Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Wednesday aimed at compelling public corporations headquartered in California to appoint minority or LGBTQ directors to their boards of directors. It mirrors legislation signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 that requires California-based corporations to appoint women to their boards of directors. “When we talk about racial justice, we talk about empowerment, we talk about power and we need to talk about seats at the table,” Newsom said before signing the bill. The new law, , directs corporations to appoint leaders from under-represented communities...…Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Wednesday aimed at compelling public corporations headquartered in California to appoint minority or LGBTQ directors to their boards of directors. It mirrors legislation signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 that requires California-based corporations to appoint women to their boards of directors. “When we talk about racial justice, we talk about empowerment, we talk about power and we need to talk about seats at the table,” Newsom said before signing the bill. The new law, , directs corporations to appoint leaders from under-represented communities...WW…

A 24-year-old soldier from the Sacramento area who was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, died Sunday in a non-combat-related incident that is under investigation, the announced Monday. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Trent Allbaugh of Folsom was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. There were no further details about Allbaugh’s death released Monday. Allbaugh was born and raised in Folsom by his parents, Larry and Laura Allbaugh, according to the Army. He attended Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he...…A 24-year-old soldier from the Sacramento area who was deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, died Sunday in a non-combat-related incident that is under investigation, the announced Monday. Army 1st Lt. Joseph Trent Allbaugh of Folsom was deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, according to a news release from the Department of Defense. There were no further details about Allbaugh’s death released Monday. Allbaugh was born and raised in Folsom by his parents, Larry and Laura Allbaugh, according to the Army. He attended Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, where he...WW…

A candlelight walk will take place Saturday at the state Capitol in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87.Emotions are expected to run high there as they did on the steps of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., as homemade cardboard signs and a collection of flowers blanketed the court’s grounds. Hours earlier, hundreds of people had turned out after hearing of Ginsburg’s death. They wept and sang in a candlelight vigil, packing the high court’s steps in a spontaneous memorial. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced the vigil,...…A candlelight walk will take place Saturday at the state Capitol in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87.Emotions are expected to run high there as they did on the steps of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., as homemade cardboard signs and a collection of flowers blanketed the court’s grounds. Hours earlier, hundreds of people had turned out after hearing of Ginsburg’s death. They wept and sang in a candlelight vigil, packing the high court’s steps in a spontaneous memorial. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced the vigil,...WW…

Skip to contentA Northern California judge on Wednesday dismissed manslaughter and other criminal charges brought against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in connection with the Zogg Fire, a deadly and destructive 2020 wildfire in Shasta County, as prosecutors and the utility company announced a $50 million settlement agreement.The Zogg Fire ignited in September 2020 near Redding and killed four people, including an 8-year-old girl and her mother. The blaze went on to burn more than 56,000 acres (88 square miles) and destroyed more than 200 structures in Shasta and Tehama counties.Utility...…Skip to contentA Northern California judge on Wednesday dismissed manslaughter and other criminal charges brought against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in connection with the Zogg Fire, a deadly and destructive 2020 wildfire in Shasta County, as prosecutors and the utility company announced a $50 million settlement agreement.The Zogg Fire ignited in September 2020 near Redding and killed four people, including an 8-year-old girl and her mother. The blaze went on to burn more than 56,000 acres (88 square miles) and destroyed more than 200 structures in Shasta and Tehama counties.Utility...WW…

When it comes to hate, as goes Los Angeles, so goes California? Hate crime reports in the city of 4 million represented nearly a quarter of all reported hate crimes in the state last year, according to the state Department of Justice’s latest tally. About one-third of the 11 percent increase in California hate crimes from 2015 to 2016 came in the city. Other large, racially diverse urban areas showed a similar trend, according to the state data. Dozens of hate crimes were reported in unincorporated Los Angeles County as well as in San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Riverside. HATE...…When it comes to hate, as goes Los Angeles, so goes California? Hate crime reports in the city of 4 million represented nearly a quarter of all reported hate crimes in the state last year, according to the state Department of Justice’s latest tally. About one-third of the 11 percent increase in California hate crimes from 2015 to 2016 came in the city. Other large, racially diverse urban areas showed a similar trend, according to the state data. Dozens of hate crimes were reported in unincorporated Los Angeles County as well as in San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Riverside. HATE...WW…