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Alameda County DA Pamela Price to speak at hybrid town hall meeting on Sept. 13
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The event is sponsored by Faith in Action East Bay and the Interfaith Coalition for Justice in our Jails.California
This bill could give Californians an ally on public record requests
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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
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How soon these employees may see the $25 hourly wage floor depends on where they work.Bay Area
To sweep homeless camps, California cities must offer ‘adequate shelter,’ but what that means is up for debate
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Five years ago a federal appeals court said evicting homeless people from public spaces when they have no other options is cruel and unusual punishment.Bay Area
California lawmakers send caste discrimination bill to Newsom
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The first-in-the-nation bill bans caste discrimination under California’s housing and employment laws.COVID-19
California lawmakers want to tax guns and ammo
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The tax could bring in an estimated $160 million annually for violence intervention programs.California
TikTok ban on state worker phones won’t happen in California this year
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A bipartisan bill breezed through the state Legislature, but Gov. Newsom asked for the delay. It's the latest social media regulation to get stalled in California.climate change
California scales back electric car rebates to focus on lower-income car buyers
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Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies.Bay Area
