3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (324+ words) A large coalition led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will mark the anniversary of the historic March on Washington next month with a march for democracy. Sharpton’s National Action Network…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago  (747+ words) Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) says a deadly Fourth of July weekend shooting in Compton that claimed the life of one of his former staff members underscores the urgent need for stronger gun safety laws at both the state and federal…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (673+ words) The Sacramento Observer Supreme Court Cheapens Citizenship: A Misreading of the 14th Amendment’s Purpose Former Indiana AG Curtis Hill says the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Barbara ruling misreads the 14th Amendment, cheapens citizenship, and ignores its limits on birthright for noncitizens. The…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (721+ words) Legislation authored by Assemblymember Dr. LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) to make it easier for low-income parents to settle child support debt they owe has made it to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Days before the Legislature adjourned for its mid-summer recess,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (704+ words) Division is a word that stands in stark contrast to the ideals inherent to the United States of America, but it has become an operative one for Donald Trump and his administration. Even as the nation gathers to celebrate its…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (337+ words) California voters will decide 14 statewide ballot measures on Nov. 3 after state leaders struck a last-minute compromise that removed one of the election's most contentious proposals — a measure that would have made it significantly harder for cities and counties to raise…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (597+ words) Rep. Kevin Kiley challenged opponent Dr. Richard Pan to participate in five debates across California’s newly drawn 6th Congressional District, framing the race as a test of competing visions for the region’s future. Speaking at a virtual press conference, Kiley told…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (912+ words) The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U.S. politics and society. Justices were at times bitterly divided — and critical of one another — in rulings…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (586+ words) Dennis Atiles stood outside Sacramento's newest safe camping site hoping it would become the first place in more than a year where he could sleep without worrying someone would steal everything he owned. The 72-year-old, who has been unhoused for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1623+ words) Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday. He had been targeted by a drive-by shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, and hospitalized with two gunshot wounds. During his weeklong hospitalization, he said, a physician assistant…...