Tag: Steven Bradford
Chief Service Officer Josh Fryman Announces Run For Lt. Governor
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
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
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
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
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
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...