Morning Report: South Bay Race Draws Big Donations

Morning Report: South Bay Race Draws Big Donations

The race to fill a vacant seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is entering the home stretch – and an onslaught of high-dollar contributions is powering the candidates’ final sprint toward a July 1 voting deadline.Big-dollar checks are flowing into campaign accounts daily, including a recent eye-watering $250,000 contribution from an electrical workers union to a committee supporting Democrat Paloma Aguirre and $50,000 from the devel…

California Assembly approves reparations bills to address housing disparities for descendants of enslaved people – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

SACRAMENTO—The California State Assembly has approved two bills aimed at addressing historic housing and property disparities experienced by descendants of enslaved people, moving the state closer to enacting some of the nation’s most direct reparations measures. The first measure, AB 57, would reserve a portion of funds from California’s Home Purchase Assistance Program specifically for descendants of formerly enslaved people. Supporters say th…

South Bay lawmakers reparations bills head to Senate for further consideration

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