Assemblymember Corey Jackson has allocated $5 million to expand California's Basic Income Pilot Program to cover seniors, aiming to reduce poverty among the aging population and provide much-needed financial support to those facing homelessness.

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California National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force seized 1,170,893 pills containing fentanyl and 986 pounds of fentanyl powder in May alone, and CA Gov. Gavin Newsom has more than doubled the deployment of CalGuard service members to combat the fentanyl crisis.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a bill that would allow Arizona providers to provide abortions in California in response to the Arizona Supreme Court's ruling upholding an 1864 abortion law, temporarily allowing licensed Arizona doctors to provide abortion and abortion-related care to Arizona patients traveling to California until November 30, 2024.

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Frontline Doulas, a perinatal health program founded by two community-based doulas, launched the California Black Doula Directory to provide equitable access to birthing families to find the care provider that they need and deserve.

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Assemblymember Corey Jackson has introduced two proposals to develop and strengthen the California Youth Childhood Tax Credit (YCTC) in response to the surge in child poverty, and to address the specific challenges faced by children of immigrants and other vulnerable populations in California.

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The Perris Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 4-1 to eliminate 23 positions and dismiss employees from eight positions across the district, including social workers, behavior specialists, substance abuse interventionists and the director of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Department.

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Black residents in the Inland Empire face disparate outcomes across health, education, housing, and wealth, and the Black Equity Fund is working to address these challenges through financial support to Black-led organizations.

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Four U.S. Senate candidates have emerged as frontrunners in the California primary, with Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, former L.A. Dodgers baseball player and Republican Steve Garvey, Democratic Rep. Katie Porter and Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee leading the race with 24%, 19%, 18% and 10% of voter support, respectively.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1228 into law, increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour and establishing a Fast Food Council to address other issues in the industry.

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