Posts Tagged: children
Opinion
OPINION — A statewide survey should not read like a verdict on the future of our state’s children. The 2026 California Play Equity Report does just that. The Play Equity Report finds that 76% of California youth do not meet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s physical activity guidelines, and 60% of California parents struggle to afford youth sports.
Opinion
OPINION—In May, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new “first-in-the-nation” effort to lower costs for California families with newborns. Supporting young families matters. And as California celebrates programs for diapers and baby supplies, thousands of families raising deaf and hard of hearing children are still fighting for something equally fundamental: access to sound.
Opinion
OPINION – In Sacramento, I recently had the opportunity to exchange learnings from my work on youth mental health issues in Montana with advocates leading the charge in California. At a half day summit hosted by the Coalition the Empower our Future, an organization I help lead, advocates, organizations, policymakers and students came together to help answer the question, “what is driving this complex challenge, and how do we solve it together?”
Opinion
OPINION – Jim Keddy, executive director of Youth Forward, wants to protect California’s children from cannabis. So does every licensed cannabis operator in this state. That shared goal is real. Which is why the policy prescription embedded in his recent Capitol Weekly op-ed deserves serious scrutiny, because if implemented, it would make children less safe, not more.
Opinion
OPINION – California voters were promised something simple and reasonable when they approved cannabis legalization under Proposition 64: a tightly regulated industry that would fund youth programs, protect children, and operate responsibly. Nearly a decade later, that promise has been broken.
Opinion
OPINION – California has been a hotbed for human trafficking for years. Despite this growing issue, the California Legislature has dragged its feet in providing support for preventative solutions.
Opinion
OPINION – We are calling our colleagues in the Legislature to commit to funding the Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP) for at least the next two years. These children, who have already lost so much, deserve the stability of knowing someone will stand with them in their time of need.
Opinion
OPINION – We are grateful that California will soon focus on preventing child abuse before it happens. That’s why we supported Assembly Bill 1913—the Child Abuse Prevention Act—and why we’re pleased that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it into effect.
News
In a sign of the times, Capitol Weekly’s annual health care conference on Thursday focused broadly on expenses and efficiency, befitting for an American health care system that has become one of the most expensive in the world.
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For Capitol Weekly’s third and final story for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we look at some of the most commonly debated policy options for combating pimps and other sex traffickers.
Youth Soccer Match. Kids Playing Football on Grass Field in Team Uniforms. Children Sports Activity and Competition
