‘Keeping Kids Close to Home Act’ aims to increase child care access
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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Hundreds gather in Berkeley for rally against immigration detention centers
Many community members and public officials gave speeches against the detention centers, including state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, and Berkeley Poet Laureate Rafael González. The event was led by the office of City Councilmember Rashi Kesarwani.
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California budget set to raise UC system funding by 6 percent
The budget — which was introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, in December — will increase the UC system’s funding from about $3.35 billion to roughly $3.55 billion, according to California Legislative Information, if it is approved by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Activists advocate for decriminalization of sex work at Democratic convention in San Francisco
A group of activists hosted a rally outside the California Democratic Party State Convention urging Democrats to decriminalize sex work.
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CalFresh cards to be made more accessible to people with disabilities
The policy change will take effect as part of California AB 1811, a bill that was passed by the Legislature and approved by then-governor Jerry Brown in 2018.
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Fair Pay to Play Act could allow California collegiate athletes to earn money from sponsorships
The Fair Pay to Play Act was approved by the state Senate with a 31-4 vote. The bill was designed to protect California collegiate athletes, who have produced tens of billions of dollars for their colleges, corporate sponsors and television networks, according to a press release.
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Alameda County school community rallies legislators for more funding
About 350 teachers, students, superintendents, union leaders, workers, parents and school board presidents from Alameda County rallied and spoke with legislators in Sacramento on Wednesday, calling for more public education funding in California, according to the Alameda County Office of Education’s director of communications and public affairs Michelle Smith McDonald.
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Bill requiring quicker evaluation of sexual assault kits passes California Senate committee
The California Senate Public Safety Committee passed SB 22 — also known as the “Sexual Assault Victims’ DNA Bill of Rights” — on Tuesday, according to a press release by District Attorney Nancy O’Malley, who co-sponsored the legislation.
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UC system allows academic, postdoctoral researchers to form union
On Friday, the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, withdrew its initial objections to UC academic researchers joining the UC postdoctoral researchers union to create Academic Researchers United/UAW Local 5810, or ARU/UAW Local 5810.
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42 Alameda County death row inmates on reprieve after governor’s order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday suspending California’s death penalty, and placing the 737 current death row inmates — among them 42 people from Alameda County — on reprieve.
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