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Peter White Ethnic Media Services A North Carolina native, Sailor Jones is a longtime organizer and community advocate who for more than two decades has fought for social justice in his state. As a member of the trans community, that fight has now taken on renewed urgency. “This is...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera trabajó durante cuatro años como niñera en San Francisco, ayudando a cuidar a una niña pequeña que tiene discapacidades físicas y del desarrollo. El trabajo incluía ayudar a la niña a llegar a casa de la escuela, cargarla y bañarla. Un día, mientras cargaba...
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Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Martha Herrera worked for four years as a nanny in San Francisco, helping to care for a little girl who has physical and developmental disabilities. The job included helping the girl get home from school, and carrying her and bathing her. One day while carrying the...
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In 2022, the California Legislature passed nearly 1,200 bills — and nearly 1,000 became law with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. Many of the new laws are minor fixes to laws that legislators and the governor previously enacted. Others are rather narrow or specific to a certain industry. Still others will be phased...
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El último día para firmar proyectos de ley en esta sesión legislativa, el gobernador Gavin Newsom aprobó una serie de medidas para mejorar las tasas de graduación universitaria, en particular para los estudiantes de comunidades de bajos ingresos. Una propuesta, con el título Proyecto de Ley 1705 de la Asamblea, requiere que...
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On the last day to sign bills this legislative session, Gov Gavin Newsom approved a slew of measures to improve college graduation rates, particularly for students from low-income communities. One proposal, Assembly Bill 1705, requires community colleges to place more students in transfer-level courses. Joshua Hagen – policy director for...
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Nigel Duara y Byrhonda Lyons CalMatters Los agentes del Departamento de Justicia de California se dieron cuenta de que estaban faltos de personal apenas unas horas después de que un oficial de Policía de Los Ángeles matara a tiros a un hombre desarmado en Hollywood Boulevard. Una persona que...
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Nigel Duara & Byrhonda Lyons CalMatters California Department of Justice agents realized they were short-handed just hours after a Los Angeles police officer shot and killed an unarmed man on Hollywood Boulevard. A 911 caller told police the man was threatening people on the morning of July 15, 2021, waving what...
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Tennessee’s trigger ban on abortion is slated to go into effect next month, and some experts say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade could pave the way for more women to be prosecuted for conduct during pregnancy. University of Tennessee law professor Wendy Bach said state judges...