California This bill could give Californians an ally on public record requests By Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | September 12, 2023 A bipartisan bill would create a state ombudsperson to intervene when public records requests are denied.
health A $25 minimum wage is in sight for California health care workers under new legislative deal By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | September 12, 2023 How soon these employees may see the $25 hourly wage floor depends on where they work.
California ‘Dr. Google’ Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT By Andrew Leonard | KFF Health News | September 12, 2023 Researchers say AI bots results can be accurate but urge caution in the absence of any regulations.
Bay Area Cal State trustees decide this week on 6% tuition rate hike, but with a sunset provision By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | September 12, 2023 Faculty union opposes tuition rate increase, despite Cal State assertions that it will help improve compensation.
Arts & Entertainment ‘Wolf Play’ is an engrossing story of child adoption, love By Caroline Crawford | Bay City News Foundation | September 11, 2023 Mikee Loria is powerful as the titular character in this Shotgun Players production.
California Lawmakers, Newsom and UC agree on new community college transfer plan, legislative leader says By Michael Burke | EdSource | September 11, 2023 New compromise creates a pilot program to ease transfers from community colleges to the University of California.
California Orange Unified becomes sixth California district to adopt transgender parental notification policy By Mallika Seshadri | EdSource | September 8, 2023 Orange Unified School District passed a policy Thursday evening that would require school officials to notify parents and guardians if their child identifies as transgender.
COVID-19 California lawmakers want to tax guns and ammo By Lynn La | CalMatters | September 8, 2023 The tax could bring in an estimated $160 million annually for violence intervention programs.
Bay Area California lawmakers send caste discrimination bill to Newsom By Lynn La | CalMatters | September 8, 2023 The first-in-the-nation bill bans caste discrimination under California’s housing and employment laws.
California Heat-related deaths are up, and not just because it’s getting hotter By Phillip Reese | Kaiser Health News | September 8, 2023 Only once in the last 20 years — the heat wave of 2006 — has the death rate been higher than it was in 2022.