At the roundtable in Anaheim, local leaders came together to address growing hate crimes and incidents and ways to combat extremism in California As part of a statewide effort to address hate, California Attorney General Rob Bonta was joined by Anaheim Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and local leaders in Orange County for an anti-hate roundtable discussion. ...

By Dianne Anderson Back and forth litigation in the City of Huntington Beach has advocates pressuring the city into compliance to provide more affordable housing units, or risk triggering costly penalties and fines for violating the state’s Housing Element law. Following the state’s lawsuit against the city earlier this year, the city attorney filed its ...

By McKenzie Jackson California Black Media One hundred and ten African Americans died or suffered serious bodily injury during encounters with law enforcement officers in the Golden State over the course of the last year. Blacks made up 16.7 % of the civilians that were killed or suffered severe injury injured during incidents involving the ...

By Dianne Anderson Black businesses packed the house last week, turning out to celebrate Black Business Month with some legendary barbecue, but also seeking pointers from Attorney General Rob Bonta on how the state of California is working toward their economic empowerment. Janice Chafin, immediate past president of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, ...