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The Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural hair, or CROWN, Act was authored by Sen. Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and will address unfair grooming policies that have a disparate impact on women and people of color.
“In California, we celebrate the contributions of everyone – no matter where they are from, who they love, what language they speak, and, thanks to Senator Mitchell, no matter how they wear their hair,” said Gov. Newsom.
“The CROWN Act is about inclusion, pride and choice,” said Sen. Mitchell. “This law protects the right of black Californians to choose to wear their hair in its natural form, without pressure to conform to Eurocentric norms. I am so excited to see the culture change that will ensue from the law.”
“Dove is proud to be a part of changing the narrative for Black women, girls and anyone with textured hair and we are excited to stand with The CROWN Coalition and Sen. Holly Mitchell to make a tangible impact in the state of California” said Esi Eggleston Bracey, executive vice president and chief operating officer of North America Beauty and Personal Care at Unilever. “We are overjoyed to see Gov. Newson sign The CROWN Act into law today, and are looking forward to continuing to drive legislative change in other states in the months to come.”
The new law amends the Fair Employment and Housing Act and the Education Code to prohibit employers and schools from enforcing purportedly “race neutral” grooming policies that disproportionately impact persons of color.
Under this bill, employers would still be able to make and enforce certain policies, so long as they are valid and non-discriminatory, and have no disparate impact; for example, employers can still require employees to secure their hair for safety or hygienic reasons.
While California will be the first state in the nation to protect employees from racial discrimination based on hairstyle, similar legislation has been proposed in New York and New Jersey. New York City banned hair discrimination in February.
For full text of the bill, visit http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov .
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“I look forward to working with stakeholders in a collaborative effort to help bring this out of the shadows,” Sen. Dodd said. “By legalizing sports wagering we can avoid some of the problems associated with an underground market such as fraud and tax evasion while investing in problem gambling education.”
“We need to crack down on illegal and unregulated online gaming and replace it with a safe and responsible option which includes safeguards against compulsive and underage gambling, money laundering and fraud,” Assemblyman Gray said. “All other gaming activities in California are subject to regulations that ensure the safety of consumers. Sports wagering should be treated no differently."
The legislation, Senate Constitutional Amendment 6, follows last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal ban on sports betting.
The decision did not legalize sports wagering nationwide, but permitted the activity to be regulated on a state-by-state basis. Currently, eight states allow legal sports wagering and more than 35 are considering legislation.
Estimates put illegal sports wagering in the United States at $150 billion a year. Revenue generated from legalization could support public education, infrastructure and other needs.
The matching constitutional amendments introduced by Sen. Dodd and Assemblyman Gray would require any legalization effort in California to achieve two-thirds approval in the Legislature before being placed on the ballot for majority approval by voters.
Sen. Dodd and Assemblyman Gray chair their chambers’ respective Governmental Organization committees, which oversee gaming regulation, among other things.
Sen. Bill Dodd represents the Third Senate District, which includes all or portions of Napa, Yolo, Sonoma, Solano, Sacramento and Contra Costa counties.
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The sale area is located seven miles east of Upper Lake on the Upper Lake Ranger District.
The total estimated quantity on this sale is 1,710.45 MBF.
Sealed bids will be opened at the Mendocino National Forest Supervisor’s office at 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, on July 10, at 10 a.m.
Complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale and submission of bids is available to the public from the Mendocino National Forest Supervisor’s Office and on the forest Website at the bottom of the resource management webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/resources/mendocino/landmanagement/resourcemanagement .
Interested individuals may contact Forester Jason Cushman for more information, 530-828-0230.
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The council was implemented by CDFA at the industry’s request on April 8, following a vote of industry members.
The council is authorized to carry out research on cattle production and beef nutrition, and to develop consumer or other educational programs.
Program activities are to be funded by a $1 refundable assessment per head of cattle, paid by cattle producers.
The board is made up of eleven members and eleven alternates, with each group consisting of three range cattle producers, three cattle feeders, three dairy producers, one processor, and one public member (open).
The appointees were selected from nominations made by the cattle industry over a six-week nomination period and represent the diversity of cattle producers around the state, as required by the California Cattle Council Law.
California Cattle Council Board members are Jesse Larios, Imperial County; Mike Smith, Fresno County; William Brandenberg, Imperial County; David Daley, Butte County; Jacob Parnell, Sacramento County; Julie Morris, San Benito County; Cody Nicholson-Stratton, Humboldt County; Jennifer Beretta, Sonoma County; Tyler Ribiero, Tulare County; and Sarah Mora, Humboldt County.
Alternate members are Roger Guess (Tulare), Brad Peek (Tehama), Julie Belezzuoli-Hathaway (Kings), Sheila Bowen (Kern), Beverly Bigger (Ventura), Sam Avila (Fresno), Xavier Avila (Tulare), Lauren Reid-Acevedo (Fresno), Brad Scott (Riverside) and Brian Coehlo (Fresno).
The first meeting of the board is scheduled for July 16 in Sacramento.
The agenda is being prepared and will be posted to the CDFA Web site at www.cdfa.ca.gov/go/cattle by July 6, as required. The board roster and background information on the origins of the program are also available on the site.