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Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes California domestic workers protection bill
Tweet Ai Jen Poo and other organizers from the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Because ensuring meal breaks are apparently too much to ask for. AP reports: Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday announced that he had vetoed legislation that would have provided overtime pay, meal breaks and other labor protections to an estimated 200,000 caregivers, nannies [...]
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Happy Harvey Milk (teen predator) Day!
TweetHappy Birthday Harvey Milk! Today you would have turned 82. But your life was cut short when you were shot to death at the young age of 48, a year after being elected (as the first openly gay person) to California’s Board of Supervisors. Harvey Milk is often considered an LBTQ rights activist, which he [...]
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UC Davis Chancellor apologizes but will not resign
Tweet If you missed the chilling video of police pepper spraying peaceful protesters at UC Davis last week, you can catch it in the clip above. UC Davis Chancellor Katehi has apologized for the actions of the police and wants a full investigation of what happened. Despite calls for her resignation, Katehi will not resign, [...]
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Quick Hit: California Attorney General makes the case for marriage equality