The Supreme Court upheld the claim of a trans man who was once a legislative aide to Assemblymember Phil Ting that he was unfairly denied surgery for being transgender.
California s Big Cities Ask State for $16 Billion to Build 100,000 Homes for Homeless
On 4/9/21 at 11:59 PM EDT
A coalition of mayors from California s 13 most-populated cities are urging the state legislature to approve $16 billion in funding to build over 100,000 homes for the unhoused.
The group of mayors, known as the Big City Mayors, sent a letter appealing for the funds to the leaders of the legislature on Thursday. The letter was addressed to state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, state Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and the chairs of the Senate and Assembly s respective budget committees, state Sen. Nancy Skinner and state Assemblymember Phil Ting.
They ve hogtied us | Newsom remains quiet, benefits still frozen as date EDD promised to verify accounts passes
With no answers from the EDD, thousands have been contacting the ABC10 Dollars & Sense team in hopes of getting answers. We tried to take them to Governor Newsom. Author: Andie Judson Updated: 5:31 PM PST January 8, 2021
SACRAMENTO, Calif. We re not all in the same boat, we re in the same storm, said Jennifer Rogers. Some are in yachts, some are in canoes and some are drowning - and our government is standing on land, watching it all happen.
It s a strong sentiment, but understandable as California leaders provide few answers to why millions of Employment Development Department accounts were suddenly frozen due to suspected fraudulent behavior on January 1 and remain inaccessible, despite the EDD saying they d provide more information on how to verify your account on January 6.