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Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14California’s Legal Cannabis Market Hits $8 Billion as State Touts Progress on Fighting Drugs, Crime
OAKLAND POST — “We are building a legal cannabis market that generates billions for Californians, and going after the illicit operators who undermine it,” said Newsom. “That’s public safety: protect consumers, support the businesses playing by the rules, and put the revenue to…
Alameda Post
Published September 14Hornets Shut Out Jets During 71st Island Bowl
Despite the advantage of a brand new Jets’ Field, Gabriel Caraballo reports that Encinal High lost to Alameda High by a score of 55-0. Hornets senior Ikaika Patterson made several outstanding plays on both offense and defense during the 71st Island Bowl to secure the win.
Alameda Post
Published September 14The Long Wake of Loss: Michelene Esposito’s Mermaid
"Esposito’s novel explores what it means to grow up after an almost unimaginable trauma, particularly when grief is tangled with anger, guilt, and the knowledge that the person you mourn was also the person who harmed you," writes Karin K. Jensen about the Alameda-based book,…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s Bill Repealing ‘Racist’ CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ Rule Clears Legislature
OAKLAND POST — “This is a law that helped divide our families. This is a rule that separated us from our mothers, fathers, and restricted men's access to their families mainly because of the discriminatory practices of public housing systems back in the 1960s and 1970s,” said…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s Bill Repealing ‘Racist’ CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ Rule Clears Legislature
OAKLAND POST — “This is a law that helped divide our families. This is a rule that separated us from our mothers, fathers, and restricted men's access to their families mainly because of the discriminatory practices of public housing systems back in the 1960s and 1970s,” said…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14‘Ready to See These Bills Become Law’: Sen. Weber’s Package of 15 Bills Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
OAKLAND POST — Among the measures is SB 1067, which would require annual math assessments for students in kindergarten through second grade to identify learning difficulties early and provide evidence-based interventions. The bill passed both chambers unanimously. The post ‘Ready…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14‘Ready to See These Bills Become Law’: Sen. Weber’s Package of 15 Bills Advance to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
OAKLAND POST — Among the measures is SB 1067, which would require annual math assessments for students in kindergarten through second grade to identify learning difficulties early and provide evidence-based interventions. The bill passed both chambers unanimously. The post ‘Ready…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Tarsha Jordan’s Bonita the Bumble Bee Brings STEAM Learning to Life
OAKLAND POST — In “Bonita The Bumble Bee and the Quarantine,” Jordan helped young readers process the uncertainty and isolation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. In a later book about returning to school, Bonita guided children through changing routines, expectations and…
Oakland Voices
Published September 14Proposition 39 Puts California at the Center of the National Voter ID Debate
California voters face a consequential choice over voter identification, access and election security.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14On Your November Ballot: Prop 45 Would Speed Up Environmental and Public Project Reviews
OAKLAND POST — The Committee to Build an Affordable California is leading the Yes on Proposition 45campaign. Supporters include Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland); the Agricultural Council of California; American Clean Power California; the California Building Industry…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14Henry O. Flipper: A Trailblazer at West Point and Beyond
OAKLAND POST — Flipper’s promising military career ended abruptly in 1881 when he was accused of embezzling commissary funds. A court-martial acquitted him of embezzlement, but convicted him of conduct unbecoming of an officer. The Army dismissed him in 1882. The circumstances…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 14California Legislature Sends Historic Native American Apology Bill to Gov. Newsom’s Desk
OAKLAND POST — The measure closely mirrors AB 3089, the 2024 reparations-package bill apologizing to Black Californians for California’s role in perpetuating chattel slavery and systemic discrimination. Both measures require plaques memorializing the apologies to be prominently…