Annual Report 2023
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Pope Francis begins new decade as ‘a bit of a Californian.’ That means lots of love — and hate
Sitting in her family home in East Los Angeles, Rosa Manriquez kept her eyes on the TV screen as a flood of white smoke came pouring out of the roof of the Sistine Chapel 6,300 miles away — a century-old signal that the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church had…
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Investing in an Economy of Belonging
Our economy needs a moral revolution. Take California, for example. Despite having the world’s fifth-largest economy, the state produces immense racial and economic inequality, exacerbating pressures on workers paid wages so low they can’t even afford housing. Multiple crises during the past three years — a global pandemic, critical shortage…
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Raising rent 10% is too much, says lawmaker proposing California bill to prevent more homelessness
Orange County Register | Photo by Linh Tat
Hoping to build on California’s Tenant Protection Act of 2019, a state lawmaker from Los Angeles is working on a bill to prevent even more tenants from falling into homelessness in a state that continues to rank first in the number of unhoused people. Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles)…
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California passes landmark police transparency and accountability legislation
SB 1421 will restore Californians’ right to know whether and how departments investigate and hold accountable officers who use force, plant evidence or sexually assault civilians. Sacramento — Today, the California Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 1421. Introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), the historic legislation will make public…
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