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Lawmakers Approve ‘Upward Mobility’ Bill, Proposing More Slots for Blacks on State Boards, Commissions

Edward Henderson, California Black MediaSeptember 16, 2021

On Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, Assemblymember Chris Holden’s (D-Pasadena) ‘Upward Mobility Bill’ (AB 105) passed the California State Senate with a 29-to-8 vote.

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The Lookout: Three California Cities Push Plans to Increase Police Spending

Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black MediaMay 13, 2021

These high-profile deaths of African Americans, along with many others sparked global protests and resulted in politicians and activists on the political Left calling on their cities to and counties to defund their police departments.