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Sexual assault evidence in California: a slow moving story
Image by BonnieJ via iStockCalifornia has only recently begun to take a legislative approach to dealing with its backlog of rape kits
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California has money for school arts education, but not enough teachers
Image by Robert Petrovic via ShutterstockWhile an estimated 15,000 new arts teachers are needed statewide, less than 5,000 are currently credentialed in music, dance, theater, visual arts and media arts
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Athletic trainers enter ‘scope of practice’ debate
Photo by Ron Alvey via ShutterstockCalifornia is the only state in the nation that doesn’t regulate athletic trainers. That could soon change if a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber and the California Athletic Trainers’ Association becomes law.
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Rising Stars: Mae Gates, office of Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
Mae Gates. Photo, Scott Duncan, Capitol Weekly Only 24 years old, Mae Gates is already chief of staff for a state senator, owner of a political consulting business and a passionate advocate for food justice.
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California’s EV mandate will affect commercial real estate owners too
Image by Felipe Sanchez via ShutterstockIn order for California to reach the lofty goal of 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales in only 12 more years, it’s estimated more than 1 million new charging stations will need to be brought online, necessitating some serious, physical changes to scores of gas stations, mini-marts, convenience stores and even apartment buildings up and down the state.
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Cooling off bill heats up Capitol controversy, gets shelved
Image by Stuart Miles via ShutterstockSen. Aisha Wahab’s Senate Bill 573 would have originally prohibited legislative staff from working for lobbying firms for two years after leaving the capitol.
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CalSavers enforcement, enrollment deadlines fast approaching
Image by Hidesy via ShutterstockCalSavers Executive Director Katie Selenski says small businesses not yet in compliance with a state deadline to sponsor retirement plans for their workers will start receiving enforcement notices by the end of this month.
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Bill banning police dogs in arrests and crowd control gets next test
Photo by Lanier Underground via ShutterstockThe bill, which would not ban the use of police K-9s for search and rescue or narcotics or explosive detection, is explicitly intended to address law enforcement’s long-standing use of dogs on people of color.
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California researchers vie for millions in stem cell dollars
Photo by ANDREI ASKIRKA via ShutterstockNine California research organizations will vie behind closed doors this week as the state’s stem cell agency scores their bids to kick off what would be a first-in-the-nation, $80 million manufacturing network to speed the development of revolutionary medical therapies.
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Rising Stars: Jorge Reyes Salinas, Equality California
Jorge Reyes Salinas, photo by Scott Duncan PhotographyJorge Reyes Salinas is communications director for Equality California, an LGBTQ advocacy group, and a fearless advocate for undocumented residents and the LGBTQ+ community.