By Regina Wilson, California Black Media Last week, California arrived at a turning point in the decades-long quest to find a solution to the news crisis...
On Aug. 19, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill aiming to expand the State’s air-quality monitoring system to include more refineries. Newsom cited concerns regarding local...
Gov. Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers and some newspaper publishers last week finalized a $172 million deal with tech giant Google to support local news outlets and...
Senate Bill (SB) 1050 has moved to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk after it passed the State Legislature, as part of a 14-bill reparations package introduced by...
On Aug. 27, the State Legislature passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1815, a law that bans hair-based discrimination related to race, making its way to Gov. Gavin...
On Aug .29, the California Assembly voted to pass a bill that would require social media platforms to respond to reports of cyberbullying by either removing...
Nurses across California may soon have easier access to more career opportunities, if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a new bill into law. With a 76-0 vote...
A bill Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) authored addressing sex trafficking and aiming to increase penalties for those who purchase children for sex made it out of...
The California Senate recently approved a package of bills that expand protections for pregnant women who are incarcerated. Those bills are now awaiting final approval in...
On Aug. 16, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of 10 bills aimed at strengthening the state’s ability to prosecute people involved in organized retail crimes....
Three reparations bills authored by Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood) passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Aug. 15. Senate Bill (SB) 1403, SB 1050, and...
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to take away state funding from cities and counties that delay implementing an executive order to clear out homeless encampments statewide and...
California Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Inglewood) blamed fellow lawmakers and utility authorities for the high cost of -- and unreliable access to -- energy across the state....
After seeing a video of a deputy-involved shooting death of an unarmed Black woman in Illinois last week, the vice chair of the California Legislative Black...
One week after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered cities to start clearing out homelessness encampments in their jurisdiction, San Francisco leaders and community members have voiced their...
In a few weeks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the world will be watching history unfold as Kamala Harris steps into her own as...
On June 21, President Joe Biden announced in a letter posted on social media that he is ending his candidacy for a second term and throwing...
California has the largest state economy in the United States with a nominal Gross domestic product (GDP) of approximately $3.9 million in 2023, reported the U.S....
The State of California has allotted $3.3 billion in funding to build inpatient and outpatient mental health treatment centers to address the state’s mental health and...
Last week, California became the 26th state to require high school seniors to pass courses focused on finance literacy, coming behind recently added ethnic studies prerequisite...
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) as acting governor while he traveled to Washington to support President Biden and travel...
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom, several California government officials, private sector leaders and Americans from all walks of life paid tribute to former San Francisco Giant,...
Gov. Gavin Newsom urged Michigan Democrats to back President Joe Biden, despite wavering support in the key swing state. Newsom asked voters in Michigan to push...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta released the 2023 Hate Crime in California Report on June 29, providing data and resources to support ongoing efforts across the state to combat...
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to restrict the use of smartphones in K-12 schools statewide, he announced on Tuesday. The Governor stated his intentions amid warnings from...