Posts Tagged: Californians

Opinion

Setting California up for success

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OPINION – Manufacturing in California is an often invisible, but critical part of our daily lives. Whether you’re rolling off your mattress in the morning, taking a slice of bread for your sandwich at lunch or closing your blinds at the end of the day, you’ve in some way benefited from the invisible hand of our state’s manufacturers.

News

Rosalynn Carter: A lifetime voice for improving mental health care

First Lady Rosalynn Carter, photo courtesy of AP

Tributes to First Lady Rosalynn Carter invariably cite her lifelong commitment to improving care for people with severe mental illness. As she stumped for her husband during the closing days of the 1976 presidential campaign, she brought that advocacy to the unlikely locale of Bakersfield.

Opinion

California must not backtrack on COVID safety net

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OPINION – Families across California experienced a decline in violence and poverty in the wake of COVID-19, but according to the Public Policy Institute of California, the rate of poverty has since grown from 11.7% in 2021 to 13.2% in 2023.

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Is the Legislature adhering to the spirit of California’s new pay transparency law?

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, photo courtesy of Associated Press

California is one of eight states with a salary range transparency law, but critics contend some employers are violating the spirit of the law by posting artificially wide salary ranges. But the private sector isn’t alone – the California Legislature is also guilty of posting extraordinarily wide ranges across numerous positions.

Opinion

CA must harness creative energy of youth to beat climate change

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OPINION – The Orange County Sustainability Decathlon  (OCSD) is a new state-sponsored competition, courtesy State Senator Dave Min, which challenges college students to build housing units that address the climate crisis (as well as workforce development, homelessness, and affordable housing).

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Rising Stars: Monika Lee, a star on the move

Monika Lee, photo by Scott Duncan Photography

Monika Lee’s story showcases many of the possible avenues for creating meaningful change in Sacramento. In her five years in the community, Lee has moved up the ranks in three different organizations and worked with a variety of issue areas, letting her passion for equity guide her along the way.

Micheli Files

Informational and oversight hearings in the California Legislature

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MICHELI FILES – Hearings are a regular part of life in the California Legislature. But as with all things under the dome, nothing is a one size fits all. There are, in fact multiple types of hearings in the effort to educate legislators and staff about the subject matter at hand.

Opinion

Californians need Newsom to back the transition to greener, healthier homes

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OPINION – California homes and offices provide a crucial layer of defense against some of the worst impacts of climate change, most notably shielding residents from dangerous heat storms. Perhaps ironically, too many of these buildings are also making the environmental crisis worse, spewing cancer-linked pollution from fossil fuel-powered equipment such as air conditioning units, water heaters and stoves.    

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