Editor’s Note:This California Black Media Q&A series with California’s gubernatorial candidates is intended to inform voters about where the candidates for governor stand on key issues. The opinions, assertions, and […]
Category: Government
Posted inGovernment/Politics, Local Politics
California Democrats head into Governor’s Race without a candidate
California Democratic Party (CADEM) delegates arrived in San Francisco this past weekend for a tense endorsement fight to determine who the party will back in the race to replace Gov. […]
Posted inGovernment, Government/Politics, News
California capitol news you might have missed
State Dem Convention: Nichelle Henderson Stuns Field, Topping Delegate Vote in Superintendent of Public Instruction RaceBlack Democratic candidates walked away from this weekend’s state party convention with a mixed but […]
Posted inGovernment, Health, National
Newsom’s signs $90 Million Reproductive health bill
On Feb. 11, California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a news conference to sign a $90 million one-time emergency funding bill for Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health care clinics in […]
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NAACP calls on Gov. Newsom to veto Veterans Benefit Bill
As early as this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom could act on California Senate Bill (SB) 694, a measure approved by the Legislature that has reached his desk aimed at curbing […]
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Mayor Karen Bass signs directive against ICE
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive prohibiting the use of any city-owned or controlled property by federal immigration agents. On Tuesday morning, Bass said she was signing […]
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California creates bill against ICE
California Democratic senators advanced a measure on Jan. 27 that would make it easier for people to sue federal agents over civil rights violations. The Senate Bill 747 was put […]
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California helps protect residents from data selling
After three years, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 362, “Delete Act,” which takes effect this year. It stops data brokers from selling personal data. Data brokers are companies that collect, analyze, […]
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Supreme Court won’t block California’s new Congressional Map
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an emergency bid by a group of California Republicans to block the state from using the new voter-approved congressional map during the November midterms. […]
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New Postal Service rule could quietly void ballots
A quiet clarification by the United States Postal Service is drawing renewed scrutiny after health care advocates and voting rights observers warned that the change could carry serious consequences for […]
