May 12, 2023 California reparations committee calls for statewide K-12 curriculum that teaches 'systemic racism' The California Reparations Task Force is pushing the state to adopt a K-12 curriculum that teaches "systemic racism" to kids and "advances the ideology of Black liberation."
May 12, 2023 Environmental group sues over new California oil well permits near residential homes A lawsuit alleged that California approved several oil and gas permits that are thousands of feet too close to sensitive areas such as schools and homes.
May 12, 2023 California reparations panel calls to amend state constitution to legalize racial discrimination California's reparations task force formally recommended that the state legislature repeal a constitutional amendment that prohibits racial discrimination.
May 11, 2023 California reparations committee calls for ending cash bail, no longer prosecuting low-level crimes California's reparations task force is pushing for the state to end cash bail and no longer prosecute low-level crimes to make amends for anti-Black racism.
May 10, 2023 California reparations committee demands state apologize for Reagan using term 'welfare queen' California's reparations task force is calling on the Golden State to issue a formal apology for former Gov. Ronald Reagan coining the term "welfare queen."
May 10, 2023 California Gov. Newsom declines to back reparations checks, says slavery's legacy is 'more than cash payments' California Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to endorse cash payments recommended by his reparations task force, telling Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital that the legacy of slavery "is about much more than cash payments."
May 9, 2023 California reparations committee calls for mandatory 'anti-bias' training to graduate medical school California's reparations task force is calling on the state legislature to mandate "anti-bias training" and an assessment based on that training to graduate medical school.
May 9, 2023 California reparations recommendations have Newsom between rock and hard place California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to a proposal by his own reparations task force to pay up to $1.2 million to each Black resident.
May 7, 2023 Gavin Newsom slams Congress following Texas mass shooting: 'More focused on right to kill than right to live' Following a mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in Texas, California Governor Gavin Newsom slammed the Republican controlled Congress for not enacting gun control reform.
May 6, 2023 Activists demand higher payments from California reparations task force: '$200 million' per person Activists demanded California pay millions of dollars to each Black resident in reparations, dismissing the proposals from California's reparations task force as too little.