California Lawmakers Upsetting Traditions of College Athletics
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 206 allowing college athletes to prosper from the use of their name, image and likeness. Perhaps in the end the law balances for some college athletes the potential side effects of the state’s travel ban that could undermine college teams from participating against certain rivals. For better and for worse, […]
As the Impeachment Proceedings go Forward Californians are in the Spotlight
History will always make heavier demands on the nation’s leaders at special moments and the question is will they be up to the task? This is clearly one of those moments and at least three prominent Californians are shouldering responsibilities which puts them on the hot seat. More about that shortly. The march toward impeachment […]
With new CA charter school rules official, here’s the latest on incoming K-12 laws
The most significant set of revisions to the state’s charter-school law in more than two decades was signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, putting new curbs on a segment of public schools that has grown over time, particularly in cities, to enroll more than 600,000 California kids. Negotiated over months among lawmakers, charter school advocates and organized labor, […]
Disability Services Reach the Crossroads in California
The Sonoma Developmental Center (pictured), which once housed 3200 children and adults with disabilities, closed at the end of 2018, among the last in the state hospital system. Over the past fifty years, a community-based system has gradually replaced the state hospitals, promising fuller inclusion. The California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) oversees a vast […]