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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 290, or SB 290, into law Sept. 28, to support affordable housing for low-income college students.
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The California State Legislature approved bill SB 16 on Sept. 2 to expand public availability to police misconduct records.
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The California State Senate greenlighted Sen. Nancy Skinner’s SB 8 bill, which extends the duration of the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, SB 330, from 2025 to 2030 and allows for the construction of more housing throughout California.
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California state senators Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, announced Monday that they would be moving the effective date of the Fair Pay to Play Act to Sept. 1.
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We urge the governor and the Legislature to work together to ensure that free, universal meals for breakfast and lunch are included in the final state budget.
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State legislators unveiled a new proposal Tuesday that would increase the number of California residents admitted to three UC colleges by limiting out-of-state and international enrollment.
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More than 100 people gathered in front of California State Sen. Nancy Skinner’s office Friday to rally against SB 82, which would change how some thefts are classified.
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With 89.3% of the vote, incumbent Nancy Skinner has won the race for the District 9 seat of the California State Senate over her opponent Jamie Dluzak, according to the Associated Press.
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The California Campus Vote Project, a nonpartisan coalition of student associations including CalPIRG Students and the UC Student Association, hosted a daylong “vote-a-thon” Tuesday to mobilize students to vote and highlight youth participation in the election.
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Measure JJ is not about giving current or future council members a raise — it is about replacing a broken system of compensation with a fair one.
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