Mike Davis

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Feb 28 2013

Part II

David Roberts remembers when the 9th District was dubbed the “Great 9th” by former Gilbert Lindsay, and he wants to bring it back to that greatness, where “citizens are empowered to create positive change.”

To bring back the vitality, Roberts says he will call on his 20-year history of working within the district and with the leadership of the businesses, institutions and organizations to bring in resources and investments.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Dec 2 2010

Reforming justice system, environment, mortgage crisis key concerns

The excitement and adrenaline rush that carried the Kamala Harris camp through a grueling and nail-biting election for attorney general was still very evident as California’s newly-elected top lawyer strode into the Millennium Biltmore Hotel to face supporters and the press Tuesday.

Nov 4 2010

November 2

United States Senator:
Barbara Boxer

United States House of Representatives
33rd Congressional District:
Karen Bass

55th Congressional District:
Laura Richardson

35th Congressional District:
Maxine Waters

Governor:
Jerry Brown

Lt. Gov.:
Gavin Newsom

Attorney General:
Kamala Harris
Steve Cooley

Jun 5 2009

Owners of substandard buildings to be held accountable

AB 2925, targeting owners of substandard properties by holding them accountable has passed the Assembly.

The bill’s author, Assemblyman Mike Davis (AD48), states that AB2925 will require an owner of a property that is uninhabitable or otherwise found to be in substandard condition, to provide their local enforcement agency with current contact information and a plan of correction.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Mar 26 2009

Price pushes past Davis to win run-off slot

 Los Angeles, CA -- As was widely speculated, there will be a run-off in the 26th Senate District race that will pit Democratic Assemblyman Curren Price against Republican Nachum Shifren and Peace and Freedom candidate Cindy V. Henderson.

No candidate in the contest was able to pull the necessary 50% plus one vote needed to win the seat outright in Tuesday’s balloting, so they now must go into a run-off for a chance to complete the unfinished term of newly elected Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, which ends in November 2010.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.