First Star Academy, a college-preparation program launched at UCLA in 2011, has been working to help foster youth students graduate from high school and reach levels of higher education.
By Aya Mikbel, Christina Mendez, Lucas McMaster, Sonia Pagan and Michael Pepper | Special To The OBSERVER - Dr. Flojaune Cofer, the first Black woman to run for mayor of Sacramento, is focusing on public safety, affordable housing and diversity, and wants to establish "safe ground" all around the city to provide services to those experiencing homelessness.