California’s First African American Controller Malia M. Cohen Takes Office
January 11, 2023
Malia M. Cohen was sworn-in as the first Black woman – and first African American — to serve as California’s State Controller.
Malia M. Cohen was sworn-in as the first Black woman – and first African American — to serve as California’s State Controller.
Malia M. Cohen, the only African American member of the California Board of Equalization (BOE), has some critical concerns about the cost homeowners will have to bear because of Proposition 19, a constitutional amendment that took effect on Dec. 16, 2020.
In January, members of the California Board of Equalization (BOE) selected Malia M. Cohen, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to chair the 140-year-old state agency.