California state Senator Mike McGuire was working the floor of the Senate chambers Monday afternoon before being sworn in as the Senate’s 49th president pro tempore — the body’s leader and one of the most powerful people in state government.
McGuire succeeds Senator Toni G. Atkins in the position.
Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles) on Friday presented the Los Angeles Black Worker Center with a $ 2.5 million check during a press conference at the organization’s South L.A. headquarters. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas allocated the monies through the state’s general funds to support the Black Worker Center’s expansion plans and efforts to advance economic justice for Black workers.
On Thursday morning, state Sen. Steven Bradford sat down alone at a table inside the Capitol in Sacramento.
He fiddled with a stack of papers while waiting for reporters in the room to quiet down and then, with self-assured gravitas, announced a detailed plan for legislation that would provide reparations for Black Californians.
USC kicked off its Black History Month celebrations with the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs Thursday. Students, faculty and staff gathered at Tommy’s Place in the Tutor Campus Center to socialize, enjoy food and listen to guest speakers.
The California Legislative Black Caucus announced the planned introduction of the 2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package on Jan. 31. With the release of the historic Reparations Task Force Report last summer, the Caucus has announced its first step in what will be a multi-year effort to implement the legislative recommendations in the report.
In 2023, the California Legislature passed 1,046 bills.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed 890 of those bills into law, many of which went into effect as of January 1st, 2024.
Several new laws address two issues impacting just about every corner of the state – employment and housing.
On this week's "In Focus SoCal," host Tanya McRae talks with California Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas about a package of bills she authored that support working families. She discusses SB 521, known as the Campus Protection For Pregnant And Parenting Students.
On this week's "In Focus SoCal," host Tanya McRae talks with California Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas about a package of bills she authored that support working families. She discusses SB 521, known as the Campus Protection For Pregnant And Parenting Students.
When backdrop rental company J.C. Backings moved out of their long time tenancy at the Scenic Arts Building at Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was the end of an era. Films that use CGI don’t need painted backdrops, however gorgeous. But a new era is about to launch, as Sony has unveiled the renovated Scenic Arts building as a new event space, that can be rented out for parties, as well as office and production space for films.