The new law addresses serious problems with nursing home licensing in California, but some elder care advocates say it misses a chance to protect residents and consumers.
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California’s Propositions: When Industry Takes Its Beef to the Ballot
As Democratic control over the Legislature has become even more dominant, aggrieved businesses are creating their own ballot measures.
California Ballot Measures: What You Need to Know
This November, voters will be asked to consider seven thorny policy proposals, from abortion to zero emission vehicles.
Errors in Statewide Data System Could Be Costly for Local School Districts
California’s education department updated its statewide data system in the spring but the rollout resulted in thousands of errors. Key information about special education students and other high-needs groups was missing or miscalculated.
Nursery Plants Are $109M Business in Santa Clara County
Annual mushroom production in the county in 2021 grew by 5% to $79.5 million followed by bell peppers, at $19.2 million.
California To Give $2,500 Training Grant to Workers Who Lost Jobs During Pandemic
A one-time state program worth $500 million has opened up from its pilot program to support displaced workers who want to acquire new job skills.
New Poll Shows Mahan, Chavez Neck and Neck for SJ Mayor
The first poll results in the San Jose mayor general election campaign, of 674 likely city voters polled in the last week of July, showed Chavez leading slightly with 38% of the initial vote preference and Mahan with 37%, with one-fourth of the polled voters undecided.
Gov. Newsom Takes on NIMBYs on Many Fronts
Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for reasons practical and political, shifted toward an increasingly aggressive effort to enforce the state's laws to promote affordable housing.
Developer Scales Back Gravel Pit Plans in South Santa Clara County
Opponents of the revised Sargent Ranch plan say it would still disturb wildlife and tribal lands.
From Valley Water: As We Reduce Water Use, Please Water Trees During The Drought
Although letting your lawn go brown is encouraged, trees can quickly become stressed or die when irrigation is
reduced or stopped altogether.
Are San Jose Police Salary Demands An Example of How Bay Area Is Unaffordable?
The New York Times spotlights San Jose police salary negotiations as a measure of the high cost of living in the Bay Area.
Divisions Among Construction Trade Unions Threaten to Wreck Affordable Housing Bills
With time running out, state lawmakers likely will have to choose between alienating a powerful union and streamlining affordable housing development, as construction trades are at an impasse regarding their support for key housing legislation.
Decision Day: Which Bills Did California Lawmakers Kill?
State legislators last week killed dozens of bills, including some controversial proposals on health care costs, social media regulation, pay transparency, climate change and much, more more.
Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor’s FPPC Docs Missing Thousands in Income
Any recourse to possible inaccuracies or omissions on Gilmor’s Form 700s is up to the Fair Political Practices Commission – and Santa Clara voters – and not via lawsuits, because of a legal battle she won in 2021.
DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest for 1982 Murder of Sunnyvale Teen
Karen Stitt was last seen by her teenage boyfriend walking at night toward a Sunnyvale bus stop between El Camino Real and Wolfe Road, in early September 1982. Her body was found 100 yards away.
COVID Aid Program Could Help Ease California’s Housing Crisis
An emergency housing voucher program offers improvements to the decades-old federal solution to the housing affordability crisis, but landlord reluctance remains a crucial hurdle.
