Category: Bills + Legislative Updates
Woman Fired for Being a Domestic Violence Survivor: Why California Needs SB 400
By Katie Egan, Program Assistant Second grade teacher Carie Charlesworth was terminated from her job at Holy Trinity School in […]
Bills We Are Supporting in 2013
In addition to the six bills our Women’s Policy Institute fellows are working on this year, the Foundation is supporting […]
Learn about AB 420: Limiting the Use of Willful Defiance
Healthy Youth Development Team Mentor: Alice Kessler Author: Assemblymember Dickenson, D- 7th District It’s simple: The greater the number of […]
Learn about AB 271: Repealing the Maximum Family Grant
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) is a vital welfare-to-work program created to help children and families lift […]
Learn about SB 61: Limiting Solitary Confinement for Young People Under 18
Imagine learning that your neighbor was keeping their child locked up in their room for 23 hours a day for […]
Learn about SB 39: Ensuring Safe Learning Environments
Team: Healthy Youth Development Mentor: Liz Guillen Authors: Senators Kevin De Leon and Darrell Steinberg Did you know that a […]
Learn about SB 612: Protecting Survivors of Violence
Domestic Violence Team Mentor: Jessie Ryan Author: Senator Mark Leno, D-San Francisco UPDATE: On August 19, 2013, Governor Brown signed […]
Learn about AB 422: Informing Parents about the Affordable Care Act
UPDATE: On October 1, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB 422 into law. At this very moment, millions of children in […]
Infographic: Why you must support the Mitchell Plan
Recently we wrote a blog post letting you know about the Mitchell Plan, an admirable proposal by Assemblymember Holly Mitchell […]
Support Holly Mitchell’s Plan to Raise the CalWORKs Grant
CalWORKs, a program created to help children and families get out of poverty, has been decimated by budget cuts over […]
For a Better California, We Need to Make Strategic Investments in Women
During the last couple weeks, there has been a lot of activity around the California state budget, and the choices […]
Successful WPI Bill to End Shackling of Pregnant Women Featured on Making Contact Radio
Samantha Rogers, a formerly incarcerated woman, recently spoke at a party celebrating the passage of AB 2530 (Atkins)—California’s new law […]
How an Idea Becomes a Bill
By Nayantara Mehta, Alliance for Justice This article was first published on bolderadvocacy.org Working in coalitions requires patience, an ability […]
Two WPI Bills Signed into Law!
This October, the Women’s Policy Institute has a lot to celebrate. Less than a week ago, the Governor signed into […]
Brown Vetoes Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
It would be an understatement to say that we’re disheartened by Governor Brown’s veto of the Domestic Workers Bill of […]
Vote Yes on 30! Stand with Women!
This coming election, we have the chance to begin correcting a long-term problem with our budget. Due to a structural […]
2012 Voter Guide
In 2012, we supported Proposition 30 as well as a few other important ballot initiatives. Proposition 30 passed and it […]
Tell the Governor: I support AB 1270, AB 2015 and AB 889!
Call the Governor at 916-445-2841 and tell him that you support these three important bills. It’s the middle of September, […]
Domestic Workers Call for Passage of AB 889 – Bill of Rights
Last year, we shared with you some surprising facts that we learned during a webinar featuring two leaders of […]
The Women’s Foundation of California 2010 Voter Guide
Election Day is November 2, 2010. Candidates are gearing up for the end of their campaigns, and absentee ballots are arriving in […]
Help End Sex Trafficking of Young Women and Girls – Support HR 5575
By Maya Thornell-Sandifor, Senior Program Officer, Women’s Foundation of California A couple of weeks ago I turned on CNN to […]
Take Action to End Shackling of Pregnant Inmates
AB 1900 is up for signature by the Governor, and would end the practice of restrictive shackling of pregnant inmates. […]
In Tough Times, California Can’t Afford to Fail Families
On August 12, Women’s Foundation of California President and CEO Judy Patrick testified before the California Commission on the Status […]
US Social Forum: Advancing Grassroots Movement Building
By guest blogger Tammy Bang Luu, senior organizer with the Labor/Community Strategy Center What is the value of the US […]
Photo Blog: Visiting Women Prisoners in Chowchilla
By Judy Patrick, President and CEO Women’s Foundation of California Photos by Jean Karotkin On May 18th the Race, Gender […]
Sign Petition to Stop Four-point Shackling of Pregnant Women
While California already has legislation prohibiting the shackling of prisoners while giving birth, it does not forbid the shackling of […]