A state senate bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature could bring to an end the policy of suspending students in California schools for disruptive behavior.
A proposal meant to protect kids from unnecessary discipline by banning expulsions for disobedience in California schools passed out of the Assembly this week, moving closer to becoming a law.
Housing insecurity in the nation’s richest cities is far worse than government statistics claim. Just ask the Goodmans.
On a stage packed with legislative and other civic leaders, civil rights activists and members of families with loved ones killed by police, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 19 signed one of the country’s strictest laws limiting conditions for police to use lethal force.
Starting next school year principals and administrators may be banned from suspending students for “willful defiance” of teachers, staff, and administrators.
On a stage packed with legislative and other civic leaders, civil rights activists and members of families with loved ones killed by police, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Aug. 19 signed one of the country’s strictest laws limiting conditions for police to use lethal force.
Anyone who works for a living knows that their money goes a lot quicker than the time it takes to earn it. And for low-to-moderate income workers, the costs of everyday living creep higher and quicker than pay raises or cost-of-living adjustments.
This past May, residents of the 64-unit Strawberry Hill complex in Vallejo came home to find a troubling notice on their doors. Beginning in June, their rent was going to nearly double.
When we launched the ESSENCE-PolicyLink Mayors Roundtable earlier this year, we wanted to create a network for Black women mayors to exchange ideas, share best practices, and shine a spotlight on their work and communities.