Columnists ‘No one ever gave me a free house’ By Craig Wiesner Dec 27, 2022 Walking our dog at Fort Funston back in the day we had some great conversations with our regular “pack” of dogwalkers and if we were later tha…
State Newsom vetoes bill extending reparations committee deadline By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America Sep 30, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Thursday night that would have granted more time for a first-in-the-natio…
Local News Foster City starting Recreation Center Task Force Curtis Driscoll Daily Journal staff Updated Sep 26, 2022 As Foster City looks to build a new recreation center at its current center site, the council has appointed Mayor Richa Awasthi to a task forc…
State Reparations advocates ask Newsom to veto bill By JANIE HAR Associated Press Sep 13, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A community organization that pushed to create the first-in-the-nation African American reparations task force in Califor…
State California details racist past in slave reparations report By JANIE HAR Associated Press Jun 1, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The slavery reparations movement hit a watershed moment Wednesday with the release of an exhaustive report detailing Cali…
State Task force takes on enrollment decline By Victoria Franco Bay City News Foundation Apr 21, 2022 A task force that will help combat declining student enrollment rates throughout the state was announced Thursday by Tony Thurmond, the state …
State California reparations panel convenes at historic church By JANIE HAR Associated Press Apr 13, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Members of California's first-in-the-nation reparations task force convened in a historic African American church in San …
State Black reparations panel could decide who gets compensation By JANIE HAR Associated Press Mar 29, 2022 California's first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligibl…
National Biden task force releases report to strengthen labor unions By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Feb 7, 2022 A Biden administration task force on organized labor on Monday issued a set of recommendations that could make it easier for federal workers a…