Assembly Bill 650 by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Rolling Hills Estates) would have required hospitals, clinics and skilled nursing facilities to pay medical professionals $10,000 bonuses. The bill died Thursday when lawmakers declined to vote on the measure.
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RTC greenlights studying ‘interim trail’ options along 2 rail corridor segments
The 12-member Regional Transportation Commission board voted on two items that effectively will allow officials to study the new alternative along at least two stretches of the corridor, evaluating a potential interim trail that would create a path for bikers and pedestrians while more permanent options continue to be weighed.
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Newsom wants to spend millions on the health of low-income mothers and their babies
Democratic legislators back measures that would end the “pink tax” on diapers and menstrual products, provide mental health support, and pilot a guaranteed-income program.
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California’s slavery reparations task force is convening. Here’s what happens next.
A California task force met for the first time with the goal of developing recommendations for reparations for Black Americans over the next two years.
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State body probing conflict-of-interest claim against Santa Cruz vice mayor
Santa Cruz Vice Mayor Sonja Brunner is under investigation by the California Fair Political Practices Commission after a complaint alleged that she violated conflict-of-interest rules by voting on the since-scrapped Temporary Outdoor Living Ordinance.
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In wine country, a newspaper war brings down a mayoral ‘prince’ accused of sex abuse
A prize-winning Santa Rosa newspaper neglected accusations against Dominic Foppoli, until its former employee took the scoop to a competing paper.
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Multimillionaire recall candidate John Cox owes consultants from failed gubernatorial bid
John Cox, who lost the 2018 governor’s race to Newsom, owes a media firm $100,000, an arbitrator and a judge ruled.
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Another summer of California power outages poses threat to Newsom as he faces recall
As the COVID pandemic wanes, potential summer and fall outages are a test for a governor whose first term has been defined by emergencies beyond his control.
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Total Recall: An illustrated guide to the Newsom recall
Want to quickly get up-to-speed on efforts to recall California’s governor? This illustrated guide to the Newsom recall will walk you through it.
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California’s new attorney general turns focus from fighting Trump to policing, racial justice
A month after taking over as California attorney general, Rob Bonta has put the Department of Justice on a hard pivot, launching a series of initiatives to refocus the agency on problems inside the state after it spent four years fighting the Trump administration in court on national issues.