State GovernmentCalifornia gets reparations recommendations, as some bemoan Supreme Court’s ruling and Newsom’s absenceJune 29, 2023The first-in-the-nation state-appointed task force report contains hundreds of recommendations for reparation, including a proposal that the state apologize and make financial amends for slavery and decades of racist policies.
State GovernmentCalifornia is the first state to tackle reparations for Black residents. What that really meansJune 29, 2023A closer look at why California's task force was created, who's on it, and what reparations it recommends— from apologies to cash payments.
Arts and LifestyleThe way Sacramento pays for arts education is broken. Here’s what could help.June 14, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaProposition 28 in 2022 marked a historic investment for arts education. That, along with an arts block grant, were to be the panacea for three decades of non-existent arts education. However, funding limitations prompt more questions than solutions.
Race and EquityA small world: How caste discrimination came to CaliforniaJune 11, 2023A bill to ban caste discrimination in California brings a global conflict to the Legislature. While many South Asian groups support the measure, some say it could backfire.
State GovernmentCalifornia organizations call for greater state investment responding to violence, discrimination directed at AAPI communitiesJune 5, 2023 | Janelle SalangaOver 100 community organizations — including several from Sacramento — signed a letter asking for an additional $40 million, which would “support services for victims and survivors of hate crimes … and facilitate hate crime prevention measures.”
