California legislators move slowly on “emergency” accessibility plans

Five months after democratic legislative leaders called on their colleagues to focus on bills that will make California more accessible, Legislators have nothing to show about itS

Calm Yue Stella Yu Explains that last week a spokesman of the assembly Robert Rivas Salinas presented four new selection committees – which are essentially working groups charged with resolving specific policies – to deal with what Rivas said are “the biggest drivers of Californians’ costs.” Committees will strive for:

• Reducing the cost of child care;
• The conversion of food more accessible;
• The conversion of homes more accessible;
• A review of the efficiency of the low carbon fuel standard in California, which some claim leads to higher gas prices.

However, committees will not meet until June. In the meantime, Rivas supported a handful of measures that would accelerate housing construction. Senate Democrats also revealed three bills last week to reduce energy costs, increase housing supplies and expand work training.

But some analysts question whether the state can legislated on its way from many other issues – especially while President Donald Trump’s tariffs are Prices and have the potential to UpenD various California industriesS

• Gary SouthA long -time democratic strategist: “(Bills) sound good on the surface, but I don’t think there is predictability that if one of them passes, or all of them pass, we will suddenly get out of the California residential crisis.”

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Speaking of the legislature: A bill that would make an attraction of minors for sex crime, embedded democratic legislators in Dispute last weekFollowing the author of the bill, a member of the Assembly Maggie CrelHe objected to changes that would rule out the attraction of older minors who are 16 and 17 years old. Some defenders of the reforms of Democrats and Criminal Justice claim that the provision will punish older teenagers in the consent of relations.

But Republicans, as well as several other Democrats, including Crill, say that these concerns are largely hypothetical and that prosecutors would not spend time accusing teens for consensual sex. Read more by Calmatters’ Jean QuangS

After deadly fires were torn through Los Angeles County in January, the survivors claim that the state farm is delay or refusal of property insurance claimsAnd they call on the state chief of the state to investigate, writes Calmatters’ LevagsS

Last week, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara sent a letter to the CEO of the company, requesting a copy of the State Farm standards for review and processing demands for smoke damage. Lara also asked the State Farm to be committed to covering at least 75% of the survivors’ personal property, without the plaintiffs presenting detailed stocks of their belongings. The company has until Friday to respond to Lara’s letter.

Meanwhile, homeowners in California have been tried by state farm and other insurersaccusing companies of conspiracy against policies after the fires. State holding is also awaiting approval by a judge on administrative law on him Request to temporarily increase the speed of emergency After receiving the initial green light from Lara in March.

A state farm spokesman said the company had received approximately 12,500 fires -related requests and paid over $ 3.12 billion to customers. He estimates that he will pay more than $ 7 billion in claims in the LA area.

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By a Calletatters higher education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn:

California and Texas are contrasts in the country’s culture and political wars, but they are also home to two of the most famous public university systems in the country. So it’s no wonder the vacancy in California is filled by Texat.

On Friday the Council of Regents of California University vote for hiring Chancellor of the University of Texas James B. Millik as the next UC president. Its basic salary will be $ 1.475,000. Current President Michael V. Drake said Last year he retired July 2025 Millik takes work in August.

Milliken brings an attempt to manage higher education in politically liberal and conservative countries, managing the large and economically diverse City University in New York, which includes numerous colleges in the Community. This variety of contexts will probably take advantage of his mandate as a UC leader: he must navigate the pressure of a to a large extent a progressive legislator of California This seeks access to more low -income students in UC, while facing the deep control of Trump administration for the nation’s practices and missions, including UCS

Millik tried to deal with this pressure last Friday without mentioning the political climate by name.

• Millimen., of Regents after his appointment: “Talent is not determined by postal code, national origin, race, gender or wealth. But too often, for history, the possibility has been. Education and especially public higher education is the most effective bridge we have found to connect talent and opportunities.”

Last week, an investigation from CalMatters and Markup revealed how the digital trackers on the Caltue California website Send health information to visitors to LinkedInS Following the publication of the story, a proposed class action was filed, claiming that tracking violated the state and federal law, and the California Congressman called for a federal probe. Learn more by Calmatters’ Colin Leher and You take the apodacaS