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Californians Ask Newsom ‘Where Will I Live?’ in New Cable Spot

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Friday, November 24, 2023
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The Justice for Renters campaign has released a new cable TV ad targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom on the affordable housing crisis and sky-high rents across the state.

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  • The Justice for Renters campaign has released a new cable TV ad targeting California Governor Gavin Newsom on the affordable housing crisis and sky-high rents across the state.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231124171752/en/
    The 15-second spot is running on CNN and MSNBC from November 22 through November 28.
  • In it, several Californians pointedly state “The rent is too damn high” while the screen shows 171,000 Californians are homeless and average rent is $2,895.
  • The last tenant in the spot then asks, “Governor Newsom, what are you doing to lower my rent?”
    The cable ad buy follows a full-page advertisement in the Sacramento Bee which first appeared Sunday, November 19th and will run again Sunday, November 26th.

New AHF Ad Implores Newsom Not to Oppose Rent Control

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231120505665/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231120505665/en/
    AHF ran a full-page advertisement in the Sacramento Bee Sunday, November 19, 2023 and posted a version on social media asking Governor Gavin Newsom not to oppose rent control as voters will have the chance to support it on the November 2024 ballot.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    A recent PPIC poll shows 62% of likely California voters favor “a policy that would expand local government’s authority to enact rent control on residential property,” and 55% support allowing local governments to enact rent control.
  • On October 25, 2023, the Justice for Renters coalition delivered more than 732,000 letters – filling 250 boxes – to Governor Newsom asking that he support, or at least not oppose, the 2024 California rent control ballot initiative.
  • He should support rent control in 2024 or at least not oppose it,” said Susie Shannon, Policy Director for Housing Is A Human Right .

READ Learning Center, Sister Company to READ Academy of Sacramento, Wins 'Sacramento Best' Award for Tutoring Excellence

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leah Skinner, founder of both RAS and RLC, expressed great pride in this accolade. "This award recognizes our dedication at READ Academy and READ Learning Center to empower students through personalized learning. READ Academy offers a complete private school experience, while Read Learning Center complements this with specialized tutoring, dyslexia assessments, and a rewarding summer camp experience."

Key Points: 
  • READ Learning Center (RLC), the esteemed sister company to READ Academy of Sacramento (RAS), has been honored with the prestigious 'Sacramento Best' award for Best in Learning Center/Tutoring Services by the Sacramento Bee.
  • "This award recognizes our dedication at READ Academy and READ Learning Center to empower students through personalized learning.
  • This award recognizes our dedication at READ Academy and READ Learning Center to empower students through personalized learning.
  • Leah Skinner, M.Ed, Read Academy of Sacramento and Read Learning Center, 1 (916) 258-2080, [email protected] , www.READacademy.com

McClatchy CEO Elected News/Media Alliance Board of Directors Chair

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The News/Media Alliance (NMA) has elected Tony Hunter, Chairman and CEO of McClatchy, as its Board of Directors chair. Tony succeeds Maribel Perez Wadsworth, former President of Gannett Media.

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  • The News/Media Alliance (NMA) has elected Tony Hunter, Chairman and CEO of McClatchy, as its Board of Directors chair.
  • ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The News/Media Alliance (NMA) has elected Tony Hunter, Chairman and CEO of McClatchy, as its Board of Directors chair.
  • "Tony has contributed to the Alliance's success as a member of the Board and we are delighted that he has agreed to take on the role of Chair," said News/Media Alliance President and CEO Danielle Coffey.
  • Together, Tony, the Board and Alliance staff will advocate, lobby and implement new initiatives that will support the thriving news and magazine media sectors.

Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora: $40M Settlement in Sacramento Elementary School Sex Abuse Case

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Saturday, June 10, 2023
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney-Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nunez Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora have recently secured a $40-million settlement in a Sacramento elementary school sex abuse case after seven years of hard-fought litigation.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney-Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nunez Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora have recently secured a $40-million settlement in a Sacramento elementary school sex abuse case after seven years of hard-fought litigation.
  • Partners Roger A. Dreyer and Noemi Nunez Esparza of Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora were joined by The Law Office of Joseph George Jr. to secure a $40-million settlement at the end of a hard-fought Sacramento elementary school sex abuse case.
  • A previous victory secured by Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora and The Law Office of Joseph George Jr. required Mark Twain Elementary School and the Sacramento City Unified School District to significantly update the policies and practices regarding staff-and-student interactions.
  • For more information about Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, a Sacramento-based sexual abuse and personal injury law firm, inquiring parties should visit: https://www.dbbwc.com .

AHF Continues Call on Newsom to ‘Help People with HIV’

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Sunday, October 9, 2022
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The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom, Help People with HIV, is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom, Help People with HIV, is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.
  • AHF is asking Newsom to intervene and stop Medi-Cal from cancelling a respected 27-year-old AIDS care program created and operated by AHFthe only specialized managed care plan for people living with AIDS in California.
  • Newsom in the Bee on September 18th and also in the Los Angeles Times on September 25th.
  • To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org , find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth , follow us @aidshealthcare or subscribe to our AHF podcast AHFter Hours.

AHF Continues Call on Gov. Newsom to ‘Help People with HIV’

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Saturday, September 24, 2022
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The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom: Help People with HIV is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom: Help People with HIV is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.
  • AHF is asking Newsom to intervene and stop Medi-Cal from cancelling a respected 27-year-old AIDS care program created and operated by AHFthe only specialized managed care plan for people living with AIDS in California.
  • AHF published a similar plea in the Sacramento Bee last Sunday (September 18, 2022).
  • The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom: Help People with HIV is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Good Government Bill To Close State Agency Lobbying Loophole, says Consumer Watchdog

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Friday, September 23, 2022
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The Sacramento Bee reported on the issue of so-called "consultants" influencing administrative actions of state agencies while avoiding public reporting requirements applying to lobbyists.

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  • The Sacramento Bee reported on the issue of so-called "consultants" influencing administrative actions of state agencies while avoiding public reporting requirements applying to lobbyists.
  • The bill would apply existing public reporting requirements and a ban on contingency fee bounties.
  • We commend Governor Newsom for signing AB 1783 and closing a loophole that allowed lobbyists who attempt to influence state agency decisions to avoid these common sense requirements," said Consumer Watchdog Litigation Director Jerry Flanagan.
  • AB 1783 was supported by California Clean Money Campaign, the Fair Political Practices Commission, California Common Cause, Consumer Federation of California, and Consumer Watchdog.

AHF Appeals to Gov. Newsom to ‘Help People with HIV’

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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AHF will run a full-page, full-color advocacy ad in the Sacramento Bee this Sunday, September 18th.

Key Points: 
  • AHF will run a full-page, full-color advocacy ad in the Sacramento Bee this Sunday, September 18th.
  • The ad, headlined, Governor Newsom: Help People with HIV is a heartfelt appeal to the governor seeking his assistance to help prevent the interruption of care for over 1,400 AIDS patients in Los Angeles.
  • AHF is asking Newsom to intervene and stop Medi-Cal from cancelling a respected 27-year-old AIDS care program created and operated by AHFthe only specialized managed care plan for people living with AIDS in California.
  • To learn more about AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org , find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/aidshealth , follow us @aidshealthcare or subscribe to our AHF podcast AHFter Hours.

California Lawyers Association to Honor Work of Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky Following Program on 'Our Imperiled Democracy'

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Friday, September 2, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA), Public Law Section will honor UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky with its highest award on October 3, 2022, following the constitutional law scholar's talk on "Our Imperiled Democracy."

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Lawyers Association (CLA), Public Law Section will honor UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky with its highest award on October 3, 2022, following the constitutional law scholar's talk on "Our Imperiled Democracy."
  • Dean of Berkeley Law since 2017, Chemerinsky was previously the founding Dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Law.
  • He has taught law since 1980, including more than two decades at the University of Southern California Law School.
  • The award reception will follow CLA Public Law Section's program " Our Imperiled Democracy ," from 45:15 p.m. at UC Berkeley School of Law.