read More 26
January 3, 2019 More than 1,000 New California Laws Take Effect in 2019 By Jennifer Wadsworth Here’s a look at some of the state legislative proposals that became the law of the land when the clock struck Jan. 1 of the new year. Read More 11