California

Oprah Winfrey Among Names Floated To Replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein

There was once speculation that the entertainment mogul would run for president.
05/25/2023

Calif. Gov. Newsom Stops Short Of Committing To Cash Payments For Potential Reparations

A state reparations task force recommends billions of dollars to compensate qualified Black Californians for decades-long discrimination.
05/11/2023

California Reparations Task Force Calls For Billions In Payments, But It’s Not So Simple

Reparations are ‘morally justifiable,’ says Rep. Barbara Lee, but Black conservative Larry Elders says that’s nonsense.
05/08/2023

California Reparations Task Force Set To Vote On Recommendations This Weekend

The group is considering several areas of inequality that has stemmed from systemic racism.
05/05/2023

California Bill Seeks To Create ‘Ebony Alert’ System To Report Missing Black Women, Youth

Black women and children disappear disproportionately and without getting the same attention as their white counterparts, Sen. Steven Bradford says.
04/06/2023

Just How Much Do Economists Say Reparations Will Cost California?

Experts have floated a minimum estimate that far exceeds the state’s budget.
03/30/2023

Mother and Daughters Wrongly Detained in California Win Record Settlement

Alameda County offered the family $700K before a jury set the payment at $8.25 million.
03/08/2023

Vanessa Bryant Honors Kobe’s Teammate Pau Gasol at the Former Staples Center

The retirement of Gasol’s No. 16 jersey marked the first time Vanessa returned to the arena since her husband and daughter’s memorial service.
03/08/2023

California Reparations Task Force Still Yet to Decide Policy

In the two years since its formation, the task force has yet to release any suggestions on policy, despite writing a 500 page report.
03/06/2023

Rep. Barbara Lee Files Paperwork to Possibly Run for Seat of Retiring Senator Dianne Feinstein

While not officially announcing a campaign, Lee is “taking the necessary steps to prepare,” says her spokesperson.
02/16/2023

Black Youth In California See Double The Statewide Suicide Rate, Far Above Other Groups

The survey focused on suicide and self-harm trends at the start of the pandemic in 2020.
01/26/2023