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The Tough Questions Pushing California to An Eviction Cliff
The Tough Questions Pushing California to An Eviction Cliff
Governor Gavin Newsom doesn’t want it to happen. Neither do powerful leaders in the state Legislature. Tenant groups desperately want to prevent it, and landlord associations say they also want to avo ...
20 Aug, 2020
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9 min read
Postmaster General Says Postal Service Changes Will Be Suspended until After Election
Postmaster General Says Postal Service Changes Will Be Suspended until After Election
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday he would "suspend" a ...
19 Aug, 2020
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3 min read
Will California Change Policing?
Will California Change Policing?
It’s crunch month for California legislators who promised sweeping reforms in response to the police killing of George Floyd and the protests his death unleashed.Yet some social justice advocates doub ...
18 Aug, 2020
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8 min read
California’s New Ethnic Studies Curriculum Leaves Many Cultures Out
California’s New Ethnic Studies Curriculum Leaves Many Cultures Out
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us.Thanks to the hard work of the California Department of Education, the new draft Ethnic Studies Model Curri ...
18 Aug, 2020
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3 min read
It's Time for California to Set Clear Goals for Housing Affordability
It's Time for California to Set Clear Goals for Housing Affordability
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us. Housing affordability is a political football that has recently emerged as a campaign issue. The pandemic- ...
17 Aug, 2020
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4 min read
Postal Service Warns Tossup States of Delivery Challenges under Voting Deadlines
Postal Service Warns Tossup States of Delivery Challenges under Voting Deadlines
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on The Fulcrum and has been republished on IVN with permission from the publisher.‍The Postal Service is warning the two biggest Midwest presidenti ...
16 Aug, 2020
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5 min read
Pandemic Spreading Like Wildfire in California Prisons, Employees Say
Pandemic Spreading Like Wildfire in California Prisons, Employees Say
Gilbert Polanco is described as a man who was “proud of his job” and represented "the best of CDCR.” After working at San Quentin State Prison for three decades, Polanco became infected with COVID-19 ...
15 Aug, 2020
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12 min read
County of San Diego's Discriminatory COVID-19 Practices Are Hurting Latinos
County of San Diego's Discriminatory COVID-19 Practices Are Hurting Latinos
This is an independent opinion. Want to respond? Write your own commentary! Email hoa@ivn.us. There are three groups of people who have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways. First, the ...
15 Aug, 2020
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5 min read
San Diego Council President Georgette Gómez on 'Pandemic Through the Lens of Equity and Inclusion'
San Diego Council President Georgette Gómez on 'Pandemic Through the Lens of Equity and Inclusion'
Prior to Governor Newsom’s announcement of state assistance for California’s immigrant and undocumented workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, TPR spoke with San Diego City Council President, Geor ...
14 Aug, 2020
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8 min read
Uber, Lyft and Why California’s War Over Gig Work is Just Beginning
Uber, Lyft and Why California’s War Over Gig Work is Just Beginning
This week, a yearslong battle over how gig companies should treat the hundreds of thousands of Californians who find work through their apps finally came to a head. It also proved that even after high ...
14 Aug, 2020
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7 min read