California Legislature – San Jose Inside

CSU System Works to Rebuild Trust in Shadow of Sex Discrimination and Assault Cases

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:45:25 +0000

Changes are underway one year after scathing audits showed how the California State University system failed to handle reports of sexual discrimination, harassment and assault in its Title IX offices.

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If Californians Vote in November to Ban Forced Labor, Will Prison Inmates Get a Raise?

Barry Holtzclaw — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:25:16 +0000

California courts have long upheld below-minimum wage pay for prison inmates working a wide range of jobs. A 2024 ballot measure that would ban forced prisoner labor could change that.

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New California Laws Take Effect on July 1

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:44:20 +0000

Governor Gavin Newsom approved 890 new laws last year. Most of them went into effect at the beginning of the calendar year, but a few have July 1 start dates.

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Gail Pellerin Among Top Four Stock Investors in CA Legislature

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:16:38 +0000

The total stock portfolio of the Legislature was worth as much as $112 million last year but experts say the public should know more about a politician’s total wealth.

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CA Lawmakers Reach Agreement on $10B School Bond

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 02:47:18 +0000

The bond money will pay for repairs and upgrades at thousands of K-12 school and community college buildings.

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Bay Area Will Decide California’s Biggest Housing Bond Ever

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:57:55 +0000

A newly created regional housing finance authority for the entire San Francisco Bay Area will send a bond of up to $20 billion to the ballot. But the fate of its statewide counterpart looks bleak.

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Coastal Zone Reforms Offer False Choices Between Homes and Protections

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:43:23 +0000

Mayor of Santa Cruz comments on the push to bolster housing production in California’s coastal communities.

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CA Supreme Court Removes Anti-tax Measure From November Ballot

Barry Holtzclaw — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:37:37 +0000

The state Supreme Court takes a business-backed initiative to make it more difficult to raise taxes off the Nov. 5 ballot. Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders had sued to kick it off.

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CA Unions Say CA Nonprofits Taking Local Government Jobs

Barry Holtzclaw — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:58:53 +0000

The Assembly approved a union-backed bill that would add new disclosure requirements for local government contractors, but the Senate last week removed the self-auditing requirements and the public naming of private-sector employees.

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Legislature Considers Banning Legacy Admissions at CA Colleges

Barry Holtzclaw — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:38:15 +0000

At Stanford University and the University of Southern California, 14%t of students who were admitted in the fall of 2022 had legacy or donor connections, while 13% of 2022 admissions at Santa Clara University were children or grandchildren of alumni.

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