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Posted inCalifornia

UPDATED: CSU faculty union conflates state Jewish lobby with tobacco and oil

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman October 22, 2025October 23, 2025

Updated on Oct. 23: CFA issued an apology, which has been added to the end of this article.  In a move that has drawn swift backlash from Jewish groups, California’s […]

Man speaks at podium
Posted inPolitics

Ethnic studies bill in state legislature will be a fight, says JPAC director

Niva Ashkenazi (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Niva Ashkenazi April 21, 2025April 21, 2025
Attendees head off to their lobby meetings during the JPAC Capitol Summit in Sacramento, May 10, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy JPAC)
Posted inCalifornia

More than 300 Jews lobby state legislators on top concerns at annual JPAC summit

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 12, 2023May 12, 2023
Oren Segal, vice president of the ADL Center on Extremism, speaks at a press conference outside the Capitol in Sacramento about a new ADL report on hate in California, May 9, 2023. (Photo/Courtesy ADL)
Posted inCalifornia

ADL report: Extremism rising alongside antisemitism in California

by Ryan Torok May 10, 2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of the Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Newsom's office)
Posted inNorthern California

Legislative roundup: Jewish priorities during ’21-’22 session included cyberhate, security and Holocaust education

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene October 6, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing the formation of the Council on Holocaust and Genocide Education at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Oct. 2021. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Newsom's office)
Posted inCalifornia

JPAC, Jewish caucus tout big wins in Newsom’s proposed budget

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 25, 2022May 26, 2022
California Attorney General Rob Bonta addresses the 2022 JPAC conference in Sacramento.
(Photo/Courtesy JPAC)
Posted inCalifornia

Hundreds descend on Sacramento to lobby for Jewish interests

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman May 19, 2022May 24, 2022
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Posted inOpinion

Make your Jewish voice heard where it matters — at the state Capitol

Julie Zeisler by Julie Zeisler March 20, 2019
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How the Jewish community has its say on the big issues in Sacramento

Julie Zeisler by Julie Zeisler February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

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