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We present two in-depth interviews with noted thinkers and radical visionaries Pastor Mike McBride and Dr. Cornel West.
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Pastor Mike McBride was given the day the DA in Louisville Kentucky announced the Grand Jury ruling around the Breanna Taylor case. Pastor Mike was not only speaking about the case but talking directly to elected officials who refused to pass laws to reign in rogue police. This speech was part of a Facebook live event. Pastor McBride of the Way Church in Berkeley and his Brother Ben McBride have been key national organizers around this case and have been to Louisville for big actions.
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A sign welcoming customers at Reformation in San Francisco on July 25, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
It’s really happening California is really reopening. After more than a year of wearing masks and waiting in extra-long grocery lines due to six-foot rules, almost everything will snap back to normal on June 15, state health officials said Friday. Business capacity limits? Gone. Physical distancing requirements? Gone. Mask mandates? Gone for fully vaccinated people in most situations, though restrictions will remain for unvaccinated people and workplace guidelines still have to be finalized. Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s health and human services secretary, also said California will not create a vaccine passport, though the state is working on privacy and equity guidelines for businesses who decide to use such a system. Californians who attend indoor events with more than 5
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The Golden State’s unemployment rate remained unchanged between March and April, holding steady at 8.3% even as employers added nearly 102,000 jobs, according to figures released Friday by the Employment Development Department. That accounts for 38% of all U.S. jobs gained last month a bright spot that dims when one takes into account that California still has the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate and has regained only 48% of jobs lost amid the pandemic. In some areas, the share of jobless residents is actually increasing: Los Angeles’ unemployment rate shot from 11.4% in March to 11.7% in April.
Ben McBride is a native of San Francisco, spiritual leader and longtime activist for peace and justice in the Bay Area.
Rahje Branch is a scholar activist and community organizer with Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Additionally, she works as the Senior Manager for Student & Family Engagement for former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative.