California’s Pension Funds – CalPERS and CalSTRS – Under $15 Billion Pension Divestment Bill
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California’s Pension Funds – CalPERS and CalSTRS – Under $15 Billion Pension Divestment Bill

ByReia Leen Delantar

CALIFORNIA, USA – Climate change activists and some lawmakers seek two of California’s pension funds to divest fossil fuel holdings worth $15 billion. The California State Assembly has suspended legislation that would have forced California’s pension funds, California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), to divest approximately $15…

California Reparations Task Force Will Make Final Recommendations On July 1, 2023
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California Reparations Task Force Will Make Final Recommendations On How Correct The Human Rights Violations Against Black People In The State

ByJay Tarife

The California Reparations Task Force will make their final reparation recommendations on how California could correct the human rights violations against Black people in the state throughout the history of the country.   The California Reparations task force will make final reparation recommendations to the state legislature The California Reparations task force members are legal,…

Police Arrested An Alleged Arsonist For Starting A Forest Fire That Burned Over 100 Homes
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Police Arrested An Alleged Arsonist For Starting A Forest Fire That Burned Over 100 Homes

ByJay Tarife

A 71-year-old man, an alleged arsonist, was arrested last Friday after being suspected of starting a forest fire that burned more than 100 homes last year at Yosemite National Park, California.   The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the alleged arsonist last year was arrested Edward Fredrick Wackerman of Mariposa, an alleged…

Court Sentence California Man Of 119 Years To Life Imprisonment For Fatally Shooting At California Park
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Court Sentence California Man Of 119 Years To Life Imprisonment For Fatally Shooting At California Park

ByJay Tarife

California man who fatally shot a father who goes camping with his daughters at Southern California park was sentenced to 119 years to life imprisonment.   The judge found a California man of murder and attempted murder and sentenced him to 119 years to life imprisonment The court found Anthony Rauda, a California man, guilty…

Timber Transit Pilot Program Brings Wildfire Logs Of California To Black Hills Sawmill
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Timber Transit Pilot Program Brings Wildfire Logs Of California To Black Hills Sawmill

ByJay Tarife

Trains are transporting timber from California wildfire logs to Black Hills Sawmill, which needs extra work, as part of a Timber Transit pilot program that would expand nationwide.   The Timber Transit pilot program The timber transport pilot program was created under the 20-year national master stewardship agreement between the USDA Forest Service and the…

California State Reaches A Settlement Over Denials Of Rent Relief Application During Pandemic
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California State Reaches A Settlement Over Denials Of Rent Relief Application During Pandemic

ByJay Tarife

Tenants’ rights advocates and the California Department of Housing and Community Development succeeded in a settlement this week to address processing delays and denials in rent relief applications for eligible tenants, meaning more renters could soon get financial aid.   California rent relief settlement for eligible tenants, meaning more people could get financial help Tenants…

California Tenants Denied For COVID-Era Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Can Now Get Another Rent Relief Program
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California Tenants Denied For COVID-Era Emergency Rental Assistance Program: Can Now Get Another Rent Relief Program

ByJay Tarife

Over 100,000 California tenants whose COVID-era application for an emergency rental assistance program was denied by the government could get another chance to get another rent relief program. Thanks to the legal settlement between anti-poverty and tenant rights groups (PDF) and the State.   California tenants whose applications were denied by the government for COVID-era…

Alameda County Juror Is Victim Of Armed Robbery In California
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Alameda County Juror Is Victim Of Armed Robbery In California

ByJay Tarife

On Thursday, a juror of Alameda County had been the victim of an armed robbery in Oakland, California. The Rolex and wallet of the juror were stolen, and gladly he was not hurt. On Thursday, a juror was robbed in Oakland, California The robbery incident involving a juror occurred in Oakland, California. Gladly the juror…

California Lawmakers Prepare For Effects Of Debt Ceiling Deal
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California Lawmakers Prepare For Effects Of Debt Ceiling Deal

ByJay Tarife

California lawmakers and social safety advocates are preparing for the effects of the debt ceiling deal, such as the restrictions on food assistance stamps.   The California lawmakers prepared remedies for the outcome of the federal assistance restrictions California lawmakers and social safety advocates are cramming to prepare for the effects federal debt ceiling deal,…

Undocumented Residents Affected by Storms and Flooding
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California Allocates $95 Million in Aid to Undocumented Residents Affected by Storms and Flooding

ByJinely

The funds, available from June onward, aim to support individuals who have experienced hardship and property damage. California will allocate $95 million to provide assistance to undocumented residents affected by recent storms and flooding, according to the state’s Department of Social Services The program was announced two months after Governor Gavin Newsom pledged aid from…