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California Reparations Task Force to Release $225 Billion; Their Role in War on Drug

California Reparations Task Force to Release $225 Billion; Their Role in War on Drug Compensation

The California Reparations Task Force is composed of nine members appointed by Governor Newsom said that the total amount of over $225 billion owed to black residents victimized by the War on Drugs since 1970.   California Governor created the California Reparations Task Force The California Reparations Task Force made the compensation of damages into…

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

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…

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California Reparations Task Force Will Make Final Recommendations On July 1, 2023

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

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,…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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

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

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…

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