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Posted inCalifornia

California bill would add Jewish identity as an ethnicity on forms

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb March 30, 2026March 31, 2026

A new California bill would require state government forms that collect demographic data to add “Jewish” as an ethnic identity. This would both allow Jews to identify themselves as an […]

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Posted inLocal Voice

This California bill could help save local journalism by taxing tech giants

Jo Ellen Green Kaiser by Jo Ellen Green Kaiser May 8, 2024May 20, 2024
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Posted inPolitics

California bill would let victims of antisemitic flyers sue whoever distributed them

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman March 25, 2024April 2, 2024
a man with a short beard and glasses holds a microphone and addresses a crowd outside
Posted inCalifornia

Scott Wiener elected co-chair of California Legislative Jewish Caucus

by Dan Pine January 12, 2023January 13, 2023
Rabbi Jason Rodich at the entrance to Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, which has long used metal detectors and unarmed guards to screen people coming into the building. (Photo/Sue Barnett)
Posted inNews

State bill will extend security grants program ‘indefinitely’

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene August 31, 2022August 31, 2022
Matt Haney (right) with his grandparents in Oct. 2021 at a campaign event.
Posted inBay Area

Matt Haney’s Jewish roots: public service, social justice and doing his grandpa proud

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss May 19, 2022May 20, 2022
One of the Nazi stickers placed in public in Fairfax in Nov. 2020 (Screenshot/Instagram @noahthamack)
Posted inCalifornia

New Assembly bill would expand hate crimes law, equalize penalties 

by Sam Ribakoff March 22, 2022May 25, 2022
Assembly candidate and farmer Steve Schwartz with one of his farm friends. (Photo/Liz Harris)
Posted inUncategorized

Meet Steve Schwartz, the Jewish farmer running for Assembly in the North Bay

by Liz Harris February 8, 2022February 15, 2022
Nurse and activist Jennifer Esteen is running for Assembly in the East Bay.
Posted inNews

Jennifer Esteen, nurse and Assembly candidate, wants to break barriers and fix what’s broken

by Dan Pine January 12, 2022January 13, 2022
Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco speaks on California Senate floor May 14 in support of SR109.
Posted inCalifornia

Jewish state lawmakers trumpet $80 million earmarked for Jewish priorities

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman June 15, 2021June 23, 2021

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