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'Affirmative consent' policy now required at all California colleges

'Affirmative consent' policy now required at all California colleges

By Kristie Barlas The Guardsman A new bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sept. 28 requires all California colleges and universities to adopt sexual assault policies that include an “affirmative consent” standard in order to receive state funds for student financial assistance. Senate Bill 967 would require all California

Sexual Assault: 'Yes means yes' bill clears California Legislature

Sexual Assault: 'Yes means yes' bill clears California Legislature

Gov. Jerry Brown talks to reporters outside the Old Governors Mansion on election night in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Jose Luis Villegas/Sacramento Bee/MCT) By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune/ MCT Yes-means-yes should replace no-means-no as the standard for sexual consent, or the lack of it, on California&

DREAM Act comes true for California students; but not for everyone

California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law July 25 after it passed both houses of the state legislature, allowing undocumented students to receive funding from private scholarships.

Editorial reactions to Brown budget veto overwhelmingly positive; citizen twitter reactions mixed

Twitter and news outlets were awash with both praise and disdain after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the June 15 budget set forth by Democratic lawmakers attempting to balance California’s $9.6 billion deficit.

Editorial: Voters to choose taxes or cuts

City College, as well as the rest of the California Community Colleges system, is bracing for devastating funding cuts that will be handed down by the state when legislators finalize California’s 2011-12 budget.