Members of the California Faculty Association approved a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day.
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Rivas Leads Effort to Combat Growing Shoplifting and Retail Theft Problem
The Hollister Democrat unveiled the California Retail Theft Reduction Act, which he described as critical legislation to address a serious crime that’s hurting businesses and impacting communities.
Santa Clara County Needs to Act on Creative Solutions for Unhoused Residents
Encampments continue to pop up in residential and commercial areas because people have nowhere else to go. The status quo of our county isn't working.
UC Regents Reject Plan to Allow Campuses to Hire Undocumented Students
The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law.
Inside This Year’s Massive Effort to Count California’s Growing Unhoused Population
California counted its homeless population this month. Here’s a look at how the state gets the numbers that impact everything from program funding to stump speeches.
As California Closes Prisons, Spending per Inmate Hits Record
Locking up a California state prisoner for one year costs nearly twice as much as tuition at the state’s top private universities. The number surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and remains high because of inmate medical costs and pay boosts for prison guards and other workers.
San Jose State Teachers Join Faculty Across All 23 Campuses in Historic One-week Walkout
After months of negotiations, university officials and the faculty union remain far apart on key contract terms. Cal State provided a 5% general raise; the union wants 12% this year.
Down Payment for First-time CA Homebuyers Relaunches with New Lottery
State officials hope the Dream for All lottery and an emphasis on first-generation homebuyers will make California’s most generous down payment assistance program more equitable.
Faculty at San Jose State, Other CSU Campuses Get Raises, Start New Semester with a Strike Anyway
After months of negotiations, California State University officials announced a 5% pay raise. The union that represents 29,000 faculty sought 12% and will strike at all 23 campuses the first week of classes, beginning Monday.
Newsom Administration Makes Progress on Tiny Home Promise
The state has chosen who will build the 1,200 tiny homes Gov. Gavin Newsom promised the state’s homeless residents. But it remains to be seen when they will be built.
Nearly a year ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to deploy 1,200 tiny homes to help shelter the state’s growing population of homeless residents. Now, the state has chosen who will build those tiny homes and what they will look like — but there’s still no word on when people will be able to move in.
Congress Can Do Something About Homelessness, By Supporting Local Innovation
Homelessness is a national crisis, and Congress needs to treat it like one.
U.S. Supreme Court Case Tests Power of Cities to Clear Homeless Encampments
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that has implications for how much power California officials have over homeless camps.
‘Train to Nowhere’ or Fresno’s Dream? Central Valley’s $88B High-Speed Rail Has 2026 Target
If you listen to California’s political class, the high-speed rail project sounds like a textbook boondoggle – over-budget, delayed and larded up with waste. Yet in communities across California’s farm belt, the discourse is refreshingly different.
Supreme Court to Rule on Power of CA Cities, Counties to Impose Infrastructure Fees on Home Builders
The El Dorado County case before the state's highest court about impact fees could have huge consequences for new housing construction in California.
New CA Laws for 2024: More Paid Sick Days, No More Employee Cannabis Tests
Under a new law, employees in California are guaranteed five paid sick days a year, two days more than previously. Worker advocacy groups say the benefit is needed, but business groups warn of additional costs.
2023: California Officials Tackle Mental Health, Fentanyl
California is undertaking an ambitious effort to improve mental health, while controversy surrounds how to address the fentanyl crisis.
