Guest Commentary: ‘Crocodile Tears for the Houseless’
By Mark Dempsey SACRAMENTO, CA – The title is “Crocodile Tears for the Houseless: A pretext for…
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- Black Women and Single Mothers Hit Hardest by Housing CrisisA new report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute found that women, especially Black women, single mothers, senior women, and women living alone, are disproportionately affected by California's housing affordability crisis, and recommends increasing state investment in affordable housing, streamlining the permitting process, preserving existing affordable units, and integrating gender equality perspectives into housing policy.
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- California Public Defenders Condemn CDCR Lockdown as ‘Human Rights Crisis’The California Public Defenders Association has condemned the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's lockdown of nearly two dozen state prisons, calling it a "human rights crisis" and an act of "collective punishment" that violates principles of proportionality and basic human dignity.