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State policies must support a vibrant nonprofit community - Black Voice News
In summary California's nonprofits need the state to institute policies for contract flexibility, relief programs and access to COVID-19 funding. By Jan Masaoka, Special to CalMatters Jan Masaoka is CEO of California Association of Nonprofits, janm@calnonprofits.org. In this COVID-19 crisis and
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The veepstakes are over — now whom might Newsom pick to replace Kamala Harris in Senate? — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - Joe Biden’s choice of California’s junior senator, Kamala Harris, as his running mate brings to a close the presidential campaign’s most frenetic guessing game. It also opens up a relatively rare thing in the Golden State: the prospect of an open Senate seat. For career-minded
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Affirmative action has tons of endorsements — so why is Prop. 16 trailing? - Black Voice News
In summary Endorsements from the Democratic party, high-ranking state officials, and several media outlets hasn't translated to a commanding lead for the Yes side in the polls. How voters feel about affirmative action in a vacuum versus in practice is part of the reason why. Ling Kong supports
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State Senate: The races to watch - Black Voice News
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Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA bank expand to shoplifters, opioid offenders? - Black Voice News
In summary Tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanors would have their DNA stored. District attorneys disagree about whether it would help solve violent crimes. DNA evidence — a speckle of spit or a drop of blood — can exonerate a suspect or help put them behind bars. Now California
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Why do we keep voting on this? Exploring Prop. 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’ - Black Voice News
The tax revolt started in California in 1978, but it never really ended. Four decades ago mad-as-hell voters banded together to pass Proposition 13, capping property taxes, slapping a constitutional muzzle on state government and wringing local budgets like a washcloth. The electorate's anti-tax
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Challenging the model minority myth: Asian-American students divided over affirmative action - Black Voice News
Breaking Down Asian American Perspectives on Prop 16. Audio by KQED The moment he stepped into Clovis High School, Chali Lee - now a first-year at Clovis Community College - left his Hmong identity outside its doors. Other students, he said, saw him as just another Asian male, another model
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Trinidad Carnival 2021 cancelled - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) THE decision is final — Carnival 2021 is off. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley made this announcement yesterday during the Ministry of
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Podcast: Answering Abigail’s proposition questions - Black Voice News
In summary On this episode of 'Gimme Shelter,' CalMatters' Matt Levin and the Los Angeles Times' Liam Dillon try to answer one voter's questions about the housing measures on her ballot. Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Pod · Answering Abigail's ballot questions, and Prop 19 pros
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Celebrity Hairstylist Chuck Amos Sets The Record Straight About Brandy's Braids
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Unemployment Fraud Concerns Prompt Action in California - Black Voice News
Adam Beam | Associated Press At least 350,000 debit cards filled with money for unemployment benefits in California have been frozen because of suspected fraud, state officials said, revealing how prevalent the problem has become now that the state has paid more than $105 billion in benefits since
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Latino Republicans: ‘Trump is a leader, not a politician’ - Black Voice News
In summary Even if the Republican loses, Latino supporters highlight the need for Democrats in control in California to be inclusive of an important voting block with differing views on small businesses, health care and immigration. Southern California Latinos backing President Donald Trump are
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Happy Birthday Vivica A. Fox! Check Out Her Fashion Evolution Over The Years
Our beloved Vivica A. Fox has shifted from gorgeous vixen who dated Hollywood noteables, to the outspoken auntie who will shut you down with a simple glare. The actress has played some legendary roles in key Black culture films and now she’s taken her talents to Fox Soul, a girl-talk live stream
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California props and hot races results: What we know and don’t know - Black Voice News
Californian's app-based corporate luminaries such as Uber and Lyft just waged the most expensive state ballot measure campaign in U.S. history -and it paid off big time, allowing those companies to thwart the will of all three branches of California government. By approving Proposition 22, voters
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Altered Photo Shows Ice Cube, 50 Cent in 'Trump 2020' Hats - Black Voice News
Beatrice Dupuy | Associated Press An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Donald Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet by Eric Trump. 'Two great, courageous Americans,' Trump's son tweeted. He removed
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The ‘speed of trust’: California wants statewide panel to review any COVID vaccine - Black Voice News
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom says Californians need to have confidence in a vaccine, and the state will have a review process regardless of which presidential candidate wins in November. Coronavirus vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in coming months will not be distributed
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10 Common Web Designing Errors That Drive Away Potential Customers | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
Web design is an art form that offers viewers a blend of visual and functional experience. It makes navigation around the website pleasing, interesting, and useful. However, while designing a website there are certain vocalized and implicit rules the web designers need to follow. Ignoring these
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Early voter turnout smashing California election records - Black Voice News
More than 4.5 million Californians have already cast ballots in the 2020 general election - and there're still 12 days to go. Roughly one-fifth of the 21.5 million ballots mailed to registered voters had been processed as of Tuesday evening, blowing away previous election totals. About three times
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Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of pandemic - Black Voice News
In summary While other states experience deadly surges in coronavirus cases, a national public health expert says the Golden State 'holds a lesson for all of us.' As COVID-19 cases surge alarmingly around the nation, California is in its own zone. And it's a better place than it was. Fourteen
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California voters like Biden, unions not so much - Black Voice News
In summary Voters in blue California are favoring Joe Biden and other Democrats but unions are faring poorly vis-a-vis corporations. With a turnout that smashed all records, millions of votes remain to be counted in California, but tallies so far are providing some strong themes, to wit: -The
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Good policy or ballot blackmail? Union keeps taking its fights with health industry to voters - Black Voice News
In summary The practice has earned SEIU-UHW president Dave Regan a reputation as an aggressive labor leader who uses ballot initiatives to needle corporate adversaries and seek to expand union membership. For the second time in as many elections, California voters are caught in the middle of
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Op-Ed: Black Educators Reject Trump, Call on Biden to Embrace Obama Era Education Policies - Black Voice News
There was a point in that messy first presidential debate when Black folks were spectators as three old White men — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the moderator, Chris Wallace — talked about African Americans in a discussion of race in America from a White perspective.  What was on full display at
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How California voters changed the future of work - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It's Thursday, November 5. Big loss for labor unions Signs for ridesharing company Lyft along a freeway in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2017. Photo by Karl Mondon, Bay Area News Group Uber and Lyft's $206 million campaign to defy all three branches of California government
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Counties must invest in the needs of girls - Black Voice News
In summary To make California stronger, we need to invest in girls and gender-expansive youth, and we need to amplify their leadership potential. By Desiree Victor Desiree Victor is Santa Clara County site director with the Young Women's Freedom Center, desiree@youngwomenfree.org. Haleema
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Here’s the challenge of implementing historic groundwater law - Black Voice News
In summary The challenge for implementation of the groundwater act will take local water agencies and entities working together to bring groundwater basins into balance. By Burnell Blanchard, Special to CalMatters Burnell Blanchard is vice president of operations at Searles Valley
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Slated for deception? Beware of all those glossy mailers telling you how to vote - Black Voice News
Amid the torrent of laminated campaign ads churning through the postal system this season, the slate mailer stands out as a perennial - and many say unseemly - California political tradition that dates back to at least the 1950s. Though new restrictions may be on the way. You've seen these
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Close House Fights Underway GOP Seeks California Comeback - Black Voice News
Michael R. Blood | Associated Press  U.S. House candidates in marquee contests in California were in tough fights Tuesday as Republicans sought to reclaim a string of seats the party surrendered to Democrats in a 2018 rout. In a sign of the uphill fight for Republicans, President Donald Trump lost
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California facing a “moderate” risk from right-wing militias - Black Voice News
Just five days ahead of Election Day, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued a bulletin to law enforcement about state laws that prohibit voter interference and intimidation. But how likely is it that voters will face threats, or even violence? And where? California has been identified
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What California Knows About Kamala Harris — The Sacramento Observer
(CALMATTERS) - More than any other vice presidential contender in a generation, Kamala Harris’ biography is singularly Californian.  Born and bussed to school in Berkeley, tested by San Francisco’s cut-throat municipal politics and propelled onto the national stage as the state’s top law
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