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Features

A Painful and Still-Present Memory: Honoring the Lives of Holocaust Victims

For some, it may be hard to imagine barely escaping alive from one of the biggest mass genocides in world history, or hearing stories about family members who were the victims of a catastrophe of that magnitude. But for Jewish Americans living in California that scenario is a painful and present truth that they live with, respectfully acknowledging and memorializing it every year.

News Observer January 24, 2023

Environment

How Visiting Green Spaces May Help Improve Health Of Urban Residents

Green spaces were defined as forests, gardens, parks and zoos, among others & how visiting green spaces may help improve health.
The post How Visiting Green Spaces May Help Improve Health Of Urban Residents appeared first on Zenger News.

News Observer January 18, 2023

Front Page

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebrated in Los Angeles with Plenty of Sun and Blue Skies

The third Monday in January is known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day- a day to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on a Federal holiday.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Joe biden

CBC Begins ‘Busy’ 2023 Meeting with Biden Administration over Border Policies

While House Republicans spent a week publicly bickering and 15 rounds voting to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California as speaker, the Congressional Black Caucus was already hard at work on behalf of its millions of constituents.

News Observer January 17, 2023

State

Caution and Equity Are Hallmarks of Gov. Newsom’s First Budget Under Black Director

On Tuesday Jan. 10, at a press conference held in Sacramento, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his first draft of the state’s 2023-2024 budget to the Legislature.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Congress

Barbara Lee, Other House Dems Prepare to Enter California Senate Race

Rep. Barbara Lee plans to run for the Senate, a decision that comes despite fellow Democrat and incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein having yet to announce her intentions.
According to Politico, the 76-year-old Lee has told her colleagues in a closed-door Congressional Black Caucus meeting.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Environment

Stormy Winter: California Takes Steps to Manage Impact of Weather and Water

Over the last few weeks storms have torn through many of California’s communities, prompting evacuations in areas like Planada and Merced due to widespread flooding.

News Observer January 17, 2023

African Americans

Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Anti-White Supremacy Bill, then Schools Republican Boebert on Hate

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. was more than a social activist who, through his strong advocacy and rare brilliance, became America’s most celebrated symbol of racial justice and social progress. He was a symbol of unity, hope, and peace for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

News Observer January 17, 2023

COVID-19

The New Year is the Perfect Time to Stay Healthy Against COVID-19

As we settle into the new year, COVID-19 continues to evolve and change. Public health experts continue to track the emergence of additional strains of COVID-19, underscoring the importance of choosing to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 and the flu.

News Observer January 17, 2023

African Americans

San Francisco Committee Recommends Massive Reparations Payout for Black Residents

Each Black inhabitant of San Francisco, including those arrested during the racist war on drugs, should receive a one-time, lump-sum payment of $5 million from the African American Reparations Advisory Committee.
Assuming the city council approves the proposal, it would be the largest payment of reparations in American history.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Congress

10 MLK Quotes Promoting Equal Rights, Unity, and a Multicultural America

That’s enough of racism and bigotry, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Features

While Black Newspapers Reveal Serial Rapists, Mainstream Turns to Comedy

In a news story that likely will leave some head-scratching along with palpable outrage, Kansas City police dismissed a Black News report of missing women.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Entertainment

Exclusive: Stephanie Mills Gets Candid on Kanye, Kim, Michael, Prince, Rolling Stone and More

After gaining global acclaim for playing Dorothy in The Wiz, which set the Broadway stage on fire, and producing some of the most memorable tunes in music, Stephanie Mills inexplicably remains under the radar, especially for someone with one of the best voices in history.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Features

The Lunar New Year: Treasuring an Asian American California Tradition

Although it is celebrated in many countries around the world like Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is widely recognized as an important social and economic holiday — in China and places with significant Chinese populations.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Features

California Attorney General Sues Drugmakers Over Inflated Insulin Prices

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Thursday sued the six major companies that dominate the U.S. insulin market, ratcheting up the state’s assault on a profitable industry for artificially jacking up prices and making the indispensable drug less accessible for diabetes patients.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Entertainment

“House Party” Review

Bringing the ‘90s back is hard work. So hard this new House Party reboot only gets half the job done. But when it’s on, it’s on.

News Observer January 17, 2023

Sports

Titans hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as 14th general manager

By TERESA M. WALKER, AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have hired San Francisco director of player personnel…

News Observer January 17, 2023

Sports

A NASCAR first at BUSCH LIGHT CLASH

Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer In the ever-evolving world of NASCAR there will be a first at this year’s event Feb. 5th…

News Observer January 16, 2023

Sports

A Hot Start Ends in Fizzle for Chargers

Earl Heath, Contributing Sports Writer The LA Chargers made history in the wrong way during their Wild Card play-off opener….

News Observer January 16, 2023

Elections

Shirley Weber Is Sworn in as California’s First Elected Black Secretary of State

On Jan 9, with the sound of African drumming in the background, Shirley Weber was sworn-in as the first-elected Black Secretary of State (SOS) of California and the 32nd person to hold the position.

News Observer January 10, 2023