2020 George Floyd protests Archives

Mandatory High School Ethnics Studies Course Bill Signed By Governor Newsom

October 9, 2021 2:32 amOctober 8, 2021 9:33 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that will require one ethnic studies course to be completed for high school graduation beginning with the class of 2030. Assembly Bill 101, authored by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), will have schools...

Patrick’s Point State Park Renamed ‘Sue-meg’ State Park Following Petitioning By Yurok Tribe

October 4, 2021 11:17 amOctober 4, 2021 11:18 am

The California State Park and Recreation Commission just renamed Patrick’s Point State Park in Humboldt County to “Sue-meg State Park” following calls by local and tribal leaders to change name citing it’s racist past. Before settlement in the area in...

New Standards For Crowd Control Tactics Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

September 30, 2021 4:10 pm

A bill that would create statewide standards and regulations for law enforcement use of projectile weapons and chemical agents in crowd control situations was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday. Assembly Bill 48, authored by Assemblywoman Lorena...

Arsonist Who Firebombed Republican Group’s HQ Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Jail

May 25, 2021 2:37 amAugust 4, 2021 2:05 pm

The Riverside County man who firebombed a Republican group’s office in La Quinta last May was sentenced to 60 months in a federal prison on Monday on one count of attempted arson. Press play to hear a narrated version of...

Los Angeles School Board to Fire 133 Police Officers in Favor of ‘Climate Coach’ Program

February 17, 2021 2:35 amFebruary 17, 2021 3:15 pm

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education announced a sweeping overhaul of school security, voting to fire 133 Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) members in favor of school “climate coaches”. The decision to cut...

Placerville City Seal Noose Controversy Ramps Up as Some Equate it With Modern Racial Strife

February 4, 2021 6:07 pm

Officials in the city of Placerville formed a subcommittee this week for recommendations over removing a noose from the city seal. The seal, which includes a miner panning gold, also includes a noose hanging from a tree. It references the...

Five Protesters Charged With Toppling Junipero Serra Statues in San Rafael

November 17, 2020 2:15 amNovember 16, 2020 8:56 pm

Five protesters who helped topple a statue of Father Junipero Serra in San Rafael last month have been charged with felony vandalism, the first major charges for protestors destroying or knocking over statues this year. Destruction or toppling statues of...