POMONA — The Pomona Unified School District (PUSD) has voted to restore more than $2 million in state funds to programs for high-need students. The school board changed its spending plan as the result of advocacy by students, parents, and activists who were outraged that funds intended to suppor

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Legislature approved SB 72, legislation by State Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana) that will allow all eligible Californians to register to vote and cast a ballot at polling sites on Election Day. SB 72 now heads to Governor Newsom for his signature. If signed

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate passed AB 1215: The Body Camera Accountability Act, legislation to block law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition surveillance against Californians on officer-worn body cameras. Introduced by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), AB 1215

SACRAMENTO — Today, the California Senate voted to pass AB 45, state legislation introduced by Assembly member Mark Stone (D-Monterey Bay) to eliminate copays for medical and dental services provided in California county jails. The bipartisan vote follows the decision by the California Departmen

SAN FRANCISCO — The ACLU will argue before the Court of Appeal in San Francisco Tuesday on behalf of Evan Minton, a man who was denied health care because he is transgender. Minton was scheduled to receive a hysterectomy at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, a Sacramento-area Catholic hospital in the

LOS ANGELES – Nearly 200,000 migrants from El Salvador lawfully living and working in the U.S. under Temporary Protective Status (TPS) have work authorization papers that have a printed expiration date of today, Sept. 9, 2019. But those Employment Authorization Documents (EADs), as the documents are

SACRAMENTO — Today the California State Assembly passed Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 6, which would restore voting rights to nearly 50,000 Californians on parole. ACA 6, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), passed with a 54-16 vote. ACA 6 will next go through the California

SACRAMENTO — Propelled by the leadership of hundreds of family members whose loved ones were killed by California police officers, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed historic legislation to strengthen the state's law on police use of force. Introduced by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego

LOS ANGELES — Prior to a court hearing on a lawsuit filed by Los Angeles County against Sheriff Alex Villanueva for reinstating a deputy previously fired for domestic violence, several civil rights and anti-racism organizations will rally outside Superior Court. Speakers will call for more checks