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Groups fighting for safer roads are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill requiring new vehicles to have a speed-monitoring system to warn drivers when they go more than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit. Senate Bill 961 has already passed both houses of the state Legislature....
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Indigenous leaders are asking California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would allow federally recognized tribes to sign agreements with the state to co-manage and co-govern ancestral lands and waters. Assembly Bill 1284 unanimously passed both houses of the state Legislature this week. Scott Sullivan is vice chairman of...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Mike Grier announced on Tuesday May 28 that the club has signed center Will Smith to a standard, entry-level contract. “Will is a dynamic and exciting young center and we are thrilled to have him join the organization after...
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Las altas tasas de rotación están agraviando las oficinas electorales locales en todo el oeste, lo que está causando preocupación a medida que se acercan las elecciones de 2024. Un estudio reciente encontró que alrededor del 40% de los funcionarios electorales en jefe en los estados occidentales han dejado el cargo...
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High turnover rates are plaguing local elections offices across the West, which is causing concern as the 2024 election approaches. A recent study found about 40% of chief election officials in western states have left office since November 2020. Idaho and Washington saw the lowest turnover, each at 23%. Michael Beckel,...
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Felicia Mello CalMatters El descanso en fin de semana. La jornada laboral de ocho horas. La licencia familiar remunerada. Esos frutos de las victorias laborales son parte de la vida cotidiana en California. Ahora, este verano con bastante movimiento laboral en el estado, puede haber ayudado a inspirar otra...
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Felicia Mello CalMatters The weekend. The eight-hour workday. Paid family leave. Those fruits of labor victories are part of everyday life in California. Now the state’s hot labor summer may have helped inspire another precedent-setting measure, if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill on his desk that would allow...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes have signed 15-year-old defender Jacob Akanyirige to a Homegrown Player contract. He becomes the youngest-ever signing by the Earthquakes, the third-youngest player currently in MLS (Gianluca Busio – SKC, George Bello – ATL) and the eighth-youngest to ever sign a pro contract...
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The 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have signed free agent center Anderson Varejao to a contract, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Varejao, 33, has spent all 12 of his NBA seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, posting career averages of...