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Firefighter Apprentices

Season 2024 Episode 54

During his 2018 campaign, Governor Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office, to help boost California's economy. So far, firefighters lead the pack. California allocated more than $130 million for its apprenticeships in the last budget year and around 3/4 have come from either the building trades or from firefighters.

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Prop 1 To Fund Billions for Mental Health Housing and Treatment
2:00
Prop 1 funds billions for housing and treatment for Californians with mental illness.
What To Know About Prop 36
1:20
Prop 36 would undo some aspects of Prop 47 by reinstating harsher penalties for theft and drug crime
What To Know About Prop 35
1:55
Prop 35 would allocate MCO tax revenues to raise Medi-Cal payments for doctors.
What To Know About Prop 34
1:40
Prop 34 would restrict how certain healthcare providers use federal discount drug program funds.
What To Know About Prop 33
1:20
Prop 33 seeks to allow cities to expand rent control, overturning limits set by Costa-Hawkins.
What To Know About Prop 32
1:45
Prop 32 seeks to raise California's minimum wage to $18 by 2025.
What To Know About Prop 6
1:55
Prop 6 would ban involuntary labor for California prisoners.
What To Know About Prop 5
1:31
Prop 5 would lower the voter approval needed for affordable housing bonds from two-thirds to 55%.
What To Know About Prop 3
1:45
A new proposition aims to remove an outdated same-sex marriage ban from California's constitution.
What To Know About Prop 2
1:20
A proposition could raise $10 billion to fix and update California schools.
CA Delays Oil Well Leak Detection Near Homes and Schools
2:02
New legislation delays pollution control requirements for oil wells near homes.
Audit Reveals Gaps in College Transfer System
1:55
A new audit reveals gaps in California's community college transfer system.
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