California is experiencing one of its worst wildfire seasons this year. With over 6,000 fires igniting so far that have burned almost 200,000 acres, many people are displaced and without a home. If nothing is done to slow down climate change, we may be on track for worse to come.
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Adjuncts deserve better pay
Assembly Bill 1466 was approved by the California legislature and now awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. If the governor signs it this month, it would mean a roughly 88% pay raise for adjunct faculty, who are currently woefully under paid here, with private universities across the state.
New law hits Uber, Lyft
Uber and Lyft drivers will be classified as employees instead of independent contractors in California starting January 1, a change that could dramatically effect the business models and pay structures for the companies and workers.
Commentary: Fair to Play Act makes it fair to play in California
The California Senate took a step in the right direction when it voted to pass Senate Bill 206 Sept. 9.
Newsom halts executions
On March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that will halt the execution of California’s 737 inmates currently on death row. Newsom calls the death penalty system a human error and discriminatory toward defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or who cannot afford legal representation.
First 2 years of college could be free
California Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to let some community college students off the hook for tuition for two full years.
Your vote counts in primaries
Democrats are armed and ready to take to fill voting polls June 5 to make sure California stays blue and anti-Trump.
Students support Second Amendment rights
In an informal gun control survey of 13 students at the University of La Verne, 11 students strongly believed in the Second Amendment right while two believed there should be stricter regulations.
Wanted: One good candidate
California must be in really bad shape. Every day I read something that highlights that point, but the Golden State’s deep problems might be indicative of the group of politicians running for governor this year.
A progressive summer
In an all out attempt to become more politically and socially active this summer I decided to take the opportunity to involve myself in many activities that people might label progressive.