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The COVID-19 pandemic has left an astounding level of youth and teens with emotional problems that have migrated from homes into San Jose schools.

With the elevated focus on set safety following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, the California IATSE Council has officially backed a bill that would require a safety supervisor on set, while additionally

State lawmakers are moving forward with a push to stop the flow of money between California and Russia. View the full story here. 

A “Day of Action” was hosted Monday by FUEL (Families United to End LWOP) and the Drop LWOP coalition to support the Senate Bill 300, which addresses the “felony murder special circumstance law by allowing for a sentence other than the death penalty or life in prison without parole (LWOP) for a person who did not kill anyone.”

A bipartisan group of California lawmakers will try to force the nation’s two largest public pension funds to divest financial holdings connected to Russian assets in the wake of the Ukraine invasion.

More condemnations are rolling in from Bay Area and state officials of Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Councilmember Sylvia Arenas is recommending San Jose break with its sister city in Russia, adding its voice to international efforts in isolating the country over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Her proposal will be heard by the city’s Rules Committee on Wednesday.

California could soon join a growing chorus of governments that are pulling investments from Russia to protest the country’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. Read the full story at this link.