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California Black Media Political Playback: News You Might Have Missed

May 9, 2023 | Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Politics, State, State & Local Politics, Valleys

Your roundup of stories you might have missed last week.

WGA Strike: Writers Want Higher Wages, Job Security, Residual Pay and More

May 9, 2023 | Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Politics, State

Rae Benjamin, a Los Angeles resident and writer for the Netflix series “The Witcher,” is among more than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) participating in a strike that has disrupted film and television production.

California Says New Cigarettes Appear to Violate State’s Flavored Tobacco Ban

May 9, 2023 | Bakersfield, Features, Los Angeles, State, Valleys

California’s attorney general is warning two tobacco companies that their new cigarettes appear to violate a state ban on most flavored tobacco products that was upheld by voters last year.

“California Vs. Hate” Launches at State Capitol

May 9, 2023 | Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Politics, State, State & Local Politics, Valleys

On May 4, 2023, a press conference was held to launch California vs Hate, a new website and telephone hotline created to address the sharp rise in hate crimes and hate incidents occurring in the state.