Robert Garcia

COMMENTARY: “Grateful After the November Mid-Term Results

Ben JealousDecember 8, 2022

To further resist the threat of authoritarianism, we must lift up young leaders who will be democracy’s champions for this and future generations. People For the American Way’s Young Elected Officials Network is celebrating the election of young leaders as new members of Congress from across the country: Greg Casar from Austin, Texas; Emilia Sykes from Akron, Ohio; Maxwell Frost from Orlando, Fla.; Summer Lee from Braddock, Pa.; Robert Garcia from Long Beach, Calif.; Sydney Kamlager from Los Angeles, Calif; and Jasmine Crockett from Dallas, Texas. Dozens more were elected to local and state offices, building a crucial leadership pipeline.

Through Ads and Advocates, Battle Over Calif. Gambling Propositions Heat Up

McKenzie Jackson, California Black MediaSeptember 23, 2022

Clint Thompson, a Santa Monica resident in his 30s, wouldn’t say he has been inundated with advertisements supporting or denigrating Propositions 26 and 27, but he sees an ad focused on one of the legislations each time he turns on his television.

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Coastal Commission Approves Sweeping New Environmental Justice Policy to Increase Coastal Protections for All Californians

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 22, 2019

The commission adopted the policy on Friday, March 8 at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Since 1999, California has passed a series bills advancing the concept of environmental justice, which emerged out of the civil rights movement. In recent years, the push to correct long-standing inequities that have disproportionately burdened lower-income communities of color has been increasing with a number of state agencies working to adopt similar policies.

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Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee endorses Kamala Harris

Sentinel News ServiceDecember 10, 2015

Attorney General Kamala Harris, candidate for U.S. Senate in California, has received the endorsement of the Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee (CBCPAC). CBCPAC works to increase the number of African Americans in the U.S. Congress, support non-black candidates that champion the interests of African Americans, and promote African American participation in the political process-with an emphasis on young voters. The endorsement was announced at a CBCPAC retreat in Southern California. “I am honored to have the support of the Congressional Black Caucus’ Political Action Committee,” said Harris. “I look forward to working closely with its members in Washington as