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Published on March 21, 2023 - 01:40 GMT

CalPERS pagará $800 millones en acuerdo judicial por reclamos de que engañó a los jubilados sobre los costos del seguro de atenció...

EN RESUMEN Los trabajadores jubilados del gobierno de California obtendrán decenas de miles de dólares si renuncian a su seguro de atención a largo plazo. Read this article in English. CalPERS se está preparando para pagar aproximadamente $800 millones …

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Published on March 21, 2023 - 01:40 GMT

Fallo judicial abre la puerta a proyecto de ley para sindicalizar a conductores temporales, dicen activistas

EN RESUMEN Un fallo judicial la semana pasada respaldó la mayor parte de una iniciativa para trabajadores temporales realizada en 2020, pero encontró que parte de la medida no era válida. La parte anulada por el tribunal abre la puerta a la legislación …

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Published on March 20, 2023 - 11:52 GMT

After court ruling, California’s gig worker battle takes new turn

In summary A California appellate court ruling added a new twist to the legal and political battle over the status of gig workers, which dates back to 2004. However, the conflict is likely just shifting to another arena. The seemingly perpetual political …

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Published on March 19, 2023 - 12:01 GMT

Marion Joseph’s literacy crusade for teaching phonics in California is paying off

In summary Marion Joseph battled for years to improve the reading skills of California youngsters through phonics instruction. She died last year but phonics is becoming the state’s favored method of overcoming California’s literacy crisis. Sometimes – not …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 19:47 GMT

Newsom’s Delta decisions are the sort of responsive moves California needs for water crisis

In summary The decision to suspend environmental regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta – and then reverse it a few weeks later – was applauded by many who believe California’s climate extremes require a more flexible approach to managing the …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 19:47 GMT

Waiving California environmental rules for Delta water equates to a civil rights issue

In summary Despite reversing course last week, the February decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom and state water officials to bypass environmental rules for water storage allowed greater harm to salmon populations already besieged by drought. Native American …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 12:21 GMT

Newsom on tour: Next stop, San Quentin

In March 2019, as one of his first major decisions in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a moratorium on executions. He later dismantled the lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison — a move that garnered plenty of criticism despite the fact …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 06:43 GMT

Gavin Newsom moves to ‘transform’ San Quentin as California prison population shrinks

In summary San Quentin housed California’s death row for decades. Now Gov. Newsom wants the prison on San Francisco Bay to emphasize rehabilitation and helping inmates re-enter society. California’s most high-profile prison will be reorganized as a …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 06:25 GMT

Proyecto de ley en California financiaría la defensa a la deportación para todos los inmigrantes; incluidos aquellos con delitos ...

EN RESUMEN El estado ya paga algunas facturas legales en las cortes de inmigración, pero no para aquellos con antecedentes penales graves o violentos. Si no pueden pagar un abogado, se enfrentan solos a la deportación. El asambleísta Reggie Jones-Sawyer …

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Published on March 17, 2023 - 00:40 GMT

¿Llegará la ayuda de emergencia por inundaciones en California a trabajadores indocumentados y a productores de marihuana?

EN RESUMEN El gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo hoy que los cheques de $600 de United Way están en camino para los trabajadores agrícolas afectados por las inundaciones, independientemente de su estado migratorio, pero no comprometió fondos estatales para …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 16:17 GMT

What will Gavin Newsom roll out on his California tour?

From CalMatters politics reporter Alexei Koseff: At long last, a resolution to the fall standoff between Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials over their plans to decrease street homelessness. That’s the first takeaway from Newsom’s four-day statewide tour …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 16:17 GMT

California bill would fund deportation defense for all immigrants, including those with felonies

In summary The state already pays some legal bills in immigration court – but not for those with serious or violent felony records. If they can’t afford a lawyer, they face deportation alone. Assembly member Reggie Jones-Sawyer says that’s not due process. …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 16:17 GMT

Recall of self-driving Tesla cars doesn’t go far enough. California must take action

In summary A nationwide recall of more than 362,000 Tesla vehicles equipped with Full Self-Driving software fell short on several key areas. One of the company’s biggest critics is calling on California regulators to take additional measures to guarantee …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 16:17 GMT

California colleges rush to get more students on food assistance before pandemic rule ends

In summary Most college students don’t qualify for CalFresh, California’s food stamps program, despite high rates of food insecurity. A pandemic-era rule that made it easier to get aid ends soon. Students, add this to the to-do list between now and finals …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 14:40 GMT

Gavin Newsom busca ‘transformar’ la prisión de San Quentin a medida que se reduce la población carcelaria de California

EN RESUMEN San Quentin albergó el corredor de la muerte de California durante décadas. Ahora el gobernador Newsom quiere que la prisión en la Bahía de San Francisco haga hincapié en la rehabilitación y ayude a los reclusos a reinsertarse en la sociedad. …

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Published on March 16, 2023 - 02:36 GMT

Newsom shifts oil profits penalty plan to regulators

In summary The Newsom administration announces it will go through the state Energy Commission instead of the Legislature for a penalty on windfall profits of oil refiners. Facing public skepticism from lawmakers over his push to penalize oil companies for …

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Published on March 15, 2023 - 13:49 GMT

Troubled times in Silicon Valley

A double dose of bad news hit one of California’s key economic engines Tuesday. As word filtered out about two federal investigations into the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, Meta announced it will lay off 10,000 workers. This follows a string of tech …

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Published on March 15, 2023 - 13:49 GMT

Student housing: State’s promise to build more dorms hits setbacks

In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay state funds to student housing because of the state’s budget deficit. Lawmakers have different ideas on what kind of compromise might be reached. Campus housing: Students can’t get enough of it and California …

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Published on March 15, 2023 - 13:49 GMT

No California salmon: Fishery to be shut down this year

In summary The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. Most summer mornings at first light, Jared Davis is a few miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, …

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Published on March 15, 2023 - 13:49 GMT

As emergency aid flows to flooded-out Californians, will thousands be left out?

In summary Many cannabis farms and undocumented farmworkers lost their homes and livelihood, yet they won’t qualify for federal help. Will legislators and Gov. Newsom, who’s expected to visit flooded areas today, commit state funds to remedy that? It was …

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