Tag: california
UC Riverside reacts to marijuana legalization
The WELL, UCR's wellness center and health promotion department, sent an email to all UCR students on Monday, Oct. 30 regarding the impending legalization...
Is Riverside prepared for the “Big One?”
By: Evan Ismail, Senior Staff Writer and Jaya Vengadesan, Staff Writer
UCR students, faculty and staff participated in the Great California Shakeout on Tuesday, Oct....
The New Parent Leave Act takes big step toward improving early...
California’s new law, the New Parent Leave Act, effectively balances the thin tightrope of work-life legislation. It both promotes employment among parents and sets...
SB 239 epitomizes privilege in accessing HIV-related healthcare
In what can be euphemistically described as a misguided endeavor, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 239 on Friday, Oct. 6. In California, beginning...
Senate members allegedly switch votes to defeat CA renewable energy bill
On Friday, Sept. 15, the Committee on Utilities and Energy deferred Senate Bill 100 (SB 100), which would have committed the State of California...
Earthquakes in Mexico call for greater preparation in California
Soon after the destruction caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma settled in, Mexico was hit by two powerful earthquakes and several aftershocks. The first...
California lawmakers shelve single-payer healthcare proposal
On Friday, February 17, 2017, California State Senators Ricardo Lara (D-33rd District) and Toni Atkins (D-39th District) introduced Senate Bill 562, also known as...
No human being is “illegal”
On April 3, 2017, the California State Senate passed a bill (SB54) that started the process of making California a statewide sanctuary for the...
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The second-to-last senate meeting of winter quarter commenced at 6:16 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1.
During the Green Campus Action Plan’s (GCAP) report, Undergraduate...
Mark Ibele discusses potential California tax system reform
Public policy is constantly being updated, changed and reformed to reflect current economic and social trends, however, California’s current state and local tax policy...