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“The Nation is Watching”: Cal Legislature Advances Four …
WEBAug 19, 2024 — It passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee with a 5-0 vote and is the fourth reparations bill advanced by the Legislature. Senate minority leader Brian Jones (R-San Diego) and Sen. Kelly Seyarto (R-Murrieta), abstained from voting. Chris Lodgson, a member of the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California (CJEC), a Sacramento-based ...
Black Conservative Larry Elder Talks About His Run For California ...
WEBJul 23, 2021 — Elder said. “Money doesn’t grow on trees, We’re paying for that. He’s doing it because he’s afraid of being recalled.”. He rejects the notion that his conservative ideology and alignment with the Republican Party may turn Black voters off. “The only reason my views are perceived as unpopular is because a lot of Black people haven ...
California’s sham budget and unintended consequences
WEBJun 15, 2022 — Dan Walters. OPINION (CALMATTERS) – The “law of unintended consequences” is a tenet of classic economics — essentially a warning that an action meant to have a positive effect can often bring a negative outcome. The political version is an oft-voiced admonition: “What goes around comes around.”. The California Legislature’s ...
The California Towns Where Blacks Feared Sundown
WEBSep 2, 2020 — California cities classified as “surely” sundown towns on Loewen’s website include Brea, Chico, Culver City, El Segundo, Fresno, Glendale, Hawthorne, La Jolla, Palmdale, San Marino and Taft. Cities that are now majority Black and Brown, including Compton and Inglewood in Southern California, previously barred Black residents.
Generational Ties: Understanding Black Mothers and Their Adult …
WEBMar 10, 2022 — The late great poet Maya Angelou noted the strong relationship between mothers and their children. Black mothers are known for holding up the world — and their adult children are usually right up there with them in blessing them right back for raising them and loving on them from the womb to the present day. …
Q&A: Jim Cooper, Sacramento’s First Black Sheriff
WEBDec 16, 2022 — By Stephen Magagnini | OBSERVER, Editor-in-Chief. On December 16, 2022, Jim Cooper gets sworn in as Sacramento County’s first Black sheriff and only the second in California’s 172-year history, following Siskiyou County Sheriff Charlie Byrd in 1986. Cooper, 58, brings a long résumé to the job: assistant majority floor leader and a …
New affordable housing community Cornerstone offers hope, …
WEBMar 25, 2024 — A unique affordable housing community called Cornerstone opened this week in South Sacramento, offering everything from services for formerly unhoused residents to opportunities at homeownership.
Sacramento Kings Bolster Roster with Orlando Robinson Signing
WEBAug 22, 2024 — By Mark Haynes | OBSERVER Correspondent. FRESNO — The Sacramento Kings announced the signing of 24-year-old center Orlando Robinson on August 7. Robinson, a versatile big man, has played in 67 games with the Miami Heat over the last two seasons and most recently for the Houston Rockets Summer League team. This summer, he showcased an ...
Where Are the Best Places for Black People to Live?
WEBMar 21, 2022 — The 10th city in the survey is Elk Grove, Calif., where the median household income is roughly $76,300. “Nationwide, when it comes to wealth and personal finance success, Black Americans generally have less. Black household income is 33% lower than the overall median household income, and the Black homeownership rate is …