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Doulas Push Back Against California’s Proposal to Pay Them Shockingly Low Rates
It's time for Medicaid to pay for doulas -- and pay them fairly, say birth workers and their advocates.
California Sues Tesla Over Alleged Rampant Racism Against Black Employees
One Black employee reported hearing racial slurs at work 50 to 100 times a day, the lawsuit says.
Nursing Unions Say For-Profit Health Care Is Driving Omicron Staffing Crisis
Nurses argue for-profit health care artificially deflates staffing levels to protect hospital employers' bottom lines.
Texas Abortion Law Opens Door for Vast Array of Bounty Hunter-Type Legislation
Gavin Newsom’s bid to deputize private citizens to sue gun makers is one example, but copycats may take many directions.
Native People in California Are Fighting Water Policies That Imperil Salmon
California's outdated water rights system favors industrial agriculture over salmon and Native people.
California to Become Abortion Sanctuary If SCOTUS Upends “Roe” Protections
“We'll be a sanctuary” for abortion for the rest of the country, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
$18 Minimum Wage May Soon Be on the Ballot in California
Progressive activist Joe Sanberg has pledged to fund the signature campaign to get the initiative on the ballot.
Amazon to Pay CA $500K After Being Accused of Breaking COVID Workplace Rules
The settlement allows Amazon to deny wrongdoing over its failure to alert workers of COVID outbreaks at its warehouses.
The Oil Spill in California Lends Urgency to Demand for Indigenous Land Stewards
Land return is a step toward the kind of reconciliation promoted by the governor in his 2019 apology to Native peoples.
Environmentalists Demand End to Offshore Drilling as California Faces Oil Spill
Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr called the spill “a potential ecological disaster.”