"We passed and the governor signed into law legislation to ban forced outing policies," Wiener said, followed by a roar of applause. "We don't allow school districts in California to force teachers to out these kids to their parents." The recent expansion of local an...
First elected in June 2019, Johnson ran for re-elected unopposed in May 2023, receiving 98.7% of the vote, a record for the highest percentage garnered by any mayoral candidate facing opposition in Dallas history, according to the citywebsite. Before becoming mayor, he represented Dallas in t...
Olympics-LA Mayor Bass Honoured to Be Part of Historic Olympic Flag Handover More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass looks on during a visit the Hilda L. Solis Care First Village to see the interim housing built from shipping containers in Los Angeles, Cal...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to give newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers and flexibility to expedite the city's response to a fentanyl crisis that has turned sidewalks into open-air dens of drug con
Porcelliearned a juris doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and is a member of the Florida andNew YorkBar. Porcelliwill report to Chief Equity Officer and MOERJ Commissioner Sherman. “It’s been 55 years since the Stonewall riots and LGBTQ+ p...
June 2, 2023 The journalists face possible charges of disclosing a private conversation without permission and attempting to influence an expert witness. Earlier on Wednesday, the government removed Sofya Alagas, the elected mayor of the city of Siirt, from office and appoi...
in History from Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. At Cambridge, Deaglan was elected President of the rowing team, where he led the University to victory against Oxford in the famous “Boat Race” in 2010. Deaglan received a BA in history from the University of California, Berkeley...
preferring to give people second chances and social services over police crackdowns. But homeless tent encampments and public drug use surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, and overdose deaths fueled by cheap and potent fentanyl reached a record high in San Francisco of over 800 in ...
Ho, the son of Filipino immigrants, was born and raised in San Jose, California, and now lives in Brooklyn, where he has served on the 2018 New York City Charter Revision Commission that capped the size of financial contributions to candidates for certain elected city offices. Testifying to ...
Abel started in one of Amazon’s Rockford, Illinois fulfillment centers and landed a higher-paying role in transportation with help from Amazon Career Choice. “Because of Amazon Career Choice I was able to reach my goal,” he said. As of 2023, Amazon’s investments in Illinois have cre...