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Tag: Shirley Weber

New Poll Shows 47% Of Californians Against Prop. 16, 22% Undecided

September 18, 2020   7:03 amSeptember 18, 2020   7:32 am
On Thursday, a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll found that a near majority of voters plan to vote against Proposition 16, the ballot measure to reverse 1996’s Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action in California. 47% of...
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Shirley N. Weber

Reparation Task Force Bill Passes Assembly, Senate

August 31, 2020   2:33 pm
During the weekend, a recently amended bill that would create a task force to issue recommendations on reparations for African Americans in California was passed in both the Senate and Assembly during floor votes, moving the legislation on to the...
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Gavin Newsom and Shirley Weber

Gov. Newsom Signs Mandatory CSU Ethnic Studies Class Requirement Bill Into Law

August 18, 2020   3:14 pm
On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that requires all California State University students to take an ethnic studies course in order to receive an undergraduate degree. AB 1460 signed into law Assembly Bill 1460, authored by...
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Affirmative Action Amendment Narrowly Passed by Senate

June 25, 2020   5:19 pm
On Wednesday, the California Senate voted 30-10 in favor of a constitutional amendment to reinstate affirmative action, bringing the final decision to voters in November. ACA 5 to be on ballot this fall Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5, authored by Assemblywoman...
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Mandatory Ethnic Studies Course For CSU Graduation Bill Passed By Senate

June 19, 2020   4:48 pm
‘Cal State University is today graduating students who cannot do basic algebra, supposedly a requirement for admission to the university. They also cannot compose a paragraph, much less an entire research paper. Once the CSU has figured out how to...
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Shirley N. Weber

Affirmative Action Bill Passes CA Assembly Even As Opposition Mounts

June 11, 2020   3:52 pm
‘Giving special or preferential treatment to someone based on their race is racism itself, or on their sex is sexism. I do not want to live in a state where the color of my skin or my race or my...
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Affirmative Action, Reparation Bills Pass Assembly Appropriations

June 5, 2020   10:42 am
On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee, partially swayed by the recent death of Floyd George and subsequent nationwide protests, passed two bills that could possibly bring back affirmative action to California and may institute slavery reparations for African Americans. ACA...
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