Federal Proposal to Fund Discriminatory Adoption Agencies
More than 100,000 children await adoption in the U.S. About 444,000 more are currently in the foster care system. President Donald Trump wants to make it harder for them to find permanent homes. The Trump administration announced a proposal on Nov. 1 that would allow…
Edugaytion
In August, Illinois passed a law requiring public schools to incorporate LGBTQIA+ history into their curricula. It’s the third state to pass such legislation this year, following New Jersey in February and Colorado in May. California has had a similar law in place since 2011….
My Trans Experience
By Julian Hodge *This column contains reference to self-harm. Ever since I came out as transgender nonbinary in high school, I hear things from people like, “you are so chill for a trans person” or “you’re the only trans person I like to hang out…
UCSC Student Calls For UC Regent Resignation
Rebecca Ora spoke during the public comment session of the Nov. 13 UC Board of Regents meeting, alleging that Regent George Kieffer grasped her leg under a table at a dinner in 2014. Ora is a doctoral candidate at UC Santa Cruz in the film…
Students Led the Way to Divestment
After six years of student organizing, meetings, sit-ins, calls, letters, emails, direct action, political education on climate justice, academic senate votes on all 10 UC campuses and nonstop efforts from fossil free’ers, the UC has committed to divesting from fossil fuels. “We believe hanging on…
Vote ‘Yes’ on SUA Constitutional Amendment
City on a Hill Press is tired of covering the Student Union Assembly’s mistakes. Over the years, SUA has mismanaged funds and miscommunicated with other student organizations. Officers have left promises unfulfilled and it isn’t clear who representatives are really serving at the end of…
Tampons are Not a Luxury. Period.
If candy and Viagra are considered basic necessities in the California Revenue and Taxation Code, pads and tampons should be too. In early May, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a plan to exempt menstrual hygiene products and diapers from sales tax for five years. Many…
Mexican Culture is Not a Costume
If you bring sombreros, ponchos, fake mustaches and tequila to your Cinco de Mayo celebration, you’re doing it wrong. In the U.S., frat boys and politics majors alike use Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to party without recognizing the day’s historical and cultural significance. …
What the Frack
Along with wildfires and earthquakes, California faces another environmental threat — the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) obsession with fracking. The BLM released a report on April 25 labeling one million acres — three times the size of the city of Los Angeles —…