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Sentinel Exclusive: Governor ‘Reimagines Policing’ with Criminal Justice and Policing Reforms
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Sentinel Exclusive: Governor ‘Reimagines Policing’ with Criminal Justice and Policing Reforms

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Staff WriterJune 11, 2020

Erasing all doubt about actions needed following the killing of George Floyd, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his unequivocal support for criminal justice and policing reform on June 5.
According to Newsom, his staff will work towards developing a statewide standard for policing peaceful protests and ending the carotid hold, the major factor leading to Floyd’s death on May 25.

L.A. City Mayor Responds to Governor Newsom’s Announcement of the Second Stage of the Economy Re-opening
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L.A. City Mayor Responds to Governor Newsom’s Announcement of the Second Stage of the Economy Re-opening

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterMay 5, 2020

Monday, May 4. The Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti provided the most recent information surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. Los Angeles is gearing to build the economy back up. There are predictions of a second and third wave of the spread of coronavirus, as some Angelenos are set to head back to work within the coming weeks. Mayor Eric Garcetti addresses concerns of the financial instability the city is currently in. The Mayor is looking at the numbers and data surrounding this pandemic; the science and test results behind coronavirus governs the next move. Eric Garcetti speaks about hopes he has during this dark time. Mayor Garcetti shared how the announcement of Governor Newsom’s framework will directly influence Los Angeles.

Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Establish New State Economic Assistance Fund for Undocumented Californians
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Assemblymembers Ask Governor Newsom to Establish New State Economic Assistance Fund for Undocumented Californians

April 16, 2020

LOS ANGELES, California – Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Huntington Park/South Los Angeles), along with 22 members of the State Assembly, have written a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom citing economic impacts suffered by undocumented residents of the state caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. The group of legislators is asking the Governor to establish a relief fund that would provide immediate economic assistance to undocumented workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund would use state dollars to help undocumented workers unable to work due to COVID-19 or a Shelter in Place Order, have been laid off from work, have had hours reduced, or

Governor Newsom Announces Release of $100 Million to Support Child Care Services for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Populations
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Governor Newsom Announces Release of $100 Million to Support Child Care Services for Essential Workers and Vulnerable Populations

April 11, 2020

This critical funding will be deployed to pay for up to 20,000 limited-term additional child care slots   Funding is part of SB 89, emergency legislation the Governor signed last month to provide up to $1 billion in funding to help California fight the COVID-19 pandemic Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of $100 million to support child care services, and to support child care providers who are stepping up to serve essential infrastructure workers and vulnerable populations and their children during this critical time. “Many of California’s workers on the front lines of this pandemic are parents, and as a