Ethics Commission Weighs Expanding Lobbying Disclosure Rules
When companies and unions lobby state government in Sacramento, it usually takes one of two forms. You can pay a lobbyist to make direct contact with a legislator, or you can try to influence the public to lobby for your position. But money spent on that second type of lobbying -- called payments to influence -- doesn't have to be disclosed to the public. Today, California's Fair Political Practices Commission will decide whether to revise that rule.
Vital Signs: San Francisco Teens Finds Refuge From Violence in Local Garden
We've been talking to people around the state about how they take care of themselves, especially when they don't have a lot of resources. For young people, it can be even more challenging if they don't feel like they have the power to make decisions about their health. We meet Dominique Brooks, a San Francisco teen who grows food on a small plot in the Bayview neighborhood.