/tags/social-justice social justice en-US Copyright Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:25:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-09-22/study-low-income-households-bear-the-brunt-of-california-electricity-costs The cost of electricity has skyrocketed for Californians in recent years. A report published last year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) predicted, if unmitigated, this trend will only continue. The agency found that wildfires will likely continue driving up these costs. Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:25:21 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-09-22/study-low-income-households-bear-the-brunt-of-california-electricity-costs Manola Secaira /law-and-justice/2022-05-02/some-california-police-are-biased-a-report-says-they-have-no-clear-plans-to-fix-that A scathing report by California's Auditor of five large police departments finds evidence of officer bias against women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ people, and there's no goal to improve. Mon, 02 May 2022 13:40:49 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-05-02/some-california-police-are-biased-a-report-says-they-have-no-clear-plans-to-fix-that Eric Westervelt /health-and-medicine/2022-04-21/stillbirths-and-the-law-california-bill-would-end-coroner-investigations-of-lost-pregnancies A Democratic bill would no longer treat stillbirths as “unattended deaths,” investigated by coroners. But anti-abortion activists fear the change would legalize “infanticide” after babies are born. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:17:12 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-04-21/stillbirths-and-the-law-california-bill-would-end-coroner-investigations-of-lost-pregnancies Nigel Duara /race-and-ethnicity/2022-04-21/dozens-of-northwest-places-have-a-slur-in-their-name-people-are-coming-up-with-replacement-names People with an interest in geography or Pacific Northwest history are coming up with replacement names for dozens of places around the region that currently have a name considered derogatory. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior launched the search for new names by ordering a specific racial slur stricken off the map nationwide as expeditiously as possible. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:16:55 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-04-21/dozens-of-northwest-places-have-a-slur-in-their-name-people-are-coming-up-with-replacement-names Tom Banse /race-and-ethnicity/2022-03-31/california-task-force-reparations-for-direct-descendants-of-enslaved-people-only California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations for African Americans voted to limit eligibility to those who can trace their lineage. Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:08:05 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2022-03-31/california-task-force-reparations-for-direct-descendants-of-enslaved-people-only Lil Kalish /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-30/sue-meg-restored-as-name-for-patricks-point-state-park-in-humboldt-county A new initiative to reconsider discriminatory names on public features in California has led to the renaming of Patrick’s Point State Park in Humboldt County. The park is now called Sue-Meg State Park. The name change comes at the request of the Yurok tribe. Fri, 01 Oct 2021 00:39:16 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-30/sue-meg-restored-as-name-for-patricks-point-state-park-in-humboldt-county Sophia Prince /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-29/oregons-black-leaders-are-unsatisfied-with-incremental-progress-the-state-has-seen-a-year-after-calling-for-monumental-change Reimagine Oregon — a coalition of Black community leaders — says it's committed to holding state and local government accountable to Black Oregonians calling for widespread reform and improved opportunity. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:30:52 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-29/oregons-black-leaders-are-unsatisfied-with-incremental-progress-the-state-has-seen-a-year-after-calling-for-monumental-change Sam Stites /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-26/historic-california-reparations-task-force-discusses-community-engagement-history-of-slavery The group, designed to examine what reparations might look like and compile educational resources about slavery and its impact, met late last week. Sun, 26 Sep 2021 17:48:20 GMT /race-and-ethnicity/2021-09-26/historic-california-reparations-task-force-discusses-community-engagement-history-of-slavery Janelle Salanga / CapRadio /law-and-justice/2021-04-21/southern-oregon-black-leaders-react-to-chauvin-conviction After the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday for the murder of George Floyd, leaders of Southern Oregon’s Black activist community reacted with a mixture of relief and hope that it will lead to broader change. Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:40:20 GMT /law-and-justice/2021-04-21/southern-oregon-black-leaders-react-to-chauvin-conviction Erik Neumann /politics-government/2021-04-21/black-lawmakers-are-demanding-more-police-accountability-in-california-here-are-7-possible-solutions The chairman of the California Legislative Black Caucus says he wants ‘no more kneeling and social media posts. We’ve had enough of the performative acts.’ Wed, 21 Apr 2021 11:54:37 GMT /politics-government/2021-04-21/black-lawmakers-are-demanding-more-police-accountability-in-california-here-are-7-possible-solutions Nicole Nixon