Sunni M. Khalid

6 days ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

A bill to provide disaster relief to hundreds of thousands of farm workers was introduced by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla from California. If signed into law, the Disaster Relief for Farm Workers Act will provide compensation to people who lose wages due to emergencies beyond their control. This includes extreme weather and public health emergencies. According to Padilla, an estimated 800-thousand farm workers labor in fields, hothouses, orchards and ranches in California.

6 days ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

The Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder's office is about to start looking for official prejudice in its property records. "Mapping Prejudice in Contra Costa County" is a community-driven initiative, announced yesterday (Wednesday), to identify and map racially restrictive covenants. Such covenants were once commonly inserted into property deeds. They were used to exclude minority groups from owning or occupying certain properties or living in certain communities.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

This interview aired in the May 8, 2025 episode of Crosscurrents. Click the button above to listen. Back in 1989, San Francisco became a ‘Sanctuary City.’ The policy prohibits city staff and police from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement… unless required to do so by federal or state law. And recently, there’s been increasing threats and pressure from the federal government to push Sanctuary Cities to comply with national immigration policies, or face big losses in funding.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday to settle a lawsuit over alleged improprieties in the leadup to the 2022 mayoral election, but did so without admitting to any wrongdoing. The suit, filed in 2023 by the Alameda County Taxpayers Association and attorney Marleen Sacks, alleges that the Oakland city clerk allowed now-former mayor Sheng Thao and two other candidates to file their nomination paperwork late.

1 week ago | kalw.org | Sunni M. Khalid

San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott has announced (Wednesday) his resignation. The 61-year old Scott was San Francisco’s top cop for eight years. He is the longest-serving chief in the history of the San Francisco Police Department. His resignation will become effective next month. Current chief of public safety Paul Yep has been appointed interim police chief. He will hold the post while the city launches a search to find a permanent replacement. Mayor Daniel Lurie praised Scott.