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California Political News Briefs – Stories You Might Have Missed

Tanu Henry, California Black Media April 20, 2023

The 2024 general election is over a year away but candidates across California have begun throwing their hats in the ring to run for state office. Several Black candidates with experience, passion and solid connections to the state’s political inner circles are entering the fray.

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Asm. Shirley Weber’s Daughter Is Running for her Mom’s San Diego District Seat

Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black MediaDecember 31, 2020

Dr. Akilah Weber, the daughter of Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), has announced that she is running for the 79th Assembly District seat that her mom will soon vacate. If she wins, the younger Dr. Weber would have the opportunity to carry on a family legacy in California politics known for strategic consensus building at the state level that’s rooted in – and deeply connected to — local grassroots organizing at home.