AB-280 was conceived as a direct response to the suffering endured by men, women, individuals with mental health conditions, the disabled and even children who have been subjected to solitary confinement for days, years, and even decades. | By Richard Johnson At the California State Capitol on Sept. 6, I had the privilege to advocate for AB-280, the Mandela Act, a bill aimed at putting an end to prolonged solitary confinement. The following day, I actively participated in the “Day of Action” rally and spoke at the press conference organized by the California
A judge barred the California Municipal Finance Authority from issuing revenue bonds for the five-story development at 825 Drake Ave. But it apparently did so already.
The developer of a controversial Marin City affordable housing project says he will break ground in about 90 days, despite opposition from the local community. Legal and moral issues are at stake, according to Save our City, the group campaigning to stop the five-story, 74-unit apartment building from going up in Marin City, a densely populated community in an unincorporated area of Marin County.
If developer Caleb Roope, CEO of the The Pacific Companies, proceeds with the five-story, 74-unit apartment complex, he’ll be another in a long line of racists who think they know what’s best for Marin City, a historically Black community.