1+ week, 3+ day ago   (608+ words) WASHINGTON — A leading group of civil rights organizations testified during an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hearing Aug. 11 against a Trump administration proposal to eliminate EEOC workplace discrimination data reporting, warning that ending the longstanding requirement could make discrimination against women…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (163+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. — New data released this week by the California Department of Justice shows that shared public safety investments are contributing to lower crime rates while giving millions of Californians with old criminal records a second chance through automatic record…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (311+ words) California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proclaimed June 2026 as LGBTQ Pride Month, highlighting the state’s history of LGBTQ activism while reaffirming California’s commitment to protecting LGBTQ rights amid what he described as renewed national challenges. In a proclamation issued Friday and…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (531+ words) Conservatives accuse other parents of programming their kids. Of forcing an agenda. Of indoctrinating children into an ideology that destroys them. But the accusation is the confession. They assume control is the default, because control is their method. They’re terrified…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (775+ words) In an article published by The Conversation, Professor Andrea Hagan argues that homicide rates are dropping across 35 American cities, but despite this decline, the Trump administration is moving hundreds of millions of dollars away from the programs she says were…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (551+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional representatives in the Democratic Women’s Caucus have released a bill designed to undo newly-enacted expanded requirements for the U.S. “Global Gag Rule” foreign aid regulations, which they say may put the health services and the rights of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (246+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers and students highlighted the “Empowering California’s Future” initiative, reporting that California universities will now be recognized for their service to Hispanic or Latino and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) communities. In opposition to the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (569+ words) WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich argues in a recent opinion piece that the likely nomination of Harmeet Dhillon as attorney general signals a broader effort to reverse civil rights enforcement, pointing to her current role as assistant attorney…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (347+ words) SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury has awarded $5 million to a disabled truck driver who endured years of racial discrimination and disability harassment while working for Cemex, according to attorneys with Lawyers for the People. The case began March 23 before Judge…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (444+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 23 attorneys general filed a comment letter Friday condemning a Trump administration proposal targeting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs, calling the amendment unlawful and urging federal officials to withdraw…...