Extremist Proposals will not help California’s economy get back on its feet
It doesn’t take long reading this site to see how our society is absorbing three crises: COVID-19, the economic meltdown and the long-overdue move for racial equality. What those crises have wrought is job loss, overriding fear, educational disruption and in some cases, overblown rhetoric. We see that rhetoric surrounding radical environmental change and new […]
Tobacco Flavor Ban Threatens Convenience Stores’ Ability to Serve Their Communities
The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have been felt across all industries, but the retail industry is especially hurting. We at the American Petroleum and Convenience Store Association (APCA) know firsthand the impacts that is having because we hear of the struggles of our member stores daily. So, why is it that the California Legislature […]
Oppose the L.A. County Initiative To Defund Public Safety and Unlawfully Delegate Control over the Budget
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 in support of a charter amendment for the November ballot that would defund public safety and require a minimum of 10% of the County’s unrestricted general funds —ROUGHLY $880 MILLION — to be spent on direct community investment and alternatives to incarceration. The proponents on the Board […]
Asian Americans join Latinos as targets of Trump
We take a hard look at how President Trump is stacking the deck against Asian Americans and Latinos. Asian Americans are damaged by his racist description of the coronavirus pandemic, giving bigots permission to assault them verbally and, in some cases, physically. With Latinos, it’s Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic, which is roaring through the […]