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AB 2054 calls for the authorization of a pilot grant program that would allow community-based organizations instead of the police to respond in emergency situations The post Bill Would Allow Real-World Test of Mental Health Alternative to Policing appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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 The Carr Report: Just say NO! | New Pittsburgh Courier
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API: California's Rolling Blackouts Cements the Case for Natural Gas - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent According to the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, rolling blackouts imposed upon California residents cemented the argument that anti-consumer government policies and extreme environmentalism have
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