Calls for prison reform in its many forms have made their way to the state Capitol. Members of the California Legislative Black Caucus are among those backing bills in an effort to address concerns across the state. We share a few significant ones here.
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The Marina Freeway has long been a peculiarity on the map of Southern California.
Envisioned initially as a major route from the Pacific Ocean to northern Orange County, it stands as a testament to the fading era of freeways.
On August 16, bicycle advocacy group Streets For All (a registered 503 c 4) tweeted out the following:
"Announcing Marina Central Park, our vision with @SWAgroup to reimagine the space taken up by CA-90: 4,000 units of affordable housing. Large, beautiful new park BRT connecting Lincoln to Sepulveda Class 1 bike path Cleaner and quieter air."
The 90-freeway in Marina Del Rey is a vestigial roadway left over from a bygone era’s freeway expansion boom and like an appendix or wisdom teeth, a new group thinks the community would be better if it were removed.
This September marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Rumford Fair Housing Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation that banned homeowners and landlords from racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing, according to George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times.
A bill that would make striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits is headed to the floor of the California Senate.
Nationally, we just observed the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. In California, there wasn’t a peep about the 60th anniversary of a historic civil rights triumph in this state.
Despite warnings from the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office and concerns from some labor-friendly Democrats, the Senate budget committee on Wednesday approved two bills to fund new contracts for three-fourths of the state’s rank-and-file workers.