California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody California lawmakers are pushing for stronger protections for detained immigrants in hospitals The Independent UK · Apr 22
Two state legislative districts have changed partisan control following special elections so far this year Welcome to the Thursday, January 25, 2024, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jan 25, 2024
For some California Latinos, the abortion debate was not a ‘real conversation’ — until now SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Over his career in politics, Sacramento City Councilman Eric Guerra and his mother, Amparo Perez Quintero, 68, found common ground on almost every issue — education, immigrant rights, public safety and housing. Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022
Mandatory Kindergarten Won't Be Coming to California Citing costs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom struck a victory for parental choice in education. Reason · Oct 5, 2022
California kindergarten saw big enrollment drop during pandemic. What's happening now? LOS ANGELES — No grade level suffered a steeper enrollment drop during the COVID-19 pandemic than kindergarten, driven by what many parents saw as the futility of placing a 5-year-old in front of a computer all day. Los Angeles Times · Sep 27, 2022
California likely to make kindergarten compulsory ‘For students who have not been enrolled in kindergarten, oftentimes teachers and parents spend way too much time trying to teach foundational skills,’ state lawmaker argues The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Kindergarten could soon be mandatory for California children SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is one step closer to mandating that children attend kindergarten, a requirement that would come after droves of the state's youngest students skipped the grade during the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened learning gap concerns. Los Angeles Times · Aug 30, 2022
Victims of violence want California courts to prioritize child safety in custody cases SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In March, a Sacramento man shot and killed his three young daughters during a court-ordered supervised visit at a church that their mother had asked a judge not to approve. Los Angeles Times · Jun 30, 2022
California mother of daughters who were killed by their father speaks out to change law SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The mother of three girls who were killed by their father at an Arden Arcade church publicly spoke out on Monday, her first remarks since her children were shot Feb. 28. Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022