How Weed, California Learned to Love Weed, the Plant
Despite its fitting name, an open posture on cannabis policy didn’t come naturally to Weed, California. The small city at the base of Mt. Shasta wasn’t quick to embrace cannabis.
Piedmont Offers Free Child Care to Teachers
Some Piedmont Unified School District employees will receive free child care through the Recreation Department following a vote by the City Council last week.
Draft Cannabis Ordinance Heads to Costa Mesa Council for Approval
The Costa Mesa City Council will soon consider a draft ordinance regulating marijuana sales in the city.
Marin, Oakland Launch Basic Income for Parents of Color
More UBI programs are specifically targeting people of color.
LA’s Social Equity Applicants Lament Broken Promises
The city’s Department of Cannabis Regulation blames the pandemic for slowing things down, but the problems began long before “Covid” was part of the American lexicon.
San Francisco Supervisors Support End to ‘Involuntary Servitude’ in California Prisons
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee voted for a resolution Thursday supporting a ban on involuntary servitude in California prisons.
Fullerton Repeals Its Commercial Pot Ordinance
Elections have consequences.
A Councilman Wants to Sue Fresno Unified. Now He’s Been Kicked Off the Education Committee.
Bredefeld's interest in a lawsuit against FUSD follows similar litigation in San Francisco.
In National First, Coachella Gives Farm Workers “Hero Pay”
Coachella is now among the cities mandating additional “hero pay” for some essential workers.
Fresno Creates Marijuana Equity Fund
The City of Fresno has become the latest to use commercial cannabis as an opportunity to further social justice.