Category: Government & Politics
BSCC Awards $9.2m in Anti-Violence Grants
ONTARIO (April 19, 2018) – The Board of State and Community Corrections today approved 20 grant awards worth $9.2 million to help reduce violence in communities across California. As a requirement of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention grant the Board gave special consideration to cities that are disproportionately affected by violent crime. The Budget…
Rep. Aguilar Joins City to Announce Opportunity Zone Designations in San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that 27 census tracts in the city of San Bernardino have been designated as Opportunity Zones by the US Department of the Treasury. The designations come after Rep. Aguilar sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown asking him to nominate specific census tracts in San…
Safe Parking for Veterans
LOS ANGELES- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) is honored and grateful to partner with Safe Parking L.A., affording eligible Veterans who are experiencing homelessness an opportunity to sleep safely in their vehicles on the West L.A. campus, thereby facilitating access to the supportive services necessary to complete their transition into permanent housing. “Partnerships…
Housing Advocates Celebrate California Coastal Commission Decision To Allow Santa Cruz To Regulate Short-Term Rentals
Redondo Beach, CA – In a move hailed by housing advocates, the California Coastal Commission voted Wednesday to allow the City of Santa Cruz’s home sharing regulations to go into effect in a decision that sets the precedent that determines whether coastal communities retain the right to adequately regulate short-term rental platforms like Airbnb. Santa…
Assemblyman Obernolte’s Bill To Increase Number of Judges in San Bernardino County Passes Committee
SACRAMENTO –Assemblyman Obernolte (R-Hesperia) announced that his Assembly Bill 2446 passed out of Assembly Judiciary Committee today with unanimous support. This bill seeks to fund 10 additional superior court judgeships and would also increase the number of appellate justices in the San Bernardino/ Riverside Division of the 4th Appellate District Court of Appeal from seven…
Wilk legislation requiring community tie for placement of sex offender parolees clears first hurdle
Sacramento – Senator Scott Wilk, R-Antelope Valley, announces Senate Bill 1199 (SB 1199) was unanimously approved Senate Committee on Public Safety. SB 1199 would require, when at all possible, that there be a family or community connection before paroling a sex offender into a community (unless that placement would violate any other law or pose…
Local, Service-Based Nonprofits Team Up To Put On “B’Cause U” Voter Empowerment Workshops In The Inland Empire
Rialto (April 2018) – Hoping to boost voter turnout for the upcoming mid-term and future elections, a collaborative of local nonprofit service organizations are pooling their resources to educate, empower, and motivate residents (ages 16 years and older) to register, vote, and become more involved in all levels of government that affect our lives. The…
Treasurer John Chiang Calls On Nation’s Largest Institutional Investors to Divest from Sellers of Banned Military-Style Assault Weapons
SACRAMENTO – State Treasurer John Chiang today urged the nation’s largest institutional investors – including CalPERS and CalSTRS — to divest holdings from wholesale or retail sellers of military-style assault weapons, ammunition and other devices such as “bump stocks” that are banned in California. “If Congress and statehouses are unwilling or unable to deliver real…
Readers Are Leaders: Buy Your Children More Books
By Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) We are our children’s first teachers, and what we teach them makes a difference. According to research by Betty Hart of the University of Kansas and Todd Risley of the University of Alaska, by age 3, poor children have an accumulated experience with 30 million less…
State Water Board Adopts Regulations for Augmenting Reservoirs with Treated Recycled Water
SACRAMENTO — Providing local water suppliers with a new tool to improve their drought resilience, the State Water Resources Control Board today adopted water quality and other requirements to ensure the safe use of treated recycled water to augment surface water supplies. “Cities and counties around the state are looking to stretch their local water…
Statement on Resolution of Civil Rights Groups’ Claims Against Disbanded White House ‘Election Integrity Commission’
(WASHINGTON, DC) – A motion filed by a coalition of civil rights groups to voluntarily dismiss their claims against the discredited and now-disbanded “Election Integrity Commission” has been approved by a federal court judge. Last summer, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and LatinoJustice PRLDEF joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund,…
Over 62,000 Rural California Homes And Businesses Could Get Access To High Speed Internet
Locations Eligible for Support from FCC’s Connect America Fund This Summer WASHINGTON, February 15, 2018– Over 62,500 rural homes and businesses in California that are currently unserved by high-speed Internet service could get connectivity in the near future. These homes and businesses are in unserved areas of California eligible for financial support from the next…
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Responds to Withdrawal of U.S. Census Bureau Nominee Dr. Thomas Brunell
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement Monday responding to reports that that Dr. Thomas Brunell, President Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Census Bureau, has withdrawn from consideration: “Simply put, Dr. Thomas Brunell was woefully unqualified for this…
Federal Court Finds ICE and Los Angeles Sheriff Collaborated to Unlawfully Detain Thousands of Suspected Immigrants
LOS ANGELES—On Thursday, a federal court in California ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) unlawfully detained thousands of suspected immigrants on the basis of unconstitutional requests from ICE known as immigration detainers. The landmark decision entitles class members to injunctive relief and monetary damages and is…
CPUC Protects Access to Phone Service for Low-Income Californians
Advocates Praise Move to Protect LifeLine Program from Federal Cuts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – At the urging of The Greenlining Institute and other advocates, the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday approved a plan spearheaded by Commissioner Martha Guzman-Aceves to protect low-income Californians from drastic federal cutbacks to eligibility for the LifeLine program. LifeLine provides affordable…
Physician Group Dedicated to Low-Income Patients Files Discrimination, Civil Rights Suit Against California Department of Managed Health Care and Gov. Brown Appointee
Says recent order issued by DMHC and its Director exceeds authority, violates due process and is discriminatory against Asian-owned business. Pasadena, CA – After being unfairly and illegally targeted by government overreach and discrimination, Employee Health Systems Medical Group (EHS) today brought suit against the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and its director,…
