Antonio Harvey

3 weeks ago | lafocusnews.com | Antonio Harvey

The Assembly Committee on Education passed previously stalled legislation after an agreement was struck to strengthen early childhood literacy efforts in the state by equipping educators with the necessary tools and training. Assembly Bill (AB) 1454, authored by Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), and Assemblymember Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park), unanimously passed out of committee with a 9-0 vote.

3 weeks ago | epatoday.org | Antonio Harvey

Updated: Feb 19Homeless, unhoused people living in encampment, temporary shelters and tents on the sidewalk in Los Angeles, CA on August 1, 2024- Photo courtesy California Black MediaThe California Commission on Aging (CCoA) has published a Housing Policy Brief that offers recommendations for reducing housing insecurity and homelessness among older adults in California.

3 weeks ago | epatoday.org | Antonio Harvey

The U.S. Congress is debating cuts to Medicaid and other social programs after voting for a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending.  Those conversations are causing alarm among some Californians – particularly the elderly, disabled individuals and people enrolled in Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid. What could those cuts mean for their health care and day-to-day life?

1 month ago | westsidestorynewspaper.com | Antonio Harvey

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black MediaOn July 5, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into federal law the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Also known as the “Wagner Act,” the law paved the way for employees to have “the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations,” and “to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, according to the legislation’s language.

1 month ago | lafocusnews.com | Antonio Harvey

As a candidate for mayor, former U.S. Representative Barbara Lee released a “10-point plan” last week to reassure residents that she will tackle Oakland’s most pressing challenges.       Now that she has edged out her competitors in the ranked-choice special election with 50% or more of the vote, the former Congresswoman, who represented parts of the Bay Area in the U.S. House of Representatives, can put her vision in motion as the city’s first Black woman mayor.