Edward Henderson

From right, Asm. Dr. Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley; then-Asm. Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento; and Asm. Mia Bonta, D-Alameda, participate in a State of Black California listening session in Sacramento on Sept. 14, 2024. McCarty is now mayor of Sacramento. CBM file photo by Antonio Ray Harvey California is adding new anti-hate training requirements for elected officials and some private sector employees after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills aimed at strengthening how government agencies and...

Courtesy California Black Media-Shutterstock Questions about election security, voter access and public confidence in elections have become some of the most closely watched issues in American politics. This November, California voters will weigh in on those debates through Proposition 39, a ballot measure that would establish new voter identification requirements while expanding citizenship verification and election auditing procedures. If approved, Proposition 39 would require voters...

Courtesy-CBM-Shutterstock California’s homelessness crisis is increasingly becoming an aging crisis, as a growing number of older adults experience housing instability at a stage of life when health challenges, fixed incomes and mobility limitations can make finding stability far more difficult. Nearly half — about 48% — of single adults experiencing homelessness in California in 2023 were at least 50 years old, according to a University of California, San Francisco report. That figure...