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California university athletes may receive compensation for their name, image and likeness after SB 206 passed in the California State Assembly on Monday.
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The bill — intended to extend a California Supreme Court ruling from 2018 — would consider independent contractors to be employees.
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The Housing Crisis Act of 2019, aimed at speeding up housing development and protecting low-income housing, has passed through the state Legislature.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 234, or the “Keeping Kids Close to Home Act,” into law Tuesday, increasing opportunities and access to child care.
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A rally was held in Sacramento on Tuesday to support the passage of SB 24, which would require all on-campus student health centers at public universities in California to offer medical abortions.
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Hoping to follow in Nevada and Colorado’s footsteps, California legislators have joined advocates in pushing for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6, or ACA 6, which would allow nearly 50,000 disenfranchised Californians to vote.
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Under AB 392, force must only be used when “necessary” rather than when “reasonable.” The bill, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 19, specifies that officers must use other resources and techniques to address threats instead of deadly force.
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As an effort to address critical issues in higher education, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Friday the reestablishment of the Governor’s Council for Post-Secondary Education.
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On July 25, several statewide officeholders endorsed California state Sen. Scott Wiener’s More HOMES Act, or SB 50, according to a press release from California YIMBY, an organization whose name stands for “Yes In My Back Yard.”
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Prior to his appointment at BART, Powers worked as an executive for the Seattle Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Department of Transportation. In addition to his experience in other cities, Powers has seven years under his belt working at BART.
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