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JUNE 2024 -
Senator Maria Elena Durazo is included as one of the three senators who call upon Governor Gavin Newsom and other legislative peers to back a new climate bond focused on environmental justice.




An article on Senator Durazo's bill SB 1201 centering around transparency with businesses.




Senator Durazo unveils SB1132 to increase accountability for private detention facilities and public health inspections.




Voters will decide in March whether to approve two laws that would send billions of dollars toward housing for homeless people, as well as behavioral health treatment facilities.




The State Bar of California said the law school's six-figure operating losses and compliance issues led to the decision to close the school.




With coronavirus-era eviction protections expiring across the country and rent payment waivers not far behind, the already-precarious situation of many low-income Americans is about to get worse -- particularly in Los Angeles, where housing costs are some of the highest in the nation.




This week alone more than 11,000 city workers plan to strike at several locations in Los Angeles, and hotel workers are expected to continue their “rolling strikes” that temporarily target various hotels.




20 housing-related bills the California Legislature will consider in its final month of action after a record number of bills was introduced during the current session