Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Some wins, some losses with new California policing laws
September 10, 2020New bills now awaiting the governor’s signature were inspired by recent police shootings and killings of unarmed African Americans.
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California legislature passes compromise pandemic anti-eviction bill
September 4, 2020The new measure, Assembly Bill 3088, was introduced by a team of legislators including Assemblymember David Chiu, D-San Francisco, who had authored a much farther-reaching measure, AB 1436, in February.
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Virtual march on Livermore Lab caps Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing anniversaries
August 10, 2020The U.S. lab is devoting nearly 90% of its over-$2 billion budget for 2020-21 to nuclear weapons; only 2% will go to civilian science.
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Federal judge blocks use of public charge rule against immigrants
July 31, 2020“Attempting to effectively combat this plague has immediately come in conflict with the federal government’s new ‘public charge’ policy."
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Cities challenge Trump’s dispatch of federal law enforcement officers
July 23, 2020The $3 trillion Heroes Act, not Trump storm troopers, would provide them with the real help they need.
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COVID-19 pandemic sweeps California prisons, San Quentin hit hardest
July 10, 2020The pandemic has taken its heaviest toll at San Quentin State Prison, where one-third of the 4,000 men have tested positive and at least 6 have died.
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On California’s November ballot: Restoring affirmative action, letting parolees vote
June 26, 2020Though both measures needed to pass each house of the state legislature by a two-thirds majority, voters can approve them with a simple majority in November.
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Black lawmakers in California set goals: Study reparations, revive affirmative action
June 9, 2020Also among the measures introduced is a proposal to restore voting rights to those serving parole.
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