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On Monday at midnight, the California Legislature adjourned for the year, sealing the fate of the bills proposed to address the pandemic, recession, skyrocketed unemployment, looming evictions, and our housing crisis. Many felt, though, that the Legislature didn’t accomplish what they needed to in order to fully respond to the… Read More

There is no more vivid reflection of our inequality crisis than the thousands of people forced to live on the streets in California and across the country. More cutting still is the fact that 40% of unhoused people in the U.S. are Black, despite only representing 13% of the general… Read More

COVID-19 has revealed long-standing systemic flaws in our economic systems. The uprisings over racial equity across the country compound these flaws, throwing the systemic inequities embedded in our workforce into stark relief. Companies, schools, and workers are adapting to balance new conditions brought on by these twin pandemics and are… Read More

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

This November is one of the most important elections in decades. While most attention is glued to the presidential race, the measures and candidates in local and state races have the potential to drastically reshape our communities, amidst and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Since there is truly so much on… Read More

This November, workers’ rights are on the ballot in California. Proposition 22 is essentially a referendum on AB 5, the controversial gig worker classification law passed in 2019 that challenges the business models of companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, Postmates and Instacart. This ballot initiative will ultimately decide the future… Read More

This November, housing is (once again) on the ballot in California. These two ballot measures are reprises of appearances on the 2018 ballot, both swinging in wildly different directions when it comes to the future of housing in California. On Thursday, September 17th at noon, we’ll discuss the following propositions:… Read More

This November, racial equity is on the ballot in California. While all three of these measures were introduced before the Movement for Black Lives took to the streets this year, the racial reckoning that we’re facing is making these propositions all the more urgent—and important for the future of equity… Read More