Marilyn Bechtel
LATEST ARTICLES BY Marilyn Bechtel
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Labor
California poised to have highest state minimum wage
March 30, 2016California's $10/hour minimum - already the highest of any state - would rise gradually to $15 in 2022 for businesses with 26 or more workers.
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U.S.
East Oaklanders present new vision for fair development
March 14, 2016Area residents have demanded that affordable housing, a clean and healthy environment, and good union jobs for current residents be written into any development plan for the area.
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Health care, housing, education top California’s legislative agenda
January 14, 2016Gov. Brown is calling for "significant increases" for education, health care, environment, and infrastructure spending in the $123 billion 2016-17 general fund.
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Calif. governor signs law providing health care for undocumented kids
October 15, 2015Among hundreds of bills signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown were several providing new protections for immigrants and against racial profiling.
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California governor signs doctor-assisted death bill for terminal patients
October 7, 2015California will now join Oregon, Washington, Vermont, and Montana in allowing physicians to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients.
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Landmark settlement ends long-term solitary confinement in Calif. prisons
September 3, 2015Some 2,858 inmates were reportedly held in solitary; some for 10, 20 or even 30 years, spending all but an hour or so of their day isolated in tiny cement-lined cells.
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Opinion
A Middle East nuclear weapon-free zone: a vital next step
August 6, 2015It's time and past time to look at the status of efforts to rid the world of what's been called the only true weapon of mass destruction.
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U.S.
Birthday PIE for Medicare: celebrations urge expanding it for all
July 31, 2015"Because of Medicare, our seniors have access to health care, they're living longer lives, decent lives. That's something worth fighting for!"
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