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They want to be California’s next governor. Here’s what they’d do about health care

Californians' top health care concerns are addressed by gubernatorial candidates, including affordable medications, mental ...
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The Architects Of Change: Common Threads Among Sacramento’s ONYX 25 Leaders

The ONYX 25 are a group of Black leaders in Sacramento who are committed to service, integrity, unity, resilience, and ...
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Immigrants Are Vital Community Members. Let’s Start Acting Like It

Undocumented immigrants have become integral members of American society, and it is time to recognize them as such and provide them with the benefits of citizenship.
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Will Democrats’ compromise with GOP end the 7-week shutdown?

Eight Democratic U.S. Senators met with Republican colleagues to reach a compromise that could end the seven-week federal government shutdown, restoring food stamp benefits, back pay for furloughed ...
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Dr. Ben Chavis honored as father of environmental justice at Mississippi summit

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Jr. was honored as the father of the environmental justice movement at the Mississippi Statewide Environmental Climate Justice Summit, for his 1987 study, Toxic Waste and Race in ...
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Amid the Shutdown Void, Black Churches Filled Empty Stomachs

Black churches across the US have been providing food assistance to those affected by the government shutdown, as the longest federal government shutdown in US history left many without access to SNAP ...
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Where Sacramento Families Can Get Food

With the government shutdown impacting food assistance, local churches and nonprofits are extending hours to provide free groceries and hot meals.