Skip to main content
Opinion: California was complicit in George Floyd s murder. Here s what you can do about it
Julia Yoo, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
April 21, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
A man holds up a sign in front of a mural of George Floyd following the guilty verdict the trial of Derek Chauvin on April 20, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. - Derek Chauvin, a white former Minneapolis police officer, was convicted on April 20 of murdering African-American George Floyd after a racially charged trial that was seen as a pivotal test of police accountability in the United States. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Newsom’s budget includes $1 billion in new funds to promote forest health and community resilience. And he has authorized hiring almost 1,400 new firefighters for the state’s top fire management agency, a new commitment necessary to what lawmakers and experts say is the state’s new reality.
“Fire season is all year round,” said state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D), whose San Diego-area district was ravaged by fires in 2003 and 2007. “We have to make up for lost time and certainly how drastic things seem to be moving in the direction that’s making it harder for California.”
ADVERTISEMENT
The
editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself to similar ethical standards. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and strive for accuracy, fairness and civility in our section. Disagree?
For the first time in five years, especially in the northern part of the state, California is facing a drought. After a hot and dry 2020, water supplies are only at half of normal levels, and state and federal water officials have warned farmers and local governments that shortages are on the horizon and that they should plan on how they will adjust.