Tag: California
Formal legal petition urges California Air Resources Board to phase out...
The legal petition calls on the California Air Resources Board to adhere to it's "moral obligation to reduce greenhouse gases that are helping to drive catastrophic global warming.”
New oil slick in Long Beach has campaigners demanding environmental change...
"How many more oil spills and fossil fuel accidents do we need until the city and the state begins to prioritize public health and the environment?"
California legislation to protect workers who use marijuana outside of work
If signed into law, the bill will "protect employees who fail a certain type of common drug test that detects the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, THC."
Gov. Newsom signs bill to raise wages and working standards for...
Labor advocates are calling the new bill a "groundbreaking step" for low-wage workers.
Los Angeles is creating a model for fighting mass incarceration
Los Angeles County is laying out a vision for reducing incarceration and providing care that could have national significance.
California Air Resources Board passes Advanced Clean Cars II rule to...
The rule will transition California's transportation sector to 100 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035.
Hundreds of California farmworkers begin 335-mile march for voting rights
In California, hundreds of farmworkers are marching for 24 days to demand better protections against voter suppression in union elections.
New California law could eliminate 23 million tons of plastic in...
“Today we make history; tomorrow we focus on ensuring our SB 54 goals to reduce plastic pollution are met.”
California assemblyman kills fossil fuel divestment bill
The bill would have required the state’s two enormous public pension funds to divest from fossil fuels, but it was squashed by a Democrat who has taken money from oil and gas companies.
Anaheim mayor resigns amid FBI corruption investigation
“I hope that the people of Anaheim and our media continue to pursue the question of whether Harry Sidhu was acting alone."
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A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid
To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.
This is what accountability looks like
Whether it's the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin.
Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they...
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Trump economy loses 92,000 jobs in February as economists warn labor market weakness is...
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows unemployment rising and hiring slowing across major industries as economists warn that policy uncertainty, tariffs, and economic shocks are weighing on the labor market.
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to us as the war on Iran continues
"We owe it to our troops, as well as to other potential victims of this war, to speak the truth about ourselves: what we believe, what we reject, and what we want.”