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1 month ago | 
ourweekly.com | Antonio Harvey
Several influential, Black-focused organizations from across California convened in Sacramento to engage with elected officials and lobby for specific policies that would affect Black communities around the state.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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?
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2 months 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.
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2 months 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.
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2 months ago | 
lafocusnews.com | Antonio Harvey |Antonio Harvey
Assembly Bill (AB) 1269, also known as Wakiesha’s Law, a California bill authored by Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-Ladera Heights), passed out of the Public Safety Committee on April 8 with a 7-0 vote. The bill requires county and city jails to notify specific individuals when an incarcerated person is hospitalized for a serious or critical condition – of if he or she dies in custody. AB 1269 was re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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2 months ago | 
westsidestorynewspaper.com | Antonio Harvey
By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black MediaSome members of the California Black Legislative Caucus (CLBC) joined Assemblymember Susan Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) and the Women’s Legislative Caucus at a press conference on April 3 to demand justice and fairness for incarcerated woman in California. CLBC members Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), Sade Elhawary (D-Los Angeles), Sen.
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2 months ago | 
lafocusnews.com | Antonio Harvey |Antonio Harvey
Some members of the California Black Legislative Caucus (CLBC) joined Assemblymember Susan Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) and the Women’s Legislative Caucus at a press conference on April 3 to demand justice and fairness for incarcerated woman in California. CLBC members Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda), Sade Elhawary (D-Los Angeles), Sen.
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2 months ago | 
lafocusnews.com | Antonio Harvey |Antonio Harvey
Two members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) joined a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers to introduce a 20-bill package that would fast-track housing production in the state. Assemblymembers Tina McKinnor (D-Inglewood) and Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City) added bills that would make housing more affordable and cut down the time it takes to get approval to build houses.
