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“State of Resistance.”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 8423 12:00 PM PT “State of Resistance.” In his new book “State of Resistance,” an award-winning sociologist talks about the Trump moment California experienced 25 years ago under Gov. Wilson. He explains how the state managed to overcome that crisis of division, how the state turned into a bastion of […]
(Español) Demócratas latinos en CA luchan por retomar el Congreso y avanzar políticas locales
(Español) Dos congresistas republicanos se hallan en la cuerda floja: Jeff Denham, que lucha contra siete oponentes, y David Valadao, del Distrito 21 que ganó Hillary Clinton.
Restricting Police Firearms Use.
MONDAY, APRIL 9 PROGRAM # 8303 12:00 PM PT Restricting Police Firearms Use. After the public uproar sparked by the fatal shooting of a young unarmed black man in Sacramento by police officers, state lawmakers and the family of the victim are proposing that California becomes the first state to restrict officers firearms use, and […]
California Healthcare for All Initiative Gets a Boost
Eight years after President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) came into effect, California continues to defend the state insurance marketplace created by that law, called Covered California.
Transgender Count. Also, DACA Renewal Deadline.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 PROGRAM # 8171 12:00 PM PT Transgender Count. After public protests, the US Census Bureau is backtracking on its plans and will not remove a question on sexual orientation and gender identity from a national survey. A leading LGBT organizer comments on what this means. She also comments on legal challenges against […]
(Español) California es ya oficialmente hoy un Estado Santuario, el gobernador firma la ley
(Español) “Esta ley protege la seguridad pública y a las personas que vienen a California a trabajar duro y hacer de este estado un lugar mejor, dijo Brown.
California to Approve Unprecedented Guarantees for Transgender Workers
(Español) “En general existe mucha discriminación, pero cuando hablamos de las personas trans latinas inmigrantes las situaciones se multiplican”
Move To End DACA Leaves Some Young Immigrants Fearing For Their Health
That coverage is now in question. In California, those at risk of losing Medicaid are 19 and older, because the state under a separate law decided to cover all low-income children, regardless of immigration status, through age 18. That decision was not connected to the DACA program.
California Could Offer Healthcare to Undocumented Youth up to Age 26
California’s legislature is considering a bill that would expand the law allowing undocumented children access to health insurance through the public program known as Medi-Cal to include young people up to age 26.
California’s New Single-Payer Proposal Embraces Some Costly Old Ways
The legislation would revive the age-old practice of paying providers for every service they perform — a recipe for a busted budget, some experts say. Backers say the bill is a work in progress.