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California promised a higher minimum wage for health care workers. Will Newsom delay it? May 17, 2024
In summary A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit. Gov. Gavin Newsom is cutting it close. He signed a law last fall […]
California farmworkers: Why are so many dying in crashes? May 17, 2024
A memorial for Fidel Ojeda and Pedro Ojeda, two of seven farm workers killed while driving to work in Madera County. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local Good morning, Inequality Insights readers. This week’s newsletter is a joint effort by the Divide team. CalMatters’ reporter Jeanne Kuang investigated why, despite state law changes and other […]
The day that bills die in CA Legislature May 17, 2024
The Assembly appropriations committee holds its “suspense file” hearing at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 16, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters How does it feel to have a proposal you care about get killed in California’s Legislature? For Sen. Scott Wiener, Thursday’s “suspense file” process — his 15th since […]
An obscure California commission wants to rein in Big Tech. Small businesses could get hurt instead May 17, 2024
Guest Commentary written by Angela Harris Angela Harris is a small business owner in Sacramento. She founded Wellness of Life Internal Restoration Clinic and Wellness of Life Products. In 2006, after 31 years of research and collaboration with holistic health experts and practitioners, I decided to invest in my own holistic wellness practice in Sacramento. […]
These California schools connect kids to community services. Will they survive budget cuts? May 17, 2024
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom launched the community school initiative with $4.1 billion in grants to connect students and their families to medical care, counseling and other services. Budget cuts may be looming for many California programs, but one multi-billion-dollar initiative has so far evaded the ax: an ambitious push to bring medical and dental […]