Tag: Shirley Weber
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Secy of State: Early Start on Voter Registration
By Solomon O. Smith California Black Media As part of a broad civic education initiative, High School Voters Registration Week, California Secretary of State Shirley Nash Weber has been traveling across the state encouraging young people to register to vote. High School Voter Registration Week occurs in the last weeks of April and September and ... -
State Sets Standard for Voting Rights in America
By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has until Oct. 14 to certify the results in the gubernatorial recall election held Sept 14. Her announcement will officially confirm that a majority of voters want Gavin Newsom to remain governor. While the certification process plays out, Weber and her office ... -
Legislators Weber and McCarty Push Landmark Policy on Deadly Use of Force
Assemblymembers Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) were joined by a representative of Stephon Clark’s family, community members and activists to announce legislation aimed at making significant changes to how law enforcement deploys lethal force against civilians. AB 931 (Weber/McCarty), the Police Accountability and Community Protection Act, will change the standard ...