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2405, 2023

A Conversation with Westside State Senator Ben Allen

By |May 24th, 2023|

Ben Allen is a California State Senator who represents the 24th Senate District, which includes a good many of us here on the Westside as well as those in the South Bay. He is a Democrat who was first elected in 2014 after serving six years on the School Board of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Allen is a graduate of Santa Monica High School and holds a law degree from UC Berkeley. 

1205, 2023

The Highlights of Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revision

By |May 12th, 2023|

Every year at this time, California’s governor releases an adjusted budget proposal to the legislature based on revenues attained compared to monthly estimates. The governor’s office said today that revenues have fallen short of those estimates since the passage of the 2022 state budget, forcing a number of tough decisions at this time.

805, 2023

The State Must Deliver on Reparations Task Force Recommendations

By |May 8th, 2023|

In 2020, Assembly Bill 3121 established a Task Force to, according to the State Attorney General’s website, “Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, with a Special Consideration for African Americans Who Are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States (Task Force or Reparations Task Force). The purpose of the Task Force is: (1) to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans; (2) to recommend appropriate ways to educate the California public of the task force's findings; and (3) to recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the Task Force’s findings.”

A Conversation with Westside State Senator Ben Allen

By |May 24th, 2023|

Ben Allen is a California State Senator who represents the 24th Senate District, which includes a good many of us here on the Westside as well as those in the South Bay. He is a Democrat who was first elected in 2014 after serving six years on the School Board of the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Allen is a graduate of Santa Monica High School and holds a law degree from UC Berkeley. 

The Highlights of Governor Newsom’s May Budget Revision

By |May 12th, 2023|

Every year at this time, California’s governor releases an adjusted budget proposal to the legislature based on revenues attained compared to monthly estimates. The governor’s office said today that revenues have fallen short of those estimates since the passage of the 2022 state budget, forcing a number of tough decisions at this time.

The State Must Deliver on Reparations Task Force Recommendations

By |May 8th, 2023|

In 2020, Assembly Bill 3121 established a Task Force to, according to the State Attorney General’s website, “Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, with a Special Consideration for African Americans Who Are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States (Task Force or Reparations Task Force). The purpose of the Task Force is: (1) to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans; (2) to recommend appropriate ways to educate the California public of the task force's findings; and (3) to recommend appropriate remedies in consideration of the Task Force’s findings.”

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