Some of California’s community colleges do not have enough full-time faculty, and some misspend state funds intended for full-time professors on part-time adjuncts, according to a report released last month by the state’s auditor. The audit—which state legislators authorized last year at the request of a community college faculty group—investigated state spending and hiring practices…
California’s Community Colleges Hired Too Many Part-Time Professors, Misspent Funds: State Auditor
March 1, 2023
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Oakland Landlord Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Alameda County’s COVID Eviction Moratorium
An Oakland-based mom-and-pop landlord is donating thousands of dollars he raised during a three-day hunger strike this week protesting an Alameda County proposal to extend its COVID eviction moratorium to other distressed small property owners. George Wu began his protest Feb. 26 at a county administrative building after he said he was struggling to make…
Oakland Landlord Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest COVID Eviction Moratorium
An Oakland-based mom-and-pop landlord is donating thousands of dollars he raised during a three-day hunger strike this week protesting an Alameda County proposal to extend its COVID eviction moratorium to other distressed small property owners. George Wu began his protest Feb. 26 at a county administrative building after he said he was struggling to make…
UC Applications for Fall Admission Down Slightly From Last Year
March 1, 2023
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New student applications to University of California (UC) schools are down slightly this year, according to data released by UC last week. Nearly 246,000 students applied to its 10 campuses for fall 2023—a 2 percent decrease from fall 2022, according to the data. Despite the slight drop, UC President Michael Drake said interest in UC…
Good Bills That Would Help California
March 1, 2023
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Commentary Among the 2,632 new bills introduced this year in the California Legislature by the Feb. 17 deadline, there actually are some good ones. Here are three: Assembly Bill 1128 is by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles). It’s a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) and state Sens. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Lena…
SNAP Recipients Concerned About Rising Prices as Pandemic Emergency Allotments Phasing Out
March 1, 2023
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As food prices continue to soar nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) states as of this month that pandemic-era food stamp benefits will end, while families receiving those benefits say they’re being put in a financial bind. “I didn’t even know this was happening until I saw it on the news last night,” Gale…
House Committee Passes Resolution Against New Biden Water Rule
March 1, 2023
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a joint resolution against the Biden administration’s new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule during a Feb. 28 markup, the latest in an ongoing dispute as to federal authority over the nation’s waters. “I would argue that this may be the most important vote, one of the…
California Gov. Newsom Ends Use of COVID Emergency Powers
February 28, 2023
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Gov. Gavin Newsom ended his use of COVID emergency powers Feb. 28, three years after the virus first appeared in California. The milestone ended 1,090 days of operating under special powers that allowed Newsom to make unilateral decisions about the state’s response to the pandemic. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the science and…
San Francisco High School of the Arts Wins Applause Talent Dance Competition
February 28, 2023
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SAN MATEO, Calif.—For some dance studios, the held in San Mateo in February was the first time they would come out in full force since the pandemic three years ago. Held at the impressive 1,600-seat San Mateo Performing Arts Center, the event showcased some newcomers such as the San Francisco High School of the Arts…
While California Wearies of Snowstorms, Northeast Greets One
February 28, 2023
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RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif.—Jennifer Cobb and her husband planned on staying four days in their vacation rental in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains. But that stretched into a week as they were trapped by a relentless series of storms that has piled snow so high they can barely see out the windows. When they try to…
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