Bay Area political events: Housing, coronavirus town hall
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Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
MONDAY
Rep. Ro Khanna: Fremont Democrat holds a town hall meeting. Noon. More information is here.
George W. Bush: Former president on his new book, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants.” Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
TUESDAY
Housing solutions: A discussion with the affordable housing and homelessness advocates who created Roadmap Home 2030, a plan to end homelessness and create affordable homes over the next decade. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 3 p.m. More information is here.
On top of Philly news Guns, bail, and public safety: Philly DA Larry Krasner is fighting for his political life
The reformist prosecutor seeks re-election as shootings surge with no easy answers in sight.
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in March 2021 Matt Rourke / AP Photo Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day.
Ahead of a competitive Democratic primary that’s coming amid an ongoing gun violence surge, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner finds himself in a bind.
His base expects him to hold the line on promises to radically reform the local criminal justice system. But his political position seems to erode with each gunshot victim making those promises harder to keep.
Lavender and Red solidarity with Mumia Abu-Jamal!
From the LGBTQ+ Caucus of Workers World Party
We, the LGBTQ+ Caucus of Workers World Party, are outraged, disgusted and alarmed by the continued attempts to silence and kill Mumia Abu-Jamal, a Black revolutionary political prisoner who has been inside the imprisoned nation for almost 40 years first railroaded into a death sentence and then, because of the movement rising up to defend him, spared an execution but given a life sentence.
The capitalist imperialist state has not given up their attempts to kill Mumia; in fact, they have doubled down. Currently Mumia Abu-Jamal is suffering from severe dermatitis, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been diagnosed with congestive heart disease. Additionally, he has suffered from cirrhosis of the liver due to untreated hepatitis C. Efforts to get treatment for Mumia have been delayed as a part of a decades-long punishment inflicted on him by the white-supremacist, colonialist sta
Philadelphia man charged in murders of son s mother, grandmother prior to Amber Alert
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Byron MacDonald, 27 (Philadelphia Police Department)
PHILADELPHIA - The man at the center of an Amber Alert for a missing toddler earlier this month has now been charged with murder in the deaths of his son s mother and grandmother, who were killed in the days prior, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Friday.
Byron McDonald, 27, has been in custody since April 12, when police tracked him and his 3-year-old son that was the subject of an Amber Alert to a hotel near the Philadelphia International Airport.
Authorities say on Friday, April 9, prior to the child s disappearance, McDonald fatally shot Tamara Aikens, 50, in front of her home on the 2500 block of North Bancroft Street.
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