Rachel Myrow, KQED
Even now, in an age when most of us use the Internet, one in five Californians lack reliable and affordable service. Most are lower-income people of color and rural residents.
(SACRAMENTO) – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland), has announced groundbreaking legislation, AB 1975, aimed at improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare spending by transitioning medically supportive food and nutrition interventions to permanent benefits under Medi-Cal.
Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times
While California lawmakers feel pressure to address concerns about crime, the murky and sometimes contradictory evidence of an increase in lawlessness has put legislators in a bind.
Recent studies show that retail theft has increased in some of California’s big cities — with shoplifting rates jumping nearly 50% in San Francisco since 2019 — while some rural and suburban areas of the state have seen a drop in those crimes.
Rob Arias, E'ville Eye
Representations of organizations throughout Assembly District 18 packed the auditorium at the Emeryville Center of Community Life on Friday, October 27th for the second annual AD18 awards celebration.
The event recognized orgs and individuals making a difference in their communities. It was attended by a swath of local councilmembers and mayors from Alameda, Oakland & Emeryville and emceed by District Director Rowena Brown.
Katie Lauer, Bay Area News Group
The confluence of Emeryville’s industrial past and vision for a sustainable, equitable future merged Saturday with the history of the land the city sits on at the opening of a new green space: Huchiun Park.
Post Staff Reporting, Alameda Post
On October 8, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1104, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, into law. The new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2024, changes California’s penal code to make clear that the purpose of incarceration is rehabilitation and preparation for reentry, not levying additional punishment, the Assemblymember stated when the bill was introduced.
Post Staff Reporting, Alameda Post
On October 8, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1148, a bill introduced by Assemblymember Mia Bonta, into law. The Stable Parents, Stable Children Act , sponsored by Root & Rebound, a reentry legal resource organization, brings crucial reform to the child support system by extending the time for formerly incarcerated parents to resume child support payments from one month or less after exiting incarceration to 10 months.
(Sacramento) – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-18) and Root & Rebound, a reentry legal resource organization, announced the signing of a new California bill,
Post Staff Reporting, Alameda Post
Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s Classified Employee Staffing Ratio Workgroup bill, AB 1273, was signed into law last week. The new law establishes a workgroup to propose guidelines on proper staffing for classified school employees. This bill will help to ensure that local educational agencies are adequately staffed to provide students with the services and resources they need to thrive.