Senator Steve Bradford and Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer led a joint press conference, fully addressing the inequalities festering in the pit of every community
The smooth rhythms of L.A. natives rapper Nipsey Hussle, award-winning artist Ty Dolla $ign, and R&B Bay-area artist Goapele filled the speakers at the Greek Theatre on Sunday evening, Oct. 22 for the #TimeDone campaign’s free concert. The concert served as a launching pad to raise awareness of legal prohibitions on job and housing eligibility, other barriers that 70 million Americans living with a past conviction face after completing prison sentences.
The ruling came following a review of three cases, including a Los Angeles County case involving a defendant named Stevenson Buycks.
A UC Irvine study of the effect of Proposition 47, which is part of the state’s attempt to reduce prison overcrowding, shows it has not led to an increase in crime in California, a professor who authored the review said Wednesday March 7.
Prop 47 changed some crimes from felonies to misdemeanors in an effort to reduce prison overcrowding.
The Community Coalition aims to help transform the social and economic conditions that foster addiction, crime, violence and poverty in South Los Angeles
Community Coalition hosts Prop. 47 Town Hall to increase Prop. 47 Savings in May Revise
California saved less money than anticipated from the implementation last year of Proposition 47, meaning less state funding for local groups to offer rehabilitative services to inmates kept out of prison under the measure, as well as other programs, state officials said. The Los Angeles City Council last week joined local activists to dispute how state officials are calculating the savings, after Gov. Jerry Brown’s January budget proposal included $29.3 million of Proposition 47-related savings to be spent on preventative and rehabilitative services in the upcoming fiscal year. Brown’s allocation, based on calculations by the Department of Finance, is much
In a unanimous vote led by Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson on March 1, the city council voted to urge Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers in Sacramento to fully fund Prop 47, the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund (SNSF) in this year’s state June budget.
In celebration of the 31st Kingdom Day Parade Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Council President Herb Wesson co-hosted the Martin Luther King Jr. Festival & Freedom Fair on Monday, January 18 at the Leimert Park Village. The community event drew thousands of residents with entertainers on three outdoor entertainment stages and throughout Leimert Park featuring food trucks, veteran and employment services as well as counseling on health and wellness issues. Councilmember Harris Dawson was joined by Congresswoman Karen Bass, City Council President Herb Wesson, and Councilmember Curren Price. “On this day, we are so fortunate to honor Dr. King’s legacy by
Since it became California law nearly a year ago, Proposition 47 (Prop 47) has been a magnet for controversy, but with its much-anticipated anniversary looming, the historical piece of legislation is proving to supporters, community members and naysayers that there is a healthy future for some of the city’s most neglected residents. And it lies in prevention. Passed on November 4, 2014 with nearly 60 percent of the vote, the main objective of Prop 47 was to reclassify some non-violent felonies to misdemeanors. This included crimes such as shoplifting goods less than $950, forgery and check fraud for less than
Exposition Park was filled with over 5,000 people as everyone came out to raise awareness and learn more about proposition 47, which allows people to have their felonies changed to misdemeanors, on Sunday, Spt. 27.