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Is the Housing Crisis Act, or SB 330, good for me? Is it good for the homeless community? Is it good for minimum wage employees? Is it good for seniors? Or is it good for developers? I set out to answer those questions.
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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 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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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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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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A group of activists hosted a rally outside the California Democratic Party State Convention urging Democrats to decriminalize sex work.
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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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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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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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