Image courtesy of Zimmytws via ShutterstockSB 18 would establish a tribal-specific housing fund dedicated to paying for the building and rehabbing of affordable homes for rent and sale.
Ken Oliver of Checkr.orgCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: We are joined today by Ken Oliver, Executive Director of Checkr.org, the philanthropic arm of Checkr. Oliver joined us to talk about his journey from prisoner to philanthropist, the flaws in California’s re-entry program and about SB 809, the Fair Chance Expansion and Protection Act of 2023, which would ensure that conviction history does not prevent qualified candidates from finding employment.
Photo by Sheila Fitzgerald via ShutterstockIt’s been three months since San Francisco Supervisor Hillary Ronen urged state lawmakers in a proposed resolution to legalize sex work in California. “It is time to recognize this and move towards decriminalization and ultimately legalization and regulation of sex work,” she says.
Image by Oleksiy Mark via ShutterstockThe idea is to make Big Tech companies pay journalism organizations for the content they repurpose to help generate advertising revenue – a dynamic that has been undercutting the bottom lines of news outlets for years
Image by BonnieJ via iStockCalifornia has only recently begun to take a legislative approach to dealing with its backlog of rape kits
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
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.
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.
The California state Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo: Karin Hildebrand Lau, via Shutterstock)Practical tips for those working with the staff of the policy and fiscal committees in the California Legislature.
Sen. Scott WienerCAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: SB 932, a 2020 bill inspired by concerns about potential disparate impacts of COVID on LGBTQ people, directed the California Department of Public Health to collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data. A new report released by the State Auditor says that CDPH has fallen short and recommends that state law be amended to require more comprehensive practices around SOGI data collection.