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California Capitol Watch: State Legislators Representing Davis Introduce 38...
By Eric Gelber Davis is represented in the State Legislature by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Senator Bill Dodd. Below is a quick rundown of the bills introduced by each of them for first...
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State Budget Group Criticizes $13.6 Billion Governor Budget for Prisons
By Esha Kher and Julia Asby SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB) released a statement expressing its concerns Friday over the increase in funding for California...
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Assembly OK’s Bill to Require Courts, Prosecutors to State Cost of...
Prisoners in a recreation yard at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California. (Noah Berger via Getty Images) By Jose Medina SACRAMENTO, CA – A first-in-the-nation legislative measure that would...
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CA Governor Signs API Equity Budget in Response to Rising Anti-AAPI Hate Crime
We Too Are America – Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images By Marcia Barajas and Luke Kyaw SACRAMENTO, CA – Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, anti-AAPI violence and hate...
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By Julietta Bisharyan, Yasmeen Khan and Nick Gardner Incarcerated Narrative This segment previews reporting by Solitary Watch authors Juan Moreno Haines and Katie Rose Quandt. For the full account,...
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Gov. Newsom Accused of Backtracking on Announced Plan to Close More Prisons...
By Eric Grammatico SACRAMENTO, CA – Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators are still negotiating California’s 2021-2022 fiscal budget more than three weeks after the start of the fiscal year—Newsom...
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Governor Signs Historic Climate Action Package – $15 Billion to Tackle...
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With California facing a severe drought and water shortage as well as being plagued once again by historic fires that many experts believe are...
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Newsom Funds Housing and Immigrant Support, Opponents Worry about Reliance on...
By: Nicole Knauer SACRAMENTO, CA – Many Americans were supported during the pandemic by stimulus checks but two categories of people were left out of the relief funding: undocumented immigrants and...
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community...
By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decision to close seven schools over the next two years due to alleged low enrollment and budget...
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Nancy Pelosi Endorses Stock Trading Ban
By Ineka Damen San Francisco– After receiving extensive backlash from both Democrats and Republicans for her silence on the issue, Nancy Pelosi endorses a stock trading ban pushed by Democrats in the...
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall
By Claudia Drdul San Francisco – The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted in a major win for investors and venture capitalists alike on Feb. 15, when 76% of San...
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Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Increased During The Pandemic
By Chujun Tang FRESNO, CA – Eight defendants have been charged with a 25 million dollar unemployment insurance fraud scheme. Daryol Richmond, 31, an inmate at Kern Valley State Prison, pleaded...
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California Assembly Introduces New Bills Tackling Housing Insecurity for...
By Patty Yao Picture by Ben D’Alessio CALIFORNIA – On Feb. 7th, 2022, California Assembly Members Bryan (D-54) and Kalra (D-27) introduced AB 1816, which would require the Department of Housing and...
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CA Lawmakers Have Yet to Provide Relief from High Gas Prices
(Courtesy of California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office.) by Robert J. Hansen Sqacramento, CA – Currently, gas prices in some parts of California exceed $6 per gallon and State legislators still...
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$14 Million To Be Contributed To Grants For Anti-Hate Organizations In...
By: Emily Andrews SACRAMENTO, CA – In acknowledgment of the rise in recent hate crimes due to COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom is distributing over $14 million to 80 anti-hate crime organizations....
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ACLU and Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area Sue City of...
By Patty Yao SAN FRANCISCO, CA – On Sept. 27, 2022, The American Civil Liberties Union and the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil rights of the SF Bay Area filed a lawsuit against the city of SF on behalf...
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Gavin Newsom Signs SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free
By Gibran Khalil SACRAMENTO, CA – On Thursday Sept. 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1008, making phone calls from California prisons free. Under this legislation, incarcerated people and the...
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California Poised to Become World’s 4th Biggest Economy
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – According to Bloomberg, California is poised to overtake Germany as the world’s 4th largest economy, continuing to outperform the nation and other countries in...
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Some Concerned Newsom Didn’t Budget Enough for Housing, Homeless
Photo by Mihály Köles on Unsplash By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – Governor Newsom unveiled a $297 budget that accounts for a $22.5 billion shortfall caused by anticipated...
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Aguiar-Curry Pushes for Passage of ACA 1 As Solution to Affordable Housing...
By the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Cecilia Aguiar-Curry along with leaders from across the state on Thursday rallied in front of the Capitol in support of ACA 1....
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