California may soon experiment with giving $500 a month to low-income students in the California State University system, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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California could send $500 a month with no strings attached to college students from low-income families as part of the Legislature’s latest approach to a guaranteed basic income plan.
California’s tax credit for renters may increase to account for inflation after more than 40 years, according to state Sen. Steve Glazer’s office.
“Paid sick leave is as critical as getting vaccinated or wearing a mask if you or your children are sick or exposed you need to make sure not to pass it on and that means staying at home.”
California lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin an eight-month session in an election year, shaded by uncertainty but buoyed by a second consecutive year of massive budget surpluses.
Senator Dave Cortese has sponsored some critical criminal justice reform efforts over the past term, including the current two year bill SB 300 which would allow for people sentenced to LWOP who were not the actual killers to have a chance at parole.
State leaders are calling for the preservation of Coyote Valley, located at the southern end of San Jose, an open space marked by development since the 1960s.