[Atlanta State of Emergency\COVID-19 Pandemic]
Mayor Lance Bottoms: “This is a serious and evolving health threat that warrants action. As guidelines and recommendations are adjusted daily by our federal and state partners, we will assess and adjust our policies accordingly.”
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SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR ANNOUNCES PAID SICK LEAVE PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY COVID-19
[COVID-19 Pandemic\ San Francisco’s Workers and Families First Program]
Mayor Breed: “By providing more paid sick leave to our workers, San Francisco can help us make sure people are making the right choices to help us all get through this crisis.”
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NAACP TELE TOWN HALL DRAWS THOUSANDS OF CONCERNED CITIZEN CALLS ON CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
[Coronavirus\COVID-19\Pandemic]
The severity of the coronavirus has had widespread implications across the world and continues to affect the most vulnerable and underserved communities.
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STATE GOVERNORS BEING URGED TO ADOPT NEW CLIMATE FRIENDLY TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVE
[The Transportation and Climate Initiative]
the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernize and decarbonize our region’s transportation system.”
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CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS TO WELLS FARGO: RESIGNATIONS DON’T ABSOLVE YOU OF YOUR FAILURES
[Wells Fargo Accountability]
Rep. Waters: “Over the past decade, Wells Fargo’s board, management, and regulators have all failed to fix the company’s internal control weaknesses that caused enormous harm for millions of consumers throughout the country.”
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BLACK LIVES MATTER CO-FOUNDER WILL RECEIVE RALPH BUNCHE HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
[Ralph Bunche Award\Patrisse Cullors]
“UCLA has a long history of being at the forefront of social justice issues and Patrice Cullors continues that tradition as an influencer and agent of global change in the unapologetic demand that Black Lives be valued.”
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CALIFORNIA CONGRESSWOMAN WATERS TO WELLS FARGO CEO: “THE BANK YOU INHERITED IS ESSENTIALLY LAWLESS”
[Wells Fargo Fraud]
Rep. Waters to Wells Fargo CEO: “The bank you inherited is essentially a lawless organization that has caused widespread harm to millions of consumers throughout the nation.”
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FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S ATTEMPT TO RELEASE 3 D-PRINTED “GHOST GUN” FILES
[“Ghost Guns” Legal Decision]
Judge Jones’ order blocks the Trump Administration from transferring the 3D-printed gun files to Commerce.
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NEWARK MAYOR HAILS COUNCIL VOTE FAVORING LAND BANK AGREEMENT
[Newark Land Bank Agreement\Invest Newark]
Mayor Ras J. Baraka: “The Land Bank gives us the opportunity to be very creative, imaginative and expeditious about how we deal with properties that have been blighted for decades.”
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DRAFTING WOMEN INTO THE U.S. MILITARY IS FAKE EQUALITY
[International Women’s Day]
It is important to be clear that women’s equality cannot be won through conscription. It cannot be gained through drafting us into the illegal, immoral, unending wars launched by the US government.
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