After weeks of negotiations, state legislators will start voting today on a budget deal that sets spending and policy across a wide range of issues affecting Californians.
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“Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Will Be California’s Next Abortion Battleground
California legislators have passed a slew of laws to protect abortion rights. But after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many fear attempting to regulate “crisis pregnancy centers” is legally risky.
AG Bonta Goes After Silicon Valley Landlord for Raising Rents
Tenants complained about rent increases averaging 151% from Green Valley Corp., a Swenson Builders Company. Now, 20 of them will get a refund under a state rent control law.
Renters’ Rights Advocates Chip Away at Landlords’ Political Clout
As groups representing landlords and real estate pour millions of dollars into political coffers to influence housing policy, tenant groups are celebrating recent victories.
Fire at South San Jose Storage Facility Burns through the Night
Firefighters worked overnight putting out hotspots and preventing flare-ups. There were no reports of injuries as of early Thursday morning.
Is Housing A Human Right? California Voters Could Decide
More than 170,000 people are homeless in California. Some Democrats want to make the state the nation’s first to declare housing a human right, but opponents worry it would be costly.
California Defendants Are More Likely to Go Free If They Meet Lawyers Early
Californians accused of crimes spend an average of five days waiting to see a lawyer. Santa Clara County has a successful program that helps defendants keep their jobs and spend less time in jail.
Analysts Warn of Pending Crisis in Commercial Real Estate Market
The turmoil that drove Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank out of business, rocking the wider banking sector, has analysts bracing for the next possible crisis: the $20 trillion commercial real estate market.
Union Contracts Are Unfinished Business for San Jose, as Budget Decisions Loom
The city this week announced with enthusiasm tentative agreements with three bargaining units, but the unions representing police dispatchers, building inspectors and park rangers account for a little more than just 7% of the contracts that end June 30.
State Farm Decision to Stop Selling Home Insurance in CA Rocks Shaky Insurance Market
As rising costs of rebuilding after several years of wildfires are wiping out profits for California home insurers, State Farm isn’t the first insurer to retreat from the state, and may not be the last.
As US Tightens Welfare Work Rules, California Legislators Move to Loosen Them
Under the proposed state changes, recipients would gain greater flexibility to participate in activities such as going to school, domestic violence counseling, addiction treatment or mental health care, at an estimated cost of100 million.
California Legislature Beats Deadline on Key Bills
One bill will require social media companies to share advertising revenue with news publishers.
Newsom Changes Course, Now Wants More CSU and UC Student Housing Money Sooner
Under his May budget plan, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the UC and CSU to get more state student housing in 2023-24, but the universities would have to borrow the money through bonds. The state would pay the interest on the bonds annually.
Law that Requires Legislators To Reveal Who Pays for Their Travel Is Mostly Ignored
A 2015 law to bring more transparency to paid trips for California legislators has led to only two disclosure forms being filed by the sponsoring groups.
Morgan Hill Cancels Annual Downtown Tasting Festival, Citing Costs and Security
The decision by the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce to cancel Taste of Morgan Hill follows previous post-pandemic South County cancellations of the mushroom and garlic festivals.
California Juggles Funds as Budget Deficit Balloons to $31.5B
Monthly tax revenues came in billions of dollars below forecasts this spring, threatening budget cuts amid fears of a recession.
