Does community-based violence prevention work? The New York Times takes an in-depth look at the city of Baton Rouge's public safety experiment and the difficulty in tracking violence prevention program data, making it harder for those programs to get funded. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

California recently broadened Medi-Cal eligibility to include all undocumented immigrants regardless of age. Public Policy Institute of California finds that this expansion of coverage could lower poverty among undocumented immigrants in the state by as much as 2.9%. Read more: ppic.org/blog/californi…

As summer temperatures increase due to climate change, indoor workers in #California will finally get heat protections! However, workers in state prisons & other correctional facilities have been left out of these much-needed protections. Read more: kqed.org/news/11983396/…

Tomorrow, join Warehouse Worker Resource Center and community members, workers, educators and students in a May Day march for solidarity for workers! #MayDay2024 #InlandEmpire #protectALLworkers

After a mass shooting highlighted the horrible living conditions of farmworkers in Half Moon Bay, government officials are preparing to break ground for dozens of manufactured homes. Farmworkers need healthy & safe housing for themselves & their families!
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ICYMI: Earlier this month, thanks to the tireless work of orgs like SBCC, a federal judge affirmed that the government is responsible for the well-being of children held at open air detention sites on the border. Read more about this victory: kqed.org/news/11982020/…

Our grant partner Critical Race Studies at UCLA is seeking applicants for the Laura E. Gómez Teaching Fellowship on Latinx People and the Law for the 2024-2026 academic years. Learn more and apply by May 3. recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09331

Thanks to the tireless efforts of grant partners like SBCC, a court has affirmed that children held at open air detention sites on the border are entitled to protections. This means the government must place children in safe & sanitary facilities! bit.ly/3U9LxUB

Under a new bill, California is expanding its already broad expungement law to include most felonies. CalMatters.org talks to members of Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC) & Californians for Safety and Justice about how the new bill is giving people #SecondChances & uplifting families. calmatters.org/justice/2024/0…

Baby bonds are an important tool for closing the #racialwealthgap ! Yesenia Jimenez, senior policy associate with End Child Poverty in California, discusses the importance of getting California's HOPE accounts to youth who lost a parent/guardian to COVID. laist.com/news/education…

Important investigation from @Calmatters looks at why people are dying at record rates in California jails, despite jails holding thousands fewer people. Almost everyone who died was awaiting trial. calmatters.org/justice/2024/0…

As summer creeps closer, Warehouse Worker Resource Center & other groups are calling on California to implement heat-related illness protections for the state's workers who face heat hazards at warehouses, restaurants, & other indoor facilities! capradio.org/articles/2024/…

This week during #farmworkerawarenessweek we celebrate the strength and resilience of California's farmwokers! Let's raise awareness & appreciation for their invaluable contributions and commit to continuing the fight for these #essentialworkers civil and human rights!

California’s $16-an-hour minimum wage may be one of the highest in the nation but its not enough for many low-wage workers to make ends meet due to high housing costs, according to a new report by the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office. calmatters.org/california-div…

Despite falling crime rates and ballooning law enforcement budgets, police in California solve fewer than one in seven serious crimes—a 41% decrease in solving crimes over the last 33 years—according to a new CJCJ report: cjcj.org/reports-public…

Immigrant students' schoolwork & experience in the classroom often suffer in the presence of immigration enforcement — with 60% of teachers reporting poorer academic performance among these students, according to new research from UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute. kqed.org/news/11976293/…

In the US, there is limited oversight and no federal standards for reproductive care for pregnant women in the criminal justice system. Now with more abortion restrictions, researchers and advocates are worried that the situation will get much worse. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/p…

California's new law, the Racial Justice Act, allows defendants to argue that racism may have played a role in how the justice system handled their case. The Bay looks at the law & how it’s changing the course of one case in Contra Costa County. kqed.org/news/11977602/…

March is Women's History Month! At Rosenberg, it's a time for us to reflect on & celebrate the accomplishments & contributions of all women. And recommit ourselves to ending gender inequities and creating a more just & equal California for all!

.Justin Phillips looks at how as other cities were backtracking on reimagining policing in 2021, Richmond, CA shifted its resources to social services & violence prevention programs. Today, the city's low crime offers a crucial lesson on public safety: bit.ly/3SXs20Q