By Zaineb MohammedNew America Media
Women are recovering from the recession at a slower rate than men according to a new report by the California Budget Project (CBP) published in partnership with the Women’s Foundation of California.
The report, tit…
Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts
California Public Schools Need the Millionaires Tax
By Lisa Schiff
California voters will have the opportunity and responsibility this November to take some of the state’s financial matters into their own hands. The Republican no-tax-do-or-die-pledge strangle-hold over the state legislature that makes…
PPIC Poll Shows Large Information Gap
By Brian Leubitz
When the Republican realized that they could make some electoral gains from becoming the “Second Santa” with their tax cuts, they knew they were on to something. They didn’t have to be the bad guys promoting spending cuts, and their t…
As Brown Removes Barriers For Economic Recovery, Neighboring States Offer Growth Management Lessons
By Dan AielloCalifornia Progress Report
As those who fight to preserve what is left of the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the Pacific Coast, from the persistent demands of water-wanting regions of California, it is worth notin…
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction To Continue Blocking 20% Across-The-Board IHSS Cuts
By Marty Omoto California Disability Community Action Network
A federal district court judge in Oakland, as expected, issued a court order that will continue blocking the Brown Administration and the federal government from taking any steps to implemen…
Take It From Two Judges: California’s Death Penalty Is Broken
By Judge LaDoris H. Cordell (retired)Santa Clara County Superior Court
On Wednesday and the day before, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye slammed California’s dysfunctional death penalty before the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board.
I couldn’t a…




