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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA Two steps steps forward, one step back in history of racial equity [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-RACIAL-EQUALITY:SD] SAND DIEGO San Diego County supervisors this month formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy. The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and after a majority of Democrats was elected to the county board. Among other actions, the vote directed county officials to begin collecting data that will help them identify and respond to racial disparities in health, education, criminal justice and other staples of American society. ....
Print San Diego County supervisors last week formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy. The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and after a majority of Democrats was elected to the county board. Among other actions, the vote directed county officials to begin collecting data that will help them identify and respond to racial disparities in health, education, criminal justice and other staples of American society. It was the latest advance in a two-steps-forward, one-step-back history of race-based discrimination that began even before the nation’s founding and was formally codified in the U.S. Constitution, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person when calculating for congressional representation. ....
HUDSON â Fourth Ward Alderman John Rosenthal proposed the city change its alternate-side parking rules, but Department of Public Works Superintendent Robert Perry believes the current rules are needed. The city requires cars park on alternate sides every night for street cleaning, with some exceptions. From midnight to 8 a.m., cars should park on the odd side of the street for odd-numbered calendar dates and the even side for even-numbered days. The Department of Public Works does street cleaning five days a week from April 1 to Nov. 1, and when possible, between Nov. 1 and April 1, depending on weather, Perry said. Weekend alternate-side parking is typically suspended over the summer. ....
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