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FEMA Changing Rules That Have Historically Deprived African Americans of Crucial Aid

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentNovember 11, 2021

As floodwaters and the after-effects of Hurricane Ida ravaged Louisiana, Mississippi, and eventually wreaked havoc in the northeast, FEMA officials announced that there will be significant changes in how they verify the ownership status of disaster relief applicants, noting that the objective in making the changes is to better assist applicants whose property was inherited without a will.

California State Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Kendren Hospital
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California State Governor Gavin Newsom Visits Kendren Hospital

Betti Halsell Contributing WriterFebruary 18, 2021

California State Governor Gavin Newsom visited the vaccine distribution center found at the Kendren Hospital in Los Angeles, CA. Observing their protocols, the governor highlighted its success and stated that there should be hundreds more replicated, but in the current vulnerability of the state, every county is facing a different saturation of challenges that Newsom is looking to face head on.

Housing the Homeless: COVID-19 Has Forced California’s Hand
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Housing the Homeless: COVID-19 Has Forced California’s Hand

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black MediaApril 30, 2020

Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California was the first state in the nation to secure Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding to place unsheltered people in hotel rooms at no cost to them. The state’s action is providing safe isolation for tens of thousands of homeless Californians during the global COVID-19 pandemic.    

Commissioner Parvenu Passes the Baton to a New Wave of Leaders
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Commissioner Parvenu Passes the Baton to a New Wave of Leaders

Kimberlee Buck, Contributing WriterAugust 8, 2019

For the past nine years, the Citizens Redistricting Commission has overseen the drawing of electoral boundaries for the State Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization. The commission was created after the passing of the 2008 Voters FIRST Act that was approved by voters who wanted to create a fair California.