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California Private Employers Can Choose Whether to Observe/Pay for Juneteenth Holiday
Juneteenth is a fixed Federal Holiday, yet in California confusion reigns supreme as California Juneteenth laws remain cloaked in mystery as California Reparations bills take center stage....
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 4:11pm PDT
California Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells
Measure Ramps Up Plugging Duties for Oil Industry...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:52pm PDT
California Resolution Calls for “Year of the California Grizzly Bear”
2024 Marks Centennial of State Animal Extirpation...
Posted: Fri, Mar 22, 2024 12:46pm PDT
2024 African New Year Day - 175th Anniversary of our California Gold Mining District
The Dendera Solar Calendar is the oldest Zodiac in the world. It was originally in the ceiling of a small chapel atop a temple outside the town of Dendera in Kemet. (Classical Ancient Egypt) It has been dated to 30 BCE and is now housed in the Louvre in Paris, France. The ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Dendera Solar Calendar included a year of 365 days. California Pioneers of Pan African Ancestry showcased the possibilities (1840-1875) as the dawn of a new Golden Age has begun....
Posted: Mon, Mar 18, 2024 6:21pm PDT
California Juneteenth U.S.C.T. remain "hidden figures" who served during the US Civil War
U.S.C.T - United States Colored Troops from the State of California remain "hidden figures" yet 1,918 served and countless U.S. Navy personnel. As we research our unique California Juneteenth Journey from Slavery to Freedom, those who paid the price is a good place to take a deep dive....
Posted: Sun, Mar 17, 2024 9:48pm PDT
Fruit Festivals - CA Black Agriculture Women's Fundraising - Political Activism
Early California Black Churches played a central role not only in the Colored Convention Movement but in Black women’s fundraising and organizing efforts in general. By holding events like the “Fruit Festival,” as well as picnics and fairs, Black women raised funds to build, buy, and sustain churches. Once such churches were established, they also served as channels through which Black women organized and participated in philanthropy and political activism involving fundraising....
Posted: Sun, Mar 10, 2024 12:40pm PDT
Legal Petition Aims to Plug Thousands of Old Offshore Oil Wells
GAO Report Reveals Alarming Decommissioning Gaps in Gulf of Mexico, Pacific...
Posted: Thu, Feb 29, 2024 7:45am PST
ExxonMobil Drops Court Bid to Truck Oil in Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES, February 16, 2024 — ExxonMobil’s dangerous proposal to truck massive amounts of oil along California highways is dead after the company dropped its lawsuit challenging Santa Barbara County’s denial of the plan....
Posted: Mon, Feb 26, 2024 9:31pm PST
AT&T Landlines Under Immediate Threat in California
he California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is considering a formal request by AT&T to eliminate Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) regulations that require the company to provide landline telephone service to customers in its service area. Such a move would likely mean the end of the traditional telephone network for most residents in California, a controversial policy opposed by many consumer and safety groups, who say such a move is preposterous and that landlines are needed now more t...
Posted: Wed, Feb 14, 2024 4:38pm PST
LAVC Media Arts Department - Full-Time Phantom Professor
The Los Angeles Valley College Media Arts Department offers training in Cinema, Media Arts, Broadcasting, Journalism, or does it? News coverage raises questions about racketeering, fraud, fake degrees, fake credentials, etc . . . Now the problem may be broader than just Los Angeles Valley College....
Posted: Tue, Feb 13, 2024 9:51pm PST
LAVC Full-Time Faculty Running Off Students – Preventing Graduation
For nearly two decades Eric Swelstad, Department Chair of Los Angeles Valley College has used his position to run off students, sabotage their education and prevent graduation – all with the former Campus Omsbudsman Annie G Reed's collusion....
Posted: Mon, Feb 5, 2024 7:20pm PST
Elected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development
For security and equitability offshore wind will move America off its dependence on fossil fuels. Over 550 elected officials want inclusive, equitable offshore wind power development to improve health, economies and mitigate climate disasters....
Posted: Thu, Feb 1, 2024 12:09pm PST
24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day Dinner and California State Capitol Celebration
2024 Rosa Parks Day in California and beyond, we pause to reflect upon Sister Rosa, and remember her example of “Womanity” showcasing dignified faith, work and courage, this special 2024 Black History Month we begin preparations for our 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day Celebration in her winter home of Los Angeles, California....
Posted: Sat, Jan 27, 2024 7:16pm PST
25th Year, CA State Capitol Kwanzaa, reflecting upon Ancient Kush Ethiopian Empire
Together, we continue to lift up the creator of Kwanzaa, Dr. Maulana Karenga in a good way, while providing a solid path toward sharing new global agricultural opportunities rooted in wisdom from our Ancient Kushite Ethiopian Empire shared long ago by Drusilla Dunjee Houston, showcasing #Womanity, a positive new way forward upon the Ancient Lands of Califia....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2023 3:07pm PST
Open Letter to UPTE
Open letter to UPTE union leadership from UPTE member and candidate denouncing UPTE president Dan Russell for suppressing Resolution in Solidarity with Palestine and for not calling for a CEASEFIRE....
Posted: Wed, Nov 15, 2023 5:40pm PST
California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee Statement on the Crisis
The CNA NNU is supporting a ceasefire....
Posted: Tue, Nov 14, 2023 8:00am PST
Debut Graphic Novel Highlights Plight of California Mountain Lions
‘Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey’ to be Released Oct. 24...
Posted: Fri, Oct 20, 2023 11:18am PDT
California Becomes First State to Ban “Excited Delirium” as a Cause of Death
Governor Newsom signs landmark bill following tireless community activism and PHR report on the pseudoscience of “excited delirium"...
Posted: Fri, Oct 13, 2023 9:06pm PDT
Groups celebrate Orphan Well Prevention Act-to make polluters pay to clean-up idle wels
Newsom signs the Orphan Well Prevention Act - to make polluters pay to clean up idle oil wells, and vetos bill backed by the fossil fuel industry that wanted to stop holding refiners accountable for price gouging. Elected officials and groups celebrate these victories...
Posted: Sat, Oct 7, 2023 2:10pm PDT
California “Game Breeders” Who Hold Native Wildlife Captive
The following businesses profit from imprisoning thousands of Pheasants, Ducks, Doves, Pigeons, Partridges, Quail, Turkey, and Geese....
Posted: Sun, Oct 1, 2023 10:32pm PDT