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The Switch Up Election Series: BlackPAC director highlights ‘essential’ role of Black voters
Adrianne Shropshire began her political work as a community organizer in California, focusing on police accountability, economic justice and youth empowerment in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods. In 2016, Shropshire founded BlackPAC, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing African American voters. Through that work, she has designed programs to engage hundreds of thousands of…
Brentwood Councilmembers Seek to Place Media Under Code of Ethics
On Tuesday, the Brentwood City Council will discuss requiring media outlets used by the City or receiving press releases be held to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics. The item will be discussed under Future Agenda Item requests where they discuss requiring media outlets with which the city...
Western Governors University (WGU) GPA CRNA School
Applying to CRNA school and didn't realize the grading system of WGU where I got my BSN is basically giving me the highest grade of a 3.0 GPA which is bringing my GPA down. Not sure what to do or how to approach this now. I was 4.0 for my sciences and got B in my nursing classes but GPA was still high enough for CRNA application till WGU. Any suggestions?
11-year-old San Francisco girl reported missing
UPDATE: Kinsey has been found. SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a missing 11-year-old girl. Kinsey Joyner was last seen around 11 a.m. Monday on the 1700 block of Waller Street in the Haight-Ashbury District. She is considered at-risk. Kinsey is described as a Hispanic girl who stands 5-foot-3 […]
2 men caught on camera putting skimmer on gas pump wanted by Fairfield PD
(KRON) — Police in Fairfield are looking for two men who were caught on camera placing a skimming device on a gas pump on Saturday. The skimmer, according to police, was placed on the pump at a local business at around 2:55 p.m. Only two customers used the pump before the device was removed, the […]
Berkeley voters react to city native Harris as possible president
On Sunday morning, the nation was facing a presidential election involving two elderly white men. But just 24 hours later, the political landscape had completely changed, and voters are still coming to grips with it. Democrats were a common sight on the streets of Berkeley Monday. But there was also a lot of doubt about the condition of President Joe Biden...especially after how feeble he appeared during the televised debate. "I think that his mental capacities are starting to diminish...or diminishing," said Democrat voter Colonel Davis. "And so, we need someone who's still got the sharpness." Sunday's...
Former Councilmember Max Anderson championed South Berkeley, racial equity
Max Anderson, a Berkeley councilmember for 12 years and lifelong civil rights activist, died of natural causes on July 5 in his South Berkeley home. He was 79. Born in Decatur, Illinois, on Dec. 15, 1944, Anderson’s life spanned a wide range of careers and foundational experiences before he arrived in Berkeley with his wife, Linda Olivenbaum, and daughter, Marisha, in the summer of 1985.
Ranger Kielak's Cross-Country Walk to Raise $100,000 for Nonprofits Reaches Arizona
Ranger Kielak’s Walk Across America: A Journey to Raise Money for Nonprofits. Ranger Kielak, an alumni of Loyalton FFA in California, is embarking on an incredible journey: walking across the country to raise money for nonprofit organizations that are close to his heart. Ranger, who started his walk in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on March 10, plans to finish in Pismo Beach, California, next month. Currently, he is crossing the border from New Mexico to Arizona.
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