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Chief Service Officer Josh Fryman Announces Run For Lt. Governor

March 5, 2025 12:27 pmMarch 5, 2025 12:27 pm

California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryman (D), who leads all state service and volunteer efforts with Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, announced on Wednesday that he would be running for Lt. Governor next year. A law school graduate from UC Berkeley,...

CA Lawmakers Look At Giving Reparations Bills Another Shot In 2025 Following Failure In 2024

December 30, 2024 4:19 pmDecember 30, 2024 4:19 pm

Reparations advocates are looking at 2025 to be the year that key reparations bills are passed, with some to pave the way for larger monetary reparations in the future. Following the George Floyd incident and a renewed call for reparations...

Prop. 6 – Ban On ‘Forced Prison Labor’ Fails

November 11, 2024 2:05 pmNovember 11, 2024 2:05 pm

Proposition 6, a proposed Constitutional amendment that would have halted involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, was officially called on Sunday, failing to move forward. The proposition was brought together earlier this year by lawmakers and advocates pushing for...

Bill to Prohibit ‘Ethnic Shooting Targets’ For Law Enforcement Vetoed By Gov. Newsom

September 26, 2024 12:44 pmSeptember 26, 2024 12:44 pm

A bill that would have prohibited the usage of “ethnic shooting targets”, despite no law enforcement agency or department in the state using them, was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. Senate Bill 1020, authored by Senator Steven Bradford...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Eminent Domain Reparations Bill

September 26, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 26, 2024 10:12 am

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have given black families a way to either get land back or compensation for land wrongfully taken because of racially motivated means. Senate Bill 1050, authored by Senator Steven Bradford...

Reparations Property Restoration Bill In Jeopardy Following Removal Of Several Other Reparations Bills

September 4, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 4, 2024 2:46 am

Few reparations bills managed to land on the Governor’s desk this month, despite 14 starting off at the beginning of the year. All the little-to-no cost measures with no real legal or political challenges made it, like AB 3089, which...

Multiple Reparations Bills Halted As Black Caucus Pulls Them Only Hours Before Votes

September 2, 2024 2:42 pmSeptember 2, 2024 2:42 pm

The two reparations bills that would have created a new state fund for reparations were pulled by the California Legislative Black Caucus only hours before they were to be voted on. The bills would have created the California American Freedman...