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THE CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES

POLICY SUMMIT 2010

featuring Keynote Speaker

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis

and

a taped message from

First Lady Michelle Obama!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Sacramento Convention Center

Due to limited seating, registration will be opened in phases.

From January 15 - February 10,

registration is open only for the Full Summit

(morning workshops and the luncheon).

Beginning February 11, if seats are available,

registration will also be opened

for workshops-only and luncheon-only.

Hosted by

California Center for Research on Women and…

Attend Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey’s Congressional hearing on working families:

Friday, November 13th, at 10:30 am

Marin County Civic Center

Board of Supervisors Chambers

3501 Civic Center Drive

San Rafael, California 94903

Testimony will be heard from:

Ann O’Leary

Executive Director, Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security

University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Joan Williams

Director, Center for WorkLife Law

University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Joan Blades

Co-founder, Moveon.org and Momsrising.org

For more information, contact Congesswoman Woolsey’s District Office at

415-507-9554.

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Two bills that address gender discrimination in health coverage - AB 119 (Jones) and AB 98 (De La Torre) - are on their way to the Governor’s desk. You can view the Senate Rules floor analyses for AB 98 and AB 119, which include lists of supporters and opponents.

Below is an opinion piece from Beth McGovern, Legislative Director for the California Commission on the Status of Women, which sponsored AB 98.

From Beth McGovern

Discrimination against women is alive and well…

Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers (2^nd edition) is one in a series of primers offered to assist practitioners and policy leaders in advancing their basic knowledge of complex social service systems. Originally published in 2002, this 2^nd edition of the CWS primer was made possible due to support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation.

In addition to providing a resource for local and state policy leaders and providers, this primer and a companion publication on CalWORKs…