A bill, AB 1001, to incorporate Environmental Justice (EJ) principles into the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), is raising questions about the how it would duplicate procedures enacted six years ago with SB 1000, which mandates all municipalities apply their own EJ policies to reduce risks in disadvantaged communities.
SACRAMENTO - A ballot initiative to fund a $2 billion bond for statewide remediation of lead paint, mold, asbestos, radon, pests, and other environmental hazards in homes, schools and senior citizen facilities will protect home values and alleviate a state housing crisis, supporters believe.
California Sen. Pat Bates (R- Laguna-Nigel) stands by her no vote on the Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act bill that recently passed an approbations committee.
California’s Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act has been returned to an approbations committee after the California Senate amended the bill to require employers with more than 500 employees to submit pay gap statistics to the secretary of state and publish them on a public website.
