May 1, 2021 Bill to Keep Remote Access to Public Forums Meets Resistance By Jana Kadah, Bay City News The legislation originally called on all local entities to make call-in and internet-based options available for all public meetings. Read More 2
March 24, 2021 Free Period Supplies Coming to All Santa Clara Co. Restrooms By Bay City News The Board of Supervisors took a stand for menstrual equity, voting to stock county bathrooms with tampons and pads for anyone to use free of charge. Read More 16
December 1, 2020 Calif. Well Water Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’ By Rachel Becker, CalMatters These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t know they’re drinking them. Read More 3
March 5, 2020 Legislators’ Charity Use Prompts Calls for Reform—But Not From Assembly Speaker Rendon By Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters Anthony Rendon declined to comment on the investigation launched into Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low of Campbell. Read More 0
November 26, 2018 California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman Responds to Claims of Sexual Misconduct By Jennifer Wadsworth The state Democratic Party took a full day to publicly address claims that its top official sexually assaulted and harassed multiple men. Read More 29
October 5, 2017 Congressman Ro Khanna Wants ‘Stealthing’ Classified as Rape By Jennifer Wadsworth Two federal lawmakers say secretly removing a condom during sex—commonly called “stealthing”—should be classified as sexual assault. Read More 26
September 20, 2016 Fight over Absurd ‘Tampon Tax’ Continues in California Court By Jennifer Wadsworth In California, the tampon tax lives on. But a class-action lawsuit filed out of Santa Clara County will continue the fight to repeal it. Read More 29
August 12, 2016 First-Ever State Audit Aims to Hold Judges Accountable By Jennifer Wadsworth Lawmakers have called for an audit of California’s Commission on Judicial Performance for the first time in the agency’s 56-year history. Read More 29