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Saturday, November 16, 2024

By Public News Service Saturday, November 16, 2024

New coalition to reaffirm California values holding meetings this weekend

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. This weekend, a new coalition called “We Are California” is holding meetings up and down the state, preparing to resist what it sees as anticipated attacks from the incoming Trump administration. Hundreds of nonprofits have joined the coalition, which promotes inclusion, community, and democratic norms. Angelica […]

Friday, November 15, 2024

By Public News Service Friday, November 15, 2024

CA undocumented student groups worry about incoming Trump administration

Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. As President-elect Donald Trump announces immigration hard-liners as his deputy chief of staff and border czar this week, groups supporting undocumented college students in California are vowing to stand up for people’s rights. Golden State colleges serve 83,000 undocumented students, according to the Higher Ed Immigration Portal. […]

Saturday, October 9, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, October 9, 2010

News, Politics & Issues

Governor signs new budget with deep cuts for the needy Finally, following weeks no months of haggling, the state has a new budget. My relief over the passage of the budget is tempered by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s last minute act of cruelty and elitism. After a hard fought compromise in the legislature, the governor used his line veto to slash more than $960 million from […]