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Pro-affirmative action protesters carry signs about Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, a Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action at UC Davis, as they march before the federal court house in Foley Square in New York City on June 30, 1978. (Photo/AP)
Posted inNews

Jewish orgs back Prop. 16 despite complicated history with affirmative action

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 26, 2020October 30, 2020
Jose Medina presenting AB331 to the California Assembly Education Committee in March 2019. Medina is the author of the bill, which would make ethnic studies a high school requirement, and approved the Jewish caucus' "guardrail" additions to the bill. (Photo/Twitter-Jose Medina)
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish caucus inserts anti-bias ‘guardrails’ into California ethnic studies law

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 1, 2020September 2, 2020
This image of State Sen. Scott Wiener was said to evoke anti-Semitic stereotypes about Jews and money.
Posted inCalifornia

Ad that showed Scott Wiener clutching Monopoly money withdrawn

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA July 3, 2020
Manny Yekutiel of Manny's Café (bottom left) moderated a June 12 American Jewish Committee event about racism, which included (clockwise from top left) state Assembly members Jesse Gabriel, Sydney Kamlager and David Chiu.
Posted inCalifornia

State lawmakers share stories of racial discrimination, urge change at AJC event

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 15, 2020June 16, 2020
Assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (left), Assembly member Jesse Gabriel (front, second from left), Gov. Gavin Newsom (center, seated) and others at signing for AB 1548 nonprofit security grant bill in Sacramento on Oct. 11, 2019. (Photo/Courtesy Assembly member Gabriel's Office)
Posted inCalifornia

State bill would provide training to better identify hate crimes

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn June 2, 2020June 2, 2020
State lawmakers visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem on a trip to Israel organized by the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, Dec. 3, 2019. (Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
Posted inOpinion

Driven by values, Jewish legislators get it done in Sacramento

Ben AllenJesse Gabriel by Ben Allen and Jesse Gabriel February 24, 2020
Berman stands at the front of a room addressing an audience
Posted inEducation

Bay Area lawmaker hears community concerns on ethnic studies draft

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman September 17, 2019September 17, 2019
State Schools Superintendent Tony Thurmond speaking to the press Aug. 14 about the state's proposed high school ethnic studies curriculum. (From left) Assemblyman Marc Berman, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Thurmond, Senator Ben Allen, Assemblyman Jose Medina (Photo/Facebook-Abby Porth)
Posted inCalifornia

Jews ‘must be included’ in ethnic studies curriculum, says state schools chief at press conference

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 14, 2019August 21, 2019
State Sen. Ben Allen, chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, puts a mezuzah on his office door with Rabbi Mendy Cohen. (Photo/Courtesy California Legislative Jewish Caucus)
Posted inCalifornia

California Jewish legislators hang mezuzahs on their offices to celebrate ‘mezuzah bill’

by JTA and Sam Sokol August 14, 2019August 14, 2019
SB 652, known as the “mezuzah bill,” would bar California landlords and condo associations from prohibiting “the display of religious items,” such as mezuzahs, of a certain size on doors and doorframes. (Photo/Wikimedia-00dahc)
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‘Inscribe them on your doorposts’: California lawmakers pass ‘mezuzah bill’

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 10, 2019August 13, 2019

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