Capitol Briefs: The fall of an icon
Capitol Briefs logoThe revelations about civil rights icon Cesar Chavez rocked California and beyond this week. But that wasn’t the only thing going on around the Capitol.
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Experts Expound: The top two primary
Image by RamCreativ. The possibility of two Republicans making the November gubernatorial runoff is giving Democrats serious heartburn. Will it lead to an effort to get rid of the state’s top-two primary system? Our experts weigh in.
Micheli Files
‘Gut-and-Amend’ bills in the California Legislature
Interior of the California State Capitol dome in Sacramento, CA. Image by GDMatt66. One of the controversial occurrences during the annual California Legislative Session is so-called “gut-and-amend bills.” But just how does this process work? In this week’s Micheli Files our intrepid Chris Micheli tells us all about it.
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Meet the driving force behind a new bill to combat clergy sex abuse
Hermina Nedelescu. Image via Instagram. Over a dozen states have criminal statutes involving clergy sexual abuse. Pending legislation could add California to the fold, but the measure is…complicated.
Opinion
Investing in health equity pays dividends for our communities
Image by Jacob Wackerhausen.OPINION – As California and the nation debate the future of health care coverage, Medi-Cal funding, and access to preventive services, these individual stories are often lost in policy language and budget spreadsheets. But the reality is simple: when preventive care is weakened, costs don’t disappear. They shift onto emergency rooms, local governments, employers, taxpayers, and patients.
Podcast
NEWSWELL wants to transform journalism. Can they help solve the local news crisis?
Nicole Carroll of NEWSWELLCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Local journalism in the United States is in crisis. Almost 40% of all local newspapers in the US have vanished since 2005. Arizona State University has launched NEWSWELL, a nonprofit organization that offers comprehensive wraparound services – including fundraising – to their newsroom partners, helping them build sustainable business models. NEWSWELL has a string of 15 news outlets, including 11 in California. We’re joined by Nicole Carroll, Executive Director of NEWSWELL and a professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She shares the vision behind NEWSWELL, explains the ASU connection and looks at what indie news needs to survive.
Opinion
Building more is the key to affordability
Image by Kirk Fisher.OPINION – California policymakers are obsessed with boosting “affordable housing,” which makes sense when housing in the state is out of reach to a large portion of its residents. They’re trying to solve the problem from the wrong end, though. The supply of affordable housing is best expanded not by focusing on building homes with artificially cheap price tags but by increasing the construction pace of all homes.
Capitol Briefs
Capitol Briefs: Dems launch ‘get out’ effort
Image by wildpixelDem Party chair tries a new plan to get fellow Dems out of the gubernatorial race and the flood of new bills continues.
Opinion
Latino restaurants are caught in a legal trap
Image by geckophotosOPINION – Walk into a Latino-owned restaurant in California, and you will see more than a business. You will see families working side by side. Right now, many of those restaurant owners feel like they are under threat from every direction.
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