Baja California investigates banners with alleged cartel threats against popular Mexican singer Peso Pluma
Three apparent narco banners threatening popular Mexican singer Peso Pluma were found early Tuesday in different parts of Tijuana, a month before the artist is set to perform in the border city, officials confirmed. One person was arrested in connection with the incident, said Tijuana Security Secretary Fernando Sánchez, who added that the Baja California […]
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Governor Newsom Signs Legislation 9.13.23
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed SB 447 by Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego), which creates a new public awareness project that will consult with community leaders to promote California’s values of acceptance and inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community across the country. The bill also ends […]
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Accessibility advocates address Arkansas’s food deserts
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Having access to fresh food close to home is something many Arkansans overlook, but there are areas all over the state where people don’t have those options. On Wednesday, in and out-of-state groups advocating for food accessibility met in Little Rock to explore community solutions and share what’s already working in […]
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Baltimore City Council’s hearing on Brooklyn Day shooting cut short by mother’s emotional testimony | #citycouncil
Krystal Gonzalez held her phone to the microphone in the middle of a packed Baltimore City Council chambers and played a video she has come to hate. The wails of an agonized mother cut through the room. The video, captured by a bystander in the early morning of July 2, shows Gonzalez reacting to the […]
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Mayor Brandon Johnson explores Chicago-owned grocery store
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will explore the possibility of a city-owned grocery store, an idea long supported by activists to provide relief for neighborhoods without good shopping options but that could run into stiff economic headwinds. Johnson announced a partnership with the Economic Security Project to explore the possibility of a city-owned grocery store. The […]
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California moves one step closer to five paid sick days, with unions banking on COVID lessons
SACRAMENTO — California employers will be required to provide workers with five days of paid sick leave under legislation passed by the state Legislature on Wednesday, up from the current three-day requirement. While similar attempts to expand paid sick leave have stalled in the past, politically powerful unions are banking on workplace lessons learned from the […]
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Black lawmakers in California push to overcome resistance on reparations
The California Congressional Black Caucus is gearing up to launch a statewide campaign to educate its citizens on the critical nature of reparations for Black people — including cash payments — for the harms of slavery. This comes on the heels of a University of California, Berkeley, poll released this week that shows most Californians […]
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Bill to shield Arkansas officials’ security records moves forward
Arkansas lawmakers’ third attempt this week to alter the state’s Freedom of Information Act advanced in both the House and Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1012 and Senate Bill 10 would exempt from FOIA all records and communications concerning the planning or provision of security services to the governor and other state elected officials. The […]
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California lawmakers send Newsom child sex trafficking bill
The California Legislature approved legislation Wednesday to increase penalties for child sex traffickers, a seemingly simple bill that turned into one of the most divisive issues this year in the state Capitol. Senate Bill 14 would classify sex trafficking of minors as a “serious” felony under California’s penal code, which triggers the state’s “three strikes” […]
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Santa Barbara City Council Doesn’t Budge on Budget Reserve Policy | #citycouncil
After Discussion Over Changes to Reserve Policy, Council Agrees to Maintain Status Quo Randy Rowse (left) and Meagan Harmon | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom During the most recent budget season, after realizing that the city was projecting an operating deficit over the next few years, Santa Barbara’s city council floated the idea of rethinking its reserve […]
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