As we honor the dedication and love of father figures this June, it’s critical to spotlight a demographic in urgent need of support: student parents.

AB 2458 would improve college affordability, access, and success for student parents in California.

MCPP urges budget leaders to take action to address the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s (CDCR) unfair practice of deducting release allowance funds for returning citizens.

This Partnership Will Provide New Internet Options for Up to 275,000 Households and Small Businesses in East and South Los Angeles.

Member organizations of the California Alliance for Digital Equity (CADE) gathered in Sacramento last week to advocate for the passage of AB 2239.

AB 2239 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta would make California the first state in the nation to legally define “digital discrimination”

Welcome to the Fall 2023 edition of our Michelson Center for Public Policy (MCPP) newsletter. Government is the great lever of change to catalyze sustainable, scalable, and replicable solutions.

Michelson Center for Public Policy applauds Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Legislature for enacting legislation to improve the lives of Californians and their pets

SB 333 would equip youth experiencing homelessness with the financial resources to enter onto a path towards stability.

AB 974 will provide California-born individuals leaving a state or local correctional facility with a free copy of their birth certificate upon release.

AB 1418 will, among other things, prohibit a local government, as specified, from imposing a penalty against a resident, owner, tenant, landlord, or other individual because of contact with a law enforcement agency.

AB 1418 prohibits cities and counties from enacting crime-free housing and nuisance programs designed to force landlords to evict a tenant should they have contact with police or be convicted of a felony.

The Michelson Philanthropies network published more than 230 articles in 2021, far more than in years past. Articles that highlight where our work has had a direct impact were very popular among our readers this year. Here are the top 10 most read stories from each website publishing news and analysis on our websites. Reread your favorite pieces or read them for the first time.

Joint authors, Assemblymembers Ash Kalra (D-San Jose), Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield), and Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), and bill co-sponsors, Michelson Center for Public Policy and the California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), today announced the introduction of AB 403, the Fair Access to College Textbooks Act. The Act requires that higher education institutions entering into automatic billing agreements include consumer protection provisions for students.