Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Brown’
Youth-led environmental group donate items to a climate legacy time capsule
Sunrise Movement calls for California’s Governor Jerry Brown’s attention.
Read MoreGovernor signs bill slowing expansion of for-profit immigration detention facilities
A new law bars the expansion of for-profit immigration detention facilities in California, marking strong opposition to the Trump administration’s efforts to expand detention centers and ramp up deportations.
Read MoreVoters approve $9 billion for public school construction, repairs
This week, California voters approved Proposition 51, a $9 billion bond for public school construction and improvement across the state. By noon on Wednesday, the proposition led 54 percent to 46 percent and the Associated Press had declared the victory. “If you’ve been in some of our most antiquated schools, then you’ve seen, firsthand, how…
Read MoreEast Bay businesses and politicians react to new state minimum wage
Today in Los Angeles, Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a new minimum wage bill that will make California the state with the highest in the country at $15 an hour by 2022. The bill cleared the state legislature last Thursday.
Read MoreHundreds protest wage theft, environmental pollution
Labor and environmental activists demonstrate in support of two key bills awaiting the governor’s pen.
Read MoreThousands rally in Oakland to call for an end to fracking
Despite early signs of rain, thousands of people converged in Oakland on Saturday in what organizers are billing as the largest anti-fracking demonstration in U.S. history, calling on Governor Jerry Brown to put an end to hydraulic fracturing in California.
Read MoreCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown endorses Libby Schaaf
The sounds of cheering, clapping, and whistling filled the air outside Oakland mayoral candidate Libby Schaaf’s campaign headquarters Monday as California Governor Jerry Brown was introduced on a small stage in the backyard. “This is so exciting, I may have to run for mayor again,” Brown joked as he took position in front of the…
Read MoreBill would allow restrictions on gun owners at risk for violent behavior
California Assemblymember Nancy Skinner has proposed legislation that would allow for restraining orders to be placed on individuals who are deemed at risk for violent behavior with a firearm.
Read MoreQuan depicts rising Oakland with 10K Two plan
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan painted her vision of Oakland rising, with her 10K Two plan for new housing, a rebuilt police force in progress, and the retention of its beloved sports teams.
Read MoreBART negotiations disintegrate into strike threat
Almost a full week of negotiations unraveled Thursday afternoon when union workers and BART management came to a stalemate and talks ended in the threat of a strike set to commence at midnight Thursday.
Read MoreGovernor Brown may intervene, postponing AC Transit strike
Governor Jerry Brown is weighing a request by AC Transit management for a 60-day cooling off period in the planned strike by the bus line’s workers, which otherwise could happen as early as this Thursday.
Read MoreProposed legislation would ban future BART strikes
As drama continues to build around BART contract negotiations, Sen. Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) is pushing legislation forward that would make a BART strike illegal while Orinda City Councilman Steve Glazer works to gather support locally.
Read MoreHow did we get here? A timeline of BART negotiations
With the 60-day cooling-off period coming to an end, here’s a rundown of events leading up to the potential BART strike
Read MoreGovernor Brown signs law to raise minimum wage
Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 10 today, which will increase minimum wage in California from the current $8 floor wage to $10 by 2016 – one of the highest rates in America.
Read MoreNew school lunch waiver seen as hurdle for hungry kids
For the first time in the Oakland Unified School District’s history, parents of all low-income children eligible to receive a free or reduced lunch must apply for the program by February 6 — or the system could lose government subsidies for the next school year.
Read MoreCalifornia schools to adopt updated history and social science curriculum
The first few minutes of a fourth period World History class in room 237 at Oakland Technical High School Monday were spent discussing the question “How did the attacks on 9/11/2001 affect you or your family?”
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