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Los concesionarios de automóviles anuncian regularmente automóviles con defectos de seguridad no reparados en California, aunque es ilegal que los concesionarios vendan o incluso ofrezcan a la venta vehículos que no cumplan con uno de los cientos de Estándares Federales de Seguridad de Vehículos Motorizados. Por ejemplo, una revisión...
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Car dealers regularly advertise cars with unrepaired safety recall defects in California, even though it is illegal for dealers to sell or even offer for sale vehicles that do not comply with one of the hundreds of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. For example, a recent check of CarMax.com...
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Consumer groups are fighting a proposal in Congress which would fast-track installation of 5G high-speed wireless internet equipment by limiting local government input on permitting. House Resolution 3557 would require local governments to process many permit applications within 60 to 150 days depending on the size of the project. If...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters Cuando la senadora estatal María Elena Durazo presentó un proyecto de ley en marzo para reforzar la Ley de Protección de Inquilinos de California, pidió que se redujera el tope de los aumentos de alquiler al 5%, mientras se cerraban las lagunas que los propietarios usan para desalojar a los...
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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters When state Sen. María Elena Durazo introduced a bill in March to bolster the California Tenant Protection Act, she called for lowering the cap on rent increases to 5%, while closing loopholes landlords use to evict tenants when there’s no “just cause.” By the time her “homelessness prevention” bill moved...
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Unions, environmental groups and other progressive organizations are leading the charge to reform California’s referendum process, which allows voters to repeal laws passed by the legislature. Assembly Bill 421 came about after the oil industry gathered signatures to repeal a law blocking new drilling in neighborhoods. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, who...
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Alexei Koseff CalMatters Three years ago, advocates for reducing smoking and vaping in California won a major victory when they persuaded the state Legislature to adopt a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products despite an intense industry lobbying campaign. But in recent months, those same groups have been largely...
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Groups fighting for Palestinian rights are praising a new fact sheet on religious discrimination from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, because of what it left out. The document does not include a definition of antisemitism written by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in...
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Cuando Laura Swartzen vio el correo electrónico de la oficina del Título IX de la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento, sintió que su corazón dio un brinco. Swartzen, el defensor confidencial del campus de Sac State, había pasado los últimos nueve meses apoyando a un estudiante que denunció haber sido...
Los concesionarios de automóviles anuncian regularmente automóviles con defectos de seguridad no reparados en California, aunque es ilegal que los concesionarios vendan o incluso ofrezcan a la venta vehículos que no cumplan con uno de los cientos de Estándares Federales de Seguridad de Vehículos Motorizados. Por ejemplo, una revisión...
Car dealers regularly advertise cars with unrepaired safety recall defects in California, even though it is illegal for dealers to sell or even offer for sale vehicles that do not comply with one of the hundreds of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. For example, a recent check of CarMax.com...
Consumer groups are fighting a proposal in Congress which would fast-track installation of 5G high-speed wireless internet equipment by limiting local government input on permitting. House Resolution 3557 would require local governments to process many permit applications within 60 to 150 days depending on the size of the project. If...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters Cuando la senadora estatal María Elena Durazo presentó un proyecto de ley en marzo para reforzar la Ley de Protección de Inquilinos de California, pidió que se redujera el tope de los aumentos de alquiler al 5%, mientras se cerraban las lagunas que los propietarios usan para desalojar a los...
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde CalMatters When state Sen. María Elena Durazo introduced a bill in March to bolster the California Tenant Protection Act, she called for lowering the cap on rent increases to 5%, while closing loopholes landlords use to evict tenants when there’s no “just cause.” By the time her “homelessness prevention” bill moved...
Unions, environmental groups and other progressive organizations are leading the charge to reform California’s referendum process, which allows voters to repeal laws passed by the legislature. Assembly Bill 421 came about after the oil industry gathered signatures to repeal a law blocking new drilling in neighborhoods. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, who...
Alexei Koseff CalMatters Three years ago, advocates for reducing smoking and vaping in California won a major victory when they persuaded the state Legislature to adopt a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products despite an intense industry lobbying campaign. But in recent months, those same groups have been largely...
Groups fighting for Palestinian rights are praising a new fact sheet on religious discrimination from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, because of what it left out. The document does not include a definition of antisemitism written by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in...
Cuando Laura Swartzen vio el correo electrónico de la oficina del Título IX de la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento, sintió que su corazón dio un brinco. Swartzen, el defensor confidencial del campus de Sac State, había pasado los últimos nueve meses apoyando a un estudiante que denunció haber sido...
