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Vol. 63 No. 5
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Thursday, February 2, 2023
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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 63 Years
CAN POLICING BE REFORMED? TYRE NICHOLS PHOTO: Katleho Seisa/iStock
CALIFORNIA’S BLACK STUDENT FUNDING DEBATE HEATS UP Debate between advocates and Gov. Newsom over LCFF Equity Multiplier Program intensifies By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media When Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his 2023-24 budget, educators around the state were happy to hear his funding plans for California’s public schools.
VIDEO SHOWS “NO” By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire
The devastating video of Memphis police officers rehearsing their excuse for their deadly use of force even as Tyre Nichols’ lifeless body lay just steps away painted a horrifying, if not entirely clear, portrait of five cops who murdered a man for no apparent reason and then conspired to destroy his reputation. The actions of Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have left many convinced that policing in America cannot be reformed. “One of the most devastating things to occur in this earthly existence is for one’s life to end in such a brutal and helpless way and to have the world watch, share, and analyze the video of you taking your last breath,” Rev. Andre E Johnson, of the Gifts of Life Ministries, preaches at a candlelight vigil in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 26,
2023, for Tyre Nichols, who died Jan. 10, 2023, after being beaten by Memphis police officers. Behind him, seated center, are Tyre’s mother RowVaughn Wells and his stepfather Rodney Wells. PHOTO: Gerald Herbert/AP
See TYRE NICHOLS page 6
BIDEN TO END COVID-19 EMERGENCIES ON MAY 11
The deficit had little impact on education funding. K-12 per-pupil funding is $17,519 from the Prop 98 General Fund and is $23,723 per pupil when accounting for all funding sources. Last year, it was $22,893. Newsom announced, “We’re keeping our promises.” The budget reaffirms his commitment to invest in Transitional Kindergarten (TK)-12 education. Funding levels are being maintained for universal TK, community schools, behavioral health programs, special education, programs to mitigate learning loss during COVID-19, teacher and staff recruitment and retention and the universal meals program. The biggest new program presented in the budget is called the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) Equity Multiplier. “We made a commitment with leaders See STUDENT FUNDING page 6
Cecil Steppe Honored! SEE PAGE 7
Skyline Community MLK Parade SEE PAGES 8-9
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER & COVID-19 UPDATES – SEE PAGE 12
Covid-19 cases in southeast
SOURCE: County of San Diego [Data through 1/7/23 Updated 1/26/23]
14,505
92102
21,994
92105
20,623
92113
24,868
92114
18,220
92115
12,292
92139
CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE MEETS IN SAN DIEGO By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire
For the first time, on Jan 27th and 28th, between the long hours of 9am - 5pm, the community of San Diego was welcomed at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center in San Diego State University to take part in the broad conversation of reparations for African American descendants of slaves. The fourth in-person, California Reparations Task Force meeting was held on the campus of San Diego State University on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, 2023. PHOTO: Rochelle Porter
Written by Secretary of State Shirly Weber, and signed into legislation by Governor Gavin Newsom, AB 3121 was
enacted on September 30, 2020. It establishes a Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans and is also known as (The Reparations Task Force) These proposals are complex in nature as they seek to quantify the ongoing and compounding harms experienced by African Americans as a result of systematic oppression since slavery.
By Zeke Miller and Amanda Seitz AP President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies’ normal authorities. It comes as lawmakers have already ended elements of the emergencies that kept millions of Americans insured during the pandemic. Combined with the drawdown of most federal COVID-19 relief money, it would also shift the development of vaccines and treatments away from the direct management of the federal government. Biden’s announcement comes in a statement opposing resolutions being brought to the floor this week by House Republicans to See COVID-19 page 6
See SAN DIEGO page 8
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