Public universities and Government Agencies stopped considering race in their hiring and admissions decisions. Today the assembly approved a proposal to repeal that ban. The bills author says recent police traiks tragedies are showing that race and gender still matter. The bill could be ratified later on this month and be up for a vote in november. Happening now, calls to disband Oakland Unified School Districts Police force. Kpix 5 is live in oakland with the plan and how backers say they would keep students safe. Reporter well, ken, backers say that there is a plan in place that they want to implement to keep students safe even without a Police Department. They say they are the only School District in Alameda County that has that Police Department and those millions could be better served serving the students. The idea of defunding the police is not a new one for the black organizing project. The idea was first introduced nine years ago with the proposal to reallocate 2. 3 million fr
Reporter floyd joined self owitnesss to deliver powerful testimony to the house judiciary committee, one day after he and his family buried his brother, george floyd. My family, they just cry, cry every day and just ask why, why. He pleaded for his life. Reporter mass demonstrations erupted around the world calling for police changes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle vowed to work towards solution, but the Republican Committee members also bashed calls to Defund Police departments. If you believe that we should defund the police, will you please raise your hand . This is really not about Defunding Police. It is about funding other thicks. Reporter the hearing comes days after the democrats introduce stair massive reform bill djustice in policing act. The Senate Republicans are also working on their proposals. The white house chief of staff mark meadows and Jared Kushner met with tim scott on capitol hill to discuss police reform. Well have an opportunity to compare notes in the n
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All of our team members in the back or making this happen, thank you so much. So we are going to keep the program rolling. You. Candidate is senator Bernie Sanders. Please join me thanks for being here senator. Here. A lot of love for you today, mr. Senator. This. Jump so you have done such a great ow of clearly articulating h to enact your Economic Policy agenda in the face of g. O. P. Opposition. My question is as president , how would you also persuade or work around those who dont agree with you to protect and expand especially reedoms on abortion care. I is there still room to endorse candidates who do not support this constitutional right . I believe that you had two issues, number one you wanted democrats to regain control of the house and about 98 of the house i believe is prochoice. I think right now, given the attacks that we are seeing in recent years on planned parenthood in particular, and on abortion rights in general, i think what we can do and must do is find candidates