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- California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday Sept, 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law requiring big businesses to disclose emissions
By SOPHIE AUSTIN - Associated Press/Report for America
Sat,10/07/23-2:58PM , 360 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov.
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- CORRECTS TO SEVEN YEARS INSTEAD OF SIX - FILE - People walk on the campus of San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., on May 5, 2009. A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, a state audit reviewing dozens of cases over the span of seven years found. The state auditor investigated allegations reported by employees at the California State University chancellor's office, California State University, Fresno, San Jose State University and Sonoma State University. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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California State University campuses mishandled sexual harassment allegations, audit finds
By SOPHIE AUSTIN - Associated Press/Report for America
Tue,07/18/23-8:09PM , 195 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state audit reviewing 40 cases over the span of seven years.
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- From left, State Sen. Steven Bradford, Secretary of State Shirley Weber, task force member Lisa Holder and Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer hold up a final report of the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans during a hearing in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, June 29, 2023. The report heads to lawmakers who will be responsible for turning policy recommendations into legislation. Reparations will not happen until lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom agree. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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California reparations report urges action on housing discrimination and overpolicing
By SOPHIE AUSTIN - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,06/29/23-7:09PM , 372 Reads
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was a report two years in the making — one that details how California, a state that never officially sanctioned slavery, can confront decades of policies that have kept Black residents from living in the neighborhoods they choose, being treated fairly at doctor's visits and building generational wealth.
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- People listen to the California reparations task force, a nine-member committee studying restitution proposals for African Americans, at a meeting at Lesser Hall in Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. The panel began voting Saturday on recommendations for how the state may compensate and apologize to Black Californians for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies. (AP Photo/Sophie Austin)
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California reparations panel OKs state apology, payments
By SOPHIE AUSTIN - Associated Press/Report for America
Fri,05/05/23-11:45PM , 516 Reads
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California's reparations task force voted Saturday to approve recommendations on how the state may compensate and apologize to Black residents for generations of harm caused by discriminatory policies.
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