By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than a decade after a white former policeman was convicted of manslaughter for shooting an unarmed Black .
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The Rev. Abby Auman, the Mahoning Valley United Methodist Churches organizationâs district superintendent, makes her feelings known about the police killing of two black men in the Columbus area, during a vigil Sunday afternoon on the Mahoning County Courthouse steps.
YOUNGSTOWN Systemic racism and the continued unjustified killing of black men by white police officers still tear at the fabric of society, but the difference people of goodwill can make begins with speaking against both, several students say.
“When you see a wrongdoing and do nothing about it, you’re being a silent witness,” Lekeila Houser, a Youngstown State University senior and Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past member, said. “These men were wrongfully killed by those who are supposed to protect us.”
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High-stakes negotiations underway in Washington, D.C., over a new round of pandemic relief funding could help California to achieve a relatively quick recovery or, if they fail, contribute to an economic slump that lasts for years, UC Berkeley scholars say.
In a series of interviews, experts said a new COVID-19 relief package could provide critical aid to vulnerable groups as the pandemic renews its devastating surge. Millions of unemployed workers are slated to lose their benefits on the day after Christmas, and hundreds of thousands of renters could face eviction in the new year. Hard-hit small businesses, child care centers, local governments and universities also face historic financial threats.
SJRRC Caps Fares With CAP Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
SJRRC will provide up to 50% off regular ACE commuter rail tickets to qualified riders as part of a one-year pilot program.
California’s San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) has launched the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) Community Assistance Program (CAP) as a one-year pilot “to address equity and enhance regional mobility.”
SJRRC will provide qualifying CAP participants up to 50% off regular ACE commuter rail tickets for fiscal year 2020-21. Funding is through a Caltrans Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) grant. (LCTOP is part of the Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program established by the California Legislature in 2014 with Senate Bill 862.)