California’s staggering budget deficit squashes hundreds of bills
In summary The state’s multibillion-dollar shortfall shapes which spending bills survived the ‘suspense file’ hearings by the Assembly and Senate appropriations committees. California’s budget crunch is forcing the Legislature to scale back its agenda this session, with bills to legalize psychedelic therapy, offer reparations to the descendants of enslaved people, and require more transparency around […]
$20 billion: The Delta tunnel’s new price tag
In summary The centerpiece of California’s water wars pits Gov. Newsom against local communities and environmentalists. A new report says the benefits of the tunnel exceed the cost since other water supplies would cost more. California’s contentious and long-debated plan to replumb the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and pump more water south finally has a price…
California budget: More detail on cuts, more pushback
Gov. Gavin Newsom released his revised budget proposal last week, but this week more details are emerging about how he plans to close the remaining shortfall — now pegged at $27.6 billion (though the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office is expected to issue a higher deficit number).
Las empresas con contratistas independientes gastaron $200 millones para su propia legislación laboral pero la Corte Suprema de California podría revertirlo
Read this story in English La Corte Suprema de California escuchará los argumentos orales el próximo martes en un caso que podría cambiar el destino de más de 1 millón de trabajadores en el estado, y tal vez la forma en que solicitamos transporte, pedimos comida para llevar o recibimos alimentos. Hace cuatro años, los…
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Gig companies spent $200 million to write their own labor law. The state Supreme Court could throw it out
If Proposition 22 is thrown out, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart’s classification of gig workers…
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El nuevo presupuesto de Gavin Newsom abandona la promesa de financiar 5 años de crecimiento para los sistemas universitarios UC y Cal State
Read this story in English Lo podemos atribuir al llamado sueño de California: hace menos de tres años, el gobernador Gavin Newsom prometió a las…
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Las universidades no pueden contratar a estudiantes indocumentados pero California busca ser la excepción
Read this story in English En enero, la Junta de Regentes de la Universidad de California rompió los corazones de los estudiantes indocumentados al detener…
