May 23, 2020 Chronic Town: Refreshing Candor Among (Some) Pot Execs By Dan Mitchell There’s a frankness that was fairly unusual even at in-person trade shows that are now canceled or delayed as we all shelter in place. Read More 1
March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
February 25, 2020 Part II: For California Lawmakers, Charity Often Begins at Home By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters It’s legal for Assemblyman Rob Bonta’s nonprofit to give to his wife’s employer. But an author of state political ethics law says it shouldn’t be. Read More 1
February 24, 2020 Part I: The New Thing for Calif. Politicians? Sweet Charity By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Nonprofits set up by legislators test campaign finance laws even as they underwrite good works by elected officials. Read More 4
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
November 22, 2018 Op-Ed: Pot Record Clearance is Critical for Our Communities By Williams Armaline and Diana Varela SJSU will host an educational forum on cannabis record clearance on Nov. 28 in the Student Union Theater. Read More 1
September 19, 2018 California Ends Money Bail, But Reformers Say Landmark Law Gives Judges Too Much Power By Alisha Green What would have been a milestone for social justice advocates instead exposed deep divisions in the criminal justice movement. Read More 2
August 29, 2018 Proposed State Law Would Automatically Clear Thousands of Cannabis Convictions in 2019 By Julia Baum Thousands of weed-related convictions may be automatically overturned throughout California next year thanks to AB 1793. Read More 0
April 18, 2018 While San Francisco Wipes Out Thousands of Pot Convictions, Santa Clara County is Slow to Act By David Alexander Some hoped Santa Clara County would take a cue from San Francisco and other cities that erased pot convictions in the wake of Prop. 64. Read More 0
January 5, 2018 State Bill Would Lift Penalty on Recreational Cannabis Sales By Silicon Valley Newsroom A Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a bill that would waive a 10 percent penalty on cash payments for recreational pot sales. Read More 9