California Air Resources Board approves LCFS updates to reach …
Nov 12, 2024 · The modifications to LCFS arrived after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation legislation to help prevent gas price spikes.. Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), voted for the Newsom-backed measure to protect consumers from gas prices spikes, but during the special session he said many people of color in his South Los ...
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Jerry Brown discusses California's future, Trump, and Prop. 36
Dec 13, 2024 · To prepare the state Department of Justice for potential legal battles with the Trump administration on the environment, health care and other policies, legislators on Jan. 6 will reconvene the special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allocating funds for litigation. Assembly Democrats plan to focus the session just on that request and wrap it up before Trump is inaugurated on ...
Current election results for local measures and races in …
Nov 6, 2024 · U.S. House: In a tight race for District 9, incumbent Democrat Josh Harder holds an approximately 2,000-vote lead over Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln, with roughly 51% of votes counted across the area that includes Stockton, Manteca, Tracy, and Lodi. SMUD board: In Ward 1, Brandon Rose leads with roughly 28,000 votes and is expected to secure the position.
Civil rights history at risk in Sacramento housing debate - The ...
Dec 13, 2024 · The future of a historic public housing development is unclear after a Sacramento Superior Court ruling this past summer paved the way to demolish and rebuild it. Community advocates in October 2020 filed a lawsuit against the city regarding approval of its West Broadway Specific Plan. The New ...
Gone But Not Forgotten: Influential Black Figures We Lost In 2024
Dec 27, 2024 · JANUARY. Ikea Imari Hood, a 17-year-old teen mother, was killed in Dallas on Jan. 7, days after giving birth.Her 17-year-old, on-again-off-again boyfriend was arrested and charged with her murder. Josephine Wright, a South Carolina great-great-grandmother who fought developers to keep her family’s land and preserve Gullah Geechee culture, died Jan. 7 …
McCarty wins race for Sacramento mayor, Cofer concedes - The …
Dec 6, 2024 · “She (Cofer) brought issues to the forefront and made me a better candidate,” McCarty said at the press conference. Cofer, an epidemiologist and progressive activist, ran for Sacramento mayor in 2024, focusing on addressing homelessness, enhancing public safety, and promoting economic prosperity.
Sacramento Mourns 22-Year-Old College Student Shot And Killed
Sep 26, 2024 · According to an OBSERVER analysis of coroner’s office data, 62 victims aged 19 or younger were killed by gunfire in Sacramento County between 2018 and 2023.One victim last weekend was just 12 years old. Of the county’s 381 gun-related homicides from 2019 to 2023, 197 victims were Black. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, councilmembers Mai Vang and Caity Maple, the Sacramento Police Department, the ...
Landlords are using AI to raise rents—and cities are starting to …
Jan 6, 2025 · Similar bans have passed or are being considered across the country. In September, The Philadelphia City Council passed a ban on algorithmic rental price-fixing with a veto-proof vote. New Jersey has been considering its own ban.. In August, The Department of Justice and the attorney generals of eight states—California, North Carolina, Colorado, Connecticut, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and ...
Sacramento Mourns Loss Of Spiritual Leader Dr. Ephraim Williams
Nov 18, 2024 · Dr. Ephraim Williams, who served as pastor of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church for 49 years, passed away Nov. 9. He was 91 years old. Rev. Williams grew the church’s congregation from 100 members to more than 2,400 and built a worship center and a family life center in Oak Park during his career.