Among the bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last week was one that supported charter schools owned and operated by Black people and one that...
Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off a statewide tour on October 8 at the West Oakland Senior Center to sign a series of bills that build on...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — For more than a decade, economists, lawmakers and others have heralded the nation’s economy. Often citing how unemployment has declined as new jobs have...
During the era of slavery, African Americans were denied education by law. More than 150 years after the Emancipation Proclamation and subsequent statutes, laws and Booker...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 534, authored by Senator Steven Bradford (D-Gardena). This bill expands current definitions in...
OAKLAND POST — After years of escalating and brutal displacement driving millions of Californians into poverty or homelessness, today, the California legislature this week passed Assembly...
After Carl Maryland retired in 2009, he started playing for a team in the Sacramento Golden Seniors Softball Club league. “Mostly to stay active and fit,”...
For more than 25 years, Diane Shelton held steady government jobs with the state Assembly as a legislative consultant, capitol office director, legislative director and chief...
After years of escalating and brutal displacement driving millions of Californians into poverty or homelessness, today, the California legislature this week passed Assembly Bill 1482 (Chiu)...
By Regina Brown Wilson California Black Media This is a direct appeal to Governor Newsom, Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez and our entire state Legislature. I’m writing this...
On Sept 11, the Oakland Public Works Department plans to destroy about 20 small homes that residents who can’t afford sanctioned housing have built and currently...
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Alva Vernon Johnson, 51, of Elk Grove, was selected to serve as director of the California State Lottery. Johnson was director...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration reversed course on his plan to divert public health dollars from several counties to help provide health coverage to young adults who...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration reversed course on his plan to divert public health dollars from several counties to help provide health coverage to young adults who...
Could it get anymore California? Probably not. At the governor’s unveiling May 9 of his sweeping $213 billion revised budget for the 2019 – 2020 fiscal...
It’s no secret: This is a tough economy for most workers. Largely stagnant wages and the rising costs of health care, housing, food and transportation affect...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a “common sense” charter school transparency bill on March 5, striking agreement among a rare coalition of education reform advocates, labor leaders...
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Attorney General Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she is entering what is...
KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Barbara Boxer’s decision not to seek re-election to a fifth term provides a rare opening for ambitious California...
As the old Bay Bridge closed and construction teams worked over Labor Day weekend to prepare for the opening of the new span, a number of...