Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson Connects Hundreds of South Los Angeles Residents to EMPLOYLA Career Opportunities
By Sentinel News Service
Published March 4, 2021
“Bringing job opportunities to South Los Angeles is my top priority, and my team and I are excited to see job-seekers find employment,” said Councilmember Harris-Dawson. Courtesy Photo.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to drastically impact the health of our economy and continues to disproportionately impact people of color in South Los Angeles. Residents continue to face economic hardship and unemployment. A quality job can literally be the difference between life and death. This pandemic presents a critical time to connect people to quality employment opportunities. Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson understands the crisis residents are facing and is focusing on connecting those hardest hit by the pandemic to career opportunities.
Since California speaker rose to power, corporate money flowed to nonprofits tied to his wife
Sacramento Bee 2/19/2021 Hannah Wiley and Lance Williams, The Sacramento Bee
Feb. 19 This article was reported in partnership with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
In the years since Anthony Rendon rose to power as speaker of the California Assembly, nonprofits associated with his wife, Annie Lam, received more than $500,000 in donations and event sponsorships from dozens of companies with business before the Legislature.
Nonprofits are not required to publicly disclose their donors. But since 2016, when Rendon ascended to the speakership, five nonprofits where Lam is employed have received donations or sponsorships from more than 50 entities, according to public records, promotional flyers and interviews.
March 12, 2021
Anthony Rendon, D-Paramount, stands with his wife, Annie Lam, while he is acknowledged by fellow members of the Assembly before he is sworn in as the new Assembly speaker on Monday, March 7, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif. Credit: Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee
This article was reported in partnership with The Sacramento Bee.
In the years since Anthony Rendon rose to power as speaker of the California Assembly, nonprofits associated with his wife, Annie Lam, have received more than $500,000 in donations and event sponsorships from dozens of companies with business before the Legislature.
Nonprofits are not required to publicly disclose their donors. But since 2016, when Rendon ascended to the speakership, five nonprofits where Lam is employed have received donations or sponsorships from more than 50 entities, according to public records, promotional flyers and interviews.