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Newsom vetoes home loan assistance for undocumented immigrants
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented immigrants living in California the ability to qualify for first-time homebuying loans. Newsom cited funding concerns and the bill’s potential fiscal impact on the state budget in his veto message. “Given the finite funding available for CalHFA programs, expanding program eligibility must be […]
LA Times Columnist: ACTUALLY, Republicans To Blame for Dem-Run California’s Problems Because They’re Too Far Right To Win Elections
The columnist acknowledged that his state is run almost entirely by Democrats but reasoned the GOP's inability to get candidates elected is harmful. The post LA Times Columnist: ACTUALLY, Republicans To Blame for Dem-Run California’s Problems Because They’re Too Far Right To Win Elections first appeared on Mediaite.
California awards Encore High School $200,000 grant for Farm to School program
HESPERIA – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) announced, September 6, the grant recipients for the Farm to School program. Encore High School received a $200,000 grant to provide hands-on learning through cooking classes.
Warehouse Rules in Last-Minute Assembly Bill Divide Inland Empire
California is poised to set new rules for warehouse locations and truck routes with a last-minute bill to curtail air pollution and traffic from distribution centers. But local government groups oppose the legislation, and business groups warn that it would place onerous requirements on warehouse developments and cities, threatening trade and jobs. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until the end of the month to sign or veto the bill.
New feature film puts focus on child trafficking crisis in California
SAN FRANCISCO -- A new feature film is drawing attention to a grim reality in America: child trafficking. City of Dreams depicts the harrowing story of a child kidnapped and sold to a sweatshop in California.Vanessa Russell, an anti-sex/labor-trafficking activist and founder of Hayward-based nonprofit Love Never Fails, says that child trafficking is a pervasive issue in California and across the nation."There's a lot of different ways that someone can be sold in our world, unfortunately. And this is happening to every age, race, gender and religion. It doesn't discriminate and, sadly, it's something that we really struggle with here...
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