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Election integrity, voter turnout among top priorities for California secretary of state candidates

LOS ANGELES — In the November race for California secretary of state, the candidates — Republican business executive Robert Bernosky and incumbent Shirley Weber, a Democratic former lawmaker — seem to agree on one thing: the need to boost voter registration and turnout at the polls.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022

Commentary: California workers urgently need an $18 minimum wage. The Legislature should act this year

Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 27, 2022

Dialysis reform will be on the California ballot yet again. Does it stand a chance?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Once again, California’s largest health care workers union is campaigning for dialysis reform — but they face powerful opponents.

Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022

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San Diego bans flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, in 7-2 vote

SAN DIEGO — San Diego approved a ban Monday on flavored e-cigarettes and flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, a move supporters said would boost public health for local teens and people living in many minority neighborhoods.

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed

WASHINGTON — Shareholder groups say they’ll keep up pressure on board diversity during this year’s proxy season after a judge invalidated a California state law requiring companies to have directors from underrepresented backgrounds that has inspired similar laws across the country.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed - Roll Call

After a California judge rejected a state law requiring board diversity, investors said they would continue to push companies to change.

Roll Call · Apr 7, 2022

California’s reparations effort moves ahead. Here’s what’s next

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s Reparations Task Force voted Tuesday to define those who are eligible for reparations as descendants of African Americans enslaved in the U.S. or of free Black people living in the country before the end of the 19th century.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

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Who should receive reparations in California for slavery? Answers raise more questions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Antoinette Harrell has spent nearly three decades of her life verifying cases of slavery in the South before and after emancipation.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2022

California reparations to be limited to descendants of enslaved people, taskforce decides

Landmark group votes to base compensation plan on lineage rather than race after day of debate

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2022

California recall election cost $200 million, top elections official says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The unsuccessful special election to remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office cost state and local governments more than $200 million, according to a final tally released Thursday by state elections officials.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 4, 2022

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