California is 1st state to mandate vaccines for teachers and school staff; Senate passes $3.5 trillion human infrastructure blueprint; Proposed legislation would give people incarcerated in California prisons visitation rights

Published: Aug. 11, 2021, 6 p.m.

Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nGovernor Gavin Newsom makes California 1st state to require teachers and school staff be vaccinated.\nSenate passes $3.5 trillion human infrastructure framework, along party lines.\nCalifornia could receive tens of billions of dollars in funding from $1.2 trillion infrastructure package.\nSenate majority leader Chuck Schumer pledges to bring voting rights legislation to floor after recess.\nDixie Fire continues to grow, destroys more than 1,000 homes and buildings in northern California.\nNew York Lieutenant Governor pledges to end toxic environment as state\u2019s new governor.\nProposed legislation would give people incarcerated in California prisons visitation rights.\nAmnesty International report finds 1,200 violent sexual assaults against women in Tigray.\n\nPhoto of California Governor Gavin Newsom, by Gavin Newsom.\nThe post California is 1st state to mandate vaccines for teachers and school staff; Senate passes $3.5 trillion human infrastructure blueprint; Proposed legislation would give people incarcerated in California prisons visitation rights appeared first on KPFA.