During this legislative session, JPAC proudly supported Senator Stern's bill, SB 693, The “Never Again Education Act,” which was received positively in our CA legislature. However, prior to the appropriations hearing, Senator Stern announced that he was making SB 693 a two-year bill so that the
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Now that it has released the list of awardees for last spring’s federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), California’s Office of Emergency Services will soon announce the 2021 California State NSGP opportunity. If you need help completing the Risk and Target Hardening portions of the
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The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC) expresses our sincere appreciation for the effective leadership and commitment of the California Jewish Legislative Caucus, especially by the Chair, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, and the Vice-Chair, Scott Weiner and the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator
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POSTED IN THE JEWISHJOURNAL.COM, By Allison Gingold and Julie Zeisler February 5, 2021 In recent days, several articles have appeared about the proposed Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum in California. Some include inaccuracies and misrepresentations of the plan’s current state and ignore the vital advocacy work that the
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On August 12, the California Department of Education (CDE) sent a highly unusual last minute message to the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) Listserv, indicating a change of plans for the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum (ESMC). With less than 24 hours’ notice, CDE announced a change
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The Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California stands in solidarity with our friends and neighbors in California’s black communities. We are angered and deeply wounded by the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery. But we are not shocked. Theirs
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Dear friends: As you all know, the COVID-19 crisis has created many more restrictions than we first anticipated. JPAC has made the difficult decision to cancel our in-person Advocacy Day this year. We know that you have made a commitment to advocating on behalf of the
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BY RYAN TOROK | OCT 23, 2019 | From left: Assemblymember Jose Medina, JPAC Board Chair Lynn Bunim, Assemblymembers Marc Berman, Richard Bloom, Jesse Gabriel, Adrin Nazarian, Marc Levine and JPAC Executive Director Julie Zeisler. Photo courtesy of JPAC On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB-1548,
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