Sacramento Mourns 22-Year-Old College Student Shot And Killed
Sep 26, 2024 · According to an OBSERVER analysis of coroner’s office data, 62 victims aged 19 or younger were killed by gunfire in Sacramento County between 2018 and 2023.One victim last weekend was just 12 years old. Of the county’s 381 gun-related homicides from 2019 to 2023, 197 victims were Black. Mayor Darrell Steinberg, councilmembers Mai Vang and Caity Maple, the Sacramento Police Department, the ...
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Current election results for local measures and races in …
Nov 6, 2024 · U.S. House: In a tight race for District 9, incumbent Democrat Josh Harder holds an approximately 2,000-vote lead over Republican challenger Kevin Lincoln, with roughly 51% of votes counted across the area that includes Stockton, Manteca, Tracy, and Lodi. SMUD board: In Ward 1, Brandon Rose leads with roughly 28,000 votes and is expected to secure the position.
California governor signs historic reparations bill for Black ...
Sep 27, 2024 · Slavery wasn’t officially legal in California but was tolerated in the state’s early history.The formal apology was one of more than 100 recommendations made in a 2023 report by a California task force on reparations for the effects of slavery. The panel found that discriminatory laws and unlawful property seizures contributed to significant gaps in …
Black voters' support for Trump on the rise in 2024 election - The ...
Nov 4, 2024 · When Harris was elected California attorney general in 2010, it was widely reported that she was the first Black woman to hold that office. Ebie Lynch, an ambassador for California’s Frederick Douglass Foundation, echoes Ferguson, setting aside Trump’s rhetoric to …
Newsom signs historic reparations package for Black Californians
Oct 3, 2024 · Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media (CBM) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills included in a priority reparations package introduced by the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), including Assembly Bill 3089 — which formally apologies to Black Californians for the harms caused by slavery, discrimination and other historical injustices.
McCarty wins race for Sacramento mayor, Cofer concedes - The …
Dec 6, 2024 · Kevin McCarty has officially defeated Dr. Flojaune Cofer in the race to become the 57th mayor of Sacramento. He is the second Black mayor of Sacramento. The certified county election results showed McCarty winning by just under two thousand votes. As of 3 p.m. Monday, McCarty won 50.51% of the votes ...
2024 General Election Results - The Sacramento Observer
Nov 5, 2024 · The OBSERVER will provide live updates on the latest election results, including local contests and national highlights, as well as California Statewide Propositions, Congressional Races, Sacramento Area Regional Races, State Legislative Races, …
New midsize music venue from Another Planet Entertainment …
Jul 8, 2024 · Sacramento is gaining a new live music venue called Channel 24 from Another Planet Entertainment, the producers of Outside Lands, which should help to fill a gap in the city’s lack of midsize live music stages.. The 2,150-person venue is located at 1800 24 St. near Midtown and is projected to open in early 2025.
Sacramento hosts Essence of Black Girlhood documentary …
Sep 11, 2024 · By Williamena Kwapo | OBSERVER Staff Writer. On Sunday, Sep. 1, Sacramento’s Guild Theater hosted the much-anticipated premiere of the Essence of Black Girlhood, a documentary film produced and co-directed by Sacramento native Sade Ajayi and Shanalle Patterson in collaboration with the organization, Justice2Jobs and …
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