Key findings show a sharp increase in victimization across multiple groups, with record levels of hate crimes targeting African Americans, Asians, Jewish people, Latino/as, LGBT* individuals, and transgender people. The Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACCHR) released its annual analysis of hate crimes reported throughout Los Angeles County in 2023. Since 1980, LACCHR ...

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media With an expansive plan to tackle homelessness across California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an $827 million investment through the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) program. The funds will be allocated to 37 regions, benefiting 100 cities and counties statewide, including many communities where Black Californians ...

By Selen Ozturk Facing wide racial disparities, California aims to slash its maternal mortality rate by half in two years. Launched last month with a goal of December 2026, Strong Start & Beyond is an educational campaign under California Surgeon General Dr. Diana E. Ramos to help mothers prevent pregnancy complications. Over 80% of maternal deaths are ...

By Dianne Anderson For some homeless individuals and families in Fontana, more help is on the way. Last month, the city held its ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Path, a model Homeless Prevention Resource & Care Center, providing shelter for up to 120 in need for those referred by the city’s police HOST Team. Full wraparound services for clients ...

By Dianne Anderson Terrance Stone and Rick Alanis are partners in crime, so to speak, but in a good way. At times, they liken their crew to first responders working some of the most gang impacted neighborhoods in San Bernardino with ears to the ground before catastrophe strikes. They compare it to ground zero. “If ...

COMMENTARY By Nadine Burke Harris, MD, MPH Special to California Black Media Partners Our state experienced the most devastating point of the pandemic last winter. More than 21,000 Californians were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the last week of December, and we lost 18,518 mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers to this deadly virus in January. The ...