Statement on California’s 2024-2025 Budget Proposal
I applaud Governor Newsom for offering a January budget proposal that demonstrates a commitment to finding a balanced approach to preserving critical public safety, education, and homelessness investments.
Statement on the Passing of Bobbie Jean Anderson
The Los Angeles community lost an iconic community member, and I lost a friend and mentor over the New Year’s weekend. Today, I wish to honor and celebrate the life of a remarkable woman, community leader, political activist, and social justice change maker, Ms. Bobbie Jean Anderson.
Statement on GOP Candidate for President, Nikki Haley’s Failed Civil War Comments
I am appalled by the inability of a GOP candidate for President to answer a straightforward question about the Civil War.
The question: What was the cause of the Civil War?
Reparations gained historic momentum in 2023 because of California’s efforts
For the first time, this year advocates seeking reparations for the harms inflicted on Black people during centuries of slavery in America saw a movement for redress that elicits hope.
Nonprofit Plans to Transform South LA Site
After a years-long neighborhood battle against an oil drilling site in South Los Angeles, a local nonprofit has purchased the now-demolished facility and plans to transform it into a park, community center and affordable housing.
The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust recently bought the 1.86-acre dirt lot on Jefferson Boulevard for nearly $10 million from Sentinel Peak Resources. The nonprofit and its partners are now seeking grants and other funding sources to pay for planning, remediation and project execution.
Asm. Jones-Sawyer Shares Updates on Organized Retail Thefts
California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) joins Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss the Little Hoover Commission’s study of organized retail theft, which is a study he requested along with Assemblyman Juan Alanis (R-Modesto).
Statement On Recent Committee Assignments
"Several months ago, I advised Speaker Rivas on my intention to step down as Chair of the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee. Speaker Rivas asked me to stay on as Chair until he found a replacement.