NAACP Settles Lawsuit to Remove False Quote About Prop 26 Inglewood District 4 Councilmember, Dionne Faulk, the first Black woman elected to the council, joined with 62nd District Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor for an inaugural Backpack Giveaway at the Crenshaw and Imperial Shopping Center on Aug. 13th. An estimated 500 needy students from Inglewood and surrounding communities received the supplies while they lasted at the drive through event.Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, Jr. join Fault and McKinnor was present as well other councilmembers and Clippers mascot Chuck the Condor. Super Bowl Champion Rams Cheerleaders were also on hand for the festivities that included vendors
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BACK TO SCHOOL PACKS---Inglewood City Councilwoman Dionne Faulk, second from front far right, is joined by 62nd District Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor at the inaugural Backpack Giveaway on Aug. 13 at the Crenshaw & Imperial Shopping Center. Flanked to the public servants right were participants of the event.
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TOUCHING TURF—Morningside High School athletic director Keith Morris, who is also the girl’s head basketball coach, took members of his hoop team and converted them to flag football players who played in The Los Angeles League of Champions Girls Flag Football this season will than began in January 2022.
The Rams and Chargers co-sponsored the eight teams and providing players with uniforms (courtesy of Nike), stipends for coaches, coaching manuals, officials, athletic trainers, as well as equipment and transportation for the five-week season. On Aug. 13, Morris Morningside team took the field at halftime of the Rams/ Chargers preseason game at SoFi Stadium.
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A lawsuit filed by the CaliforniaHawaii NAACP Conference on Aug. 2 to remove an election ballot opposition statement to Proposition 26 attributed to a Los Angeles NAACP branch member has been settled. The statement will be stricken from ballot materials. The civil rights organization found the statement “false and/ or misleading” because it supports Prop 26. Also, according to NAACP bylaws, a local branch is prohibited from taking positions opposite that of the state group. The statement against Proposition 26 found on the Secretary of State’s website reads as follows: such as This was a drive through event that served 500 deserving students consisting of not only Inglewood residents, there were students from surrounding areas that were served as well. The drive through was also attended and included Mayor Butts, Councilmembers, Clipper’s Mascot Chuck the Condor as well as Ram’s cheerleaders. The backpacks were donated by 101 Enterprise Foundation. In addition, vendors Crystal Stairs, Intuit Dome, Clippers, the City of Inglewood Public Works and Parks and Recreation Departments offered services to attendees. Faulk stated, “All in all it was a wonderful event that supplied students with the essential school supplies to inspire them for learning to begin the school year.” “We oppose Prop 26 to protect young people from developing lifelong gambling addictions that often lead to ruined finances, relationships, even homelessness and crime.” Minnie Hadley-Hempstead, Retired teacher and President Emeritus of the Los Angeles NAACP Branch The lawsuit named Secretary of State Dr. Shirley Weber as the defendant because removing the quote from ballot materials, requires a court ruling.Adeclaration statement made by Hadley-Hempstead for the lawsuit describes how she was misled by the No on Prop 26 Campaign. The lawsuit also points out that the position ‘President Emeritus’ does not exist within the NAACP, and the only branch that can clear use of the trademarked term NAACP in support or opposition of any legislation is the state branch of the organization. It also claims the use of the term ‘We’ creates the belief that the NAACP supports a NO vote, which it did not. “We’re glad the card room casino operators did the right thing and removed the deceptive and inappropriate quote from their “No on 26” ballot arguments,” said Rick Callender, President of the CaliforniaHawaii State Conference of the NAACP. “Despite the CaliforniaHawaii NAACP’s strong support for Prop 26, opponents tried to deceive voters into thinking the opposite. Thankfully, voters will not be provided this false and misleading quote in
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Welcome Back to School We are so excited to welcome back our returning students and families and are looking forward to meeting students who are joining the Inglewood Unified family. Our first day of school is Monday, August 22, 2022, for the 20222023 academic year. We are proud of our faculty and staff for their perseverance in preparing for the new school year, grateful for the patience and cooperation of our families, and inspired by our students’ enthusiasm and excitement to get back to school. Returning to In-Person Board Meetings As we plan for the return of our students for the new school year, our District has transitioned from virtual to in-person Board of Education meetings. We will continue offering our community the option to stay connected through our livestream virtual board meetings. We invite you to join our inperson Board of Education meetings in the future. Please click here to access Board meeting information including agendas and livestream links. ROTC Award At the August 10, 2022, Board of Education meeting, Symbol Sims, a 2022 graduate of Morningside High School was honored and was presented with a $30,000.00 U.S. Army ROTC Scholarship by Lieutenant Colonel Bizor and Captain Eerhart from the U.S. Army. Symbol was celebrated by his mother, members of the IUSD Board of Education, Mayor Butts and councilwoman Faulk, members of the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), U.S. Army, District employees, and community members. Symbol plans to attend California State University, Los Angeles in the fall. SBWIB has been a remarkable partner in our district, offering a variety of pathway opportunities to our students. The pathways include exposure to career fields such as: Construction, engineering, biomedical sciences, healthcare and social media industries. The SBWIB has recently developed a partnership with the U.S. Army, as a viable career pathway. Through this collaboration, the partnership has exposed our students to critical college and career pathways that will inevitably give them an edge as they advance to college or into the workforce. We look forward to continuing to work closely with SBWIB. Graduate Banners Across the City of Inglewood We are very excited to share that our graduate banners are now displayed across the city of Inglewood. Our seniors will be embarking into a new chapter in their lives as many of them will be starting their first day of college or vocational trade, and have entered into the workforce. We want to thank the Inglewood Educational Foundation and President, Dr. Carliss McGhee for their sponsorship of our graduate banners and Mayor Butts and his team for allowing our District to display and honor our remarkable senior class of 2022 across the city. IUSD is extremely grateful for their unwavering support and commitment to our students, staff, families and community. IUSD Back to School Fair Our District will be hosting our annual IUSD Back to School Fair on Saturday, August 13, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Crozier Middle School. Please join us to learn additional information about enrolling in our schools, the innovative programs we offer, health and wellness services, family resources, job opportunities and more! Families and students will also have an opportunity to win raffle prizes, and participate in fun activities, music, and food! For additional information about the Enrollment and Resource Fair, please contact Student Support Services at (310) 680-5170.
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National Night Out 2022 National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. On August 2, 2022, IUSD Board President Margaret Evans, Board Member Brandon Myers, County Administrator Dr. Erika Torres, and District staff attended the Inglewood Police Department’s National Night Out event held in front of Inglewood High School. It was an amazing event as community members had the opportunity to engage with various law-enforcement agencies, community resources, entertainment, display of classic cars, and more. Inglewood High School Measure I Modernization Feedback Form We are excited to share that our District will be hosting Community Input Sessions to discuss Inglewood High School’s Modernization Project. Over a series of input sessions, students, staff, families and community members will have the opportunity to provide recommendations on the modernization design and vision. Our District values the illustrious history that Inglewood High School holds and your recommendation of the modernization project will help us in selecting the appropriate modernization design that offers stateof-the-art facilities for our students and generations to come. We will send out details regarding the Community Input Sessions in the following weeks. If you would like to provide feedback, please click here to access the Inglewood High School Measure I Modernization Feedback Form. Thank you staff, parents, students, and community members for your ongoing support and commitment to the success of our district.
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Kate Poole, senior director of the Natural Resources Defense Council’s nature program, told the LA Times some of the initiative was good. Poole said, “It’s really the things that aren’t in there that are most concerning,” she said. “Agriculture obviously uses 80 percent of our developed water supply in California. So you can’t really deal effectively with water use without dealing with Big Ag. And Newsom does not seem very willing to do that.”
The plan, Newsom said, is in response to a deeper understanding of how dire California’s water crisis is. “The hydrology in the state has begun to change pretty significantly,” he said. “The aridification that we are experiencing leads us now, the science and data leads us now, to understand we will lose 10 % of our water supply by 2040.” The governor made his remarks at an Aug. 11 press conference held in front of the $110 million Antioch Brackish Desalination Project facility, currently under construction at the city of Antioch’s wastewater treatment plant. When completed within the next two years. the first surface-water desalination plant in the Bay Area will use large reverse-osmosis filters to create six million gallons of fresh water per Antiochday.mayor Lamar Thorpe said the facility is one of the innovative solutions Californians need to in response to climate change and the current drought, which began in 2020. Assemblymember Lori Wison (D - Suisun) said, “We are experiencing the worst drought the Western United States has seen in 1,200 years. We must find innovative solutions to climate challenges like this if we are to move forward successfully...... Under the Governor’s leadership, California is investing in technology, solutions, and people to build a more resilient, even as California leads the charge to combat climate change.”
San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Sandra L. Kerl said the “Water Supply Strategy” is an important step to protect California’s economy and quality of life. “The governor’s approach aligns closely with the Water Authority’s 30-year strategy that combines new supplies, infrastructure upgrades, and conservation,” she said. There were some that disagreed with some of Newsom’s plan.
The “Water Supply Strategy” includes creating storage space for up to four million acre-feet of water, so that rain water from big storms can be captured and stored for dry periods and recycling and reusing at a minimum 800,000 acre-feet of water per year by 2030, reducing wastewater discharged to the ocean. Employing more efficient water conservation the state will free up 500,000 acre-feet of water to make up for water lost because of climate change. Additionally, new water captured by stormwater and desalinating ocean water and salty water in groundwater basins will be available for use. Officials across the state applauded plan.
California is experiencing its second drought in the last decade. The sense of urgency is real, said Newsom. “The hots are getting a lot hotter and the dries are getting a lot drier,” he said. “We have to adapt.”
Newsom’s “Water Supply Strategy” Geared to Combat Drought, Climate Change
The Golden State is doing more than just praying for rain amidst the historic drought that is battering the state and the western United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan that would increase California’s water supply and combat the extreme weather patterns caused by climate change. The initiative, its scope captured in the 19-page “California’s Water Supply Strategy, Adapting to a Hotter, Drier Future” document released by Newsom’s administration, will invest $8 billion in water recycling, storage, and desalination.
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Newsom said constructions like Antioch project are part of the plan. “We are focused on creating more supply. We are focused on creating more water,” he said. “We need to be more creative and more aggressive in not just promoting this technology but delivering on its promise and more over its potential.”
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The one-month clinical rotations start as the regular season begins in September and will have students observing and participating in the care of NFL players. Students will also work directly with and under the supervision of the orthopedic team physicians, primary care team physicians and athletic trainers to gain basic medical knowledge and exposure to patient care in sports Studentsmedicine.willalso learn about returnto-play guidelines and on-field treatment considerations for players, and are allowed to attend home games and be present on the sideline for observation. By the end of the rotation, students will understand the basics of care provided to NFL players through orthopedic, primary care sports medicine and athletic training perspective. and Performance. “Today, I am thrilled to be able to give back to the medical students and host two of them this fall as well as have them learn from my PFATSBurgesscolleagues.”andOcampo are two of 14 students selected by their respective Historically Black College and University (HBCU) medical schools to participate in the program with club medical staffs this fall. Students’ clinical rotations will focus on primary care sports medicine and/or orthopedic surgery while being embedded within the medical staff of one of eight NFL teams: The Falcons, Bengals, Chargers, Rams, Giants, 49ers, Titans and Commanders.“Iamgrateful and excited to be participating in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Elective,” Burgess said. “This is an amazing opportunity which perfectly aligns with my career Shortage Contingency Plan is at a Shortage Level Three, which calls on District retail water suppliers, and their respective communities, to achieve a 30% reduction in water usage. According to recent data submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) by retail water suppliers, the West Basin service area has achieved a cumulative 3% decrease in water use over the previous 12 months compared to 2020 water use levels. West Basin Board President Donald L. Dear encouraged the entire service area to continue its water saving actions, stating “We thank you for hearing our calls to save water during this historic drought. We are noticing positive change. Now, especially during this emergency repair period, we are asking everyone to keep up your savings efforts.” For any questions about current local permitted watering days and times, individuals should reach out directly to their retailer. To identify your local water retailer, website visitors can enter an address to find water retailer information. To view local outdoor water restrictions By Stu Jackson, Therams.com
West Basin General Manager Gregory Reed stated, “This is our uniform message across our service area – we are asking that everyone conserve water outdoors to the maximum extent possible during the repair of this critical infrastructure. This will allow our region to save and protect our diminishing Colorado River supply during this repair period, and as we also strive to reach our ongoing conservation goals.” Currently, West Basin’s Water goals in orthopedic surgery. I am excited to learn from world class athletes and the experts who work together to care for them on and off the field. I think this experience will help inspire more youth of color who are under-represented in careers like medicine and further sports medicine, pursue such careers by seeing people who look like them achieve these goals.”
Two Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science students to complete clinical rotations with Rams during 2022 season
“My biggest hope through this experience is to inspire youth, especially those from under-represented backgrounds to pursue professions like medicine where they can do incredible things such as sports medicine with the NFL,” Ocampo said. “Growing up, I never thought I could become a doctor. I didn’t know any doctors, let alone how to become one. I would have never thought I would be in the position I am today getting this opportunity to spend some time working alongside the LA Rams medical team.”
CARSON, Calif. – The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) is calling on residents and businesses in the service area to temporarily suspend outdoor watering for a fifteen-day period beginning Sept. 6 to Sept. 20 due to the emergency repair of a major Metropolitan Water District pipeline that delivers imported drinking water to West Basin. Given the region’s limited water supplies, extreme drought conditions and the general need to achieve greater water savings, West Basin supports Metropolitan’s call for no outdoor watering during the shutdown of a critical pipeline for urgent repairs. Read full Metropolitan press release or visit mwdh2o.com/ shutdown.
Recently, the NFL, the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainer Society (PFATS) announced the inaugural class of students participating in the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. As part of that, the Rams will have Kadarius Burgess and Felipe Ocampo, both students at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, complete clinical rotations with their medical staff this upcoming season. “As a young person who was afforded the opportunity to spend time with an NFL club and be exposed to the medical staffs and all they do, I was inspired to pursue a career in athletic training,” said Reggie Scott, PFATS President and Los Angeles Rams Vice President, SportsMedicine
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Location: Hawthorne High School @10/21Leuzinger (Lawndale, CA) Location: Leuzinger High School Inglewood10/28 (Inglewood, CA) Location: Morningside High School quickly when he gets back in and you’ll feel his presence,” Bosa said on August 7. “I think, if anything, it could be a benefit to try to be better as a team without him in there. “And then you plug him in,” Bosa added, “and it’s like, ‘Holy cow, we’re really rolling.’” With a new contract in hand and his focus is fully on the 2022 season, the possibilities seem endless for James and the Chargers defense. “]He is] the heartbeat of our defense,” Staley said.
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Derwin James, Jr., the heart and soul of the Chargers defense, was never going anywhere. The Chargers and James agreed to a multi-year contract extension Wednesday morning, a move that ensures a key piece of the franchise will don the powder blue for the foreseeable future. James was in the final season of his rookie contract. The 17th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, James burst onto the scene as a rookie, earning All-Pro honors to go along with a Pro Bowl nod. Yet after injuries limited him to five total games in 2019 and 2020, James showed his resolve by putting together another Pro-Bowl season in 2021 — the first season under Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley. And it was under Staley that James blossomed into a Swiss Army knife on Staley said Tuesday. “He can rush the quarterback and make an impact as a blitzer, he can make an impact in manto-man coverage, and then he can make an impact in zone defense, whether he’s playing low or high. “If you just looked at him as a safety playing safety, you wouldn’t look at him as the same way you do as a defensive back,” Staley added. James’ game day roles vary from week to week. Some Sundays, he might be tasked with shutting down elite tight ends such as Travis Kelce or Darren Waller. Other games, he could key in on an opposing running back, or make sure the back half of the field is secure from any deep passing threats. In other words, James pretty much does it all over the course of an entire season. Staley also used the term “intangibles of impact” to describe the effect James has on the Bolts as a team, and his teammates on a personal level. A team captain, James is one of the most beloved players in the Bolts locker room. James watched from the sidelines through the first 14 training camp practices, coaching up his teammates and participating in the walk-through portion of practice. “He’s still the alpha guy when he steps out here,” Staley said on August 5. Yes, the Chargers spent big in free agency by bringing in stars such as Khalil Mack and J.C. Jackson, plus other key pieces such as Bryce Callahan, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Austin Johnson and Kyle Van Noy. And there is plenty of defensive talent that has been here already, whether that’s Joey Bosa or others. But it’s James who makes Staley’s defense go, acting as a do-it-all chess piece who can impact the game perhaps more so than any other defensive player on the Chargers roster. “He’s a guy that is going to get it defense. Take a look back at the best photos of Derwin James from the 2021 season. James has five interceptions, 14 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles in 36 career games, and has already showed tremendous perseverance in his career. But forget about the box score stats for a second. James’ impact on the Bolts goes deeper than that. Yes, James is technically listed as a safety on the Chargers depth chart. After all, that was the position he played while starring at Florida State, where he was an All-American in the secondary. In Year 1 under Staley, however, James proved just how valuable — and versatile — his skillset is. It was only Tuesday when Staley himself stepped to the podium and raved about the many ways James can impact the game. “I don’t look at Derwin as a safety. I look at Derwin as an impact player. I think the reason why, if you were just looking at him as safety, that wouldn’t be doing Derwin justice,” Staley said Tuesday. “For me, I look at him as a defensive back. When I see him, I’m like, ‘That’s a defensive back,’ because he can play anywhere.” In Staley’s defensive system, that means James is lining up in numerous positions.InStaley’s scheme, the nickel cornerback is called the ‘Star’ position. Staley also has a position titled ‘Money,’ which is essentially a hybrid of a linebacker-safety that plays up in theJamesbox. can handle that, too. Finally, Staley also sometimes employs him at the ‘X’ position, which is more of an edge rusher role for James. So yeah, calling James a safety simply lightens the immense impact he has week-in and week-out. “He can play either safety spot, he can play corner, he can play Star or Money,” Sentinels 2022 Schedule
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“I’m sorry to say that it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better under the times we are faced with,” Lucus said. “You have White farmers, who own most of the land and get all the benefits from the land, they are the ones now bringing court cases around the country. They are saying that it’s discriminatory to have debt-relief for Black farmers.” gonna get it.’ Now they are telling them ‘You’re not going to get it.’”
Objections raised by non-Black farmers to the debt relief the federal government pledged to Black farmers has put the program in limbo. Those opponents have filed a dozen lawsuits against the American Rescue Plan Act, including one class action case. The courts are currently hearing the cases. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the USDA is authorized to provide $3.1 billion to distressed borrowers. Another fund has been established to supply farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who faced discrimination before 2021 with a package of $2.2 billion. “What they replaced (the American Rescue Plan Act 2021) with is Section 22006 that now states that any farmer can apply to see if they are economically distressed, get their loans written down, or have them restructured,” Brewer-Boyd said. “Now, can you tell me that’s not a big difference? You took $4 billion in debt relief at $120%, put it in a fund of $3 billion, taking $1 billion away, and you opened it up to every Brewer-Boydfarmer.” said Black farmers from California were approved under the original debt relief program. “Discrimination at USDA against Black farmers was rampant and severe. Section 1005 Loan Repayment program was a necessary step towards fixing those harms. To acknowledge and correct racism is not unconstitutional or racist,” James Wesley Boyd, Jr., stated. Last year, Lawrence Lucus, who founded the USDA Coalition of Minority Employees, told the California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans that racism is prevalent in agriculture, and it is the primary reason why there are just a little over 400 Black farmers in California.
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The National Black Farmers Association is worried that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will roll back debt relief provided Black, indigenous, and other farmers of color in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. When President Joe Biden signs the law, which just passed both houses of Congress, approximately 15,000 farmers of color across the country -including over 400 in California -- will be affected, according to the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA). Of the 70,000 farms in California, less than 1% are Black-owned or managed, while more than 90% are White-owned or managed. In 2012, California had 722 Black farmers according to an agriculture census report released that year. By 2017, the number had decreased to 429. Nationally, 45,508 Black farmers (1.3% of all farmers) were counted in the 2017 agriculture census, making up 0.5% of the country’s farmlands. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan which included $4 billion to help Black and other “socially disadvantaged” farmers will be replaced with a plan that makes relief funds available to all United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) farmers suffering hardships. “I’m very, very disappointed in this legislative action,” John Wesley Boyd, Jr., NBFA’s founder and president, said in an Aug. 9 statement. “I’m prepared to fight for debt relief for Black, Native American, and other farmers of color all the way to the Supreme Court. I’m not going to stop fighting this.” The NBFA is a non-profit organization representing African American farmers and their families. It serves tens of thousands of members nationwide. NBFA’s education and advocacy efforts are focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for Black and other small farmers. The American Rescue Plan debt relief program was expected to pay off USDA loans held by 15,000 Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic and Latino farmers, Kara Brewer-Boyd, NBFA’s Program and Event Coordinator, told California Black Media in a telephone interview on Aug. 12. “Socially disadvantaged Black, Native Americans, and people of color were automatically approved for 120% debt relief. They were to be paid in full,” said Kara Brewer-Boyd. “Now they won’t get that money at all. It’s horrible. Those farmers were already identified and sent letters that their debt had been paid. These farmers are in a bad situation. Congress put them in a worse situation by telling them ‘You’re
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Continued from page 4: West Basin.. the official voter guide sent to every voter.”Prop 26, the in-person Tribal Sports Wagering Act would authorize inperson sports wagering at existing tribal casinos. All bets must be placed in-person at a tribal casino with safeguards in place to prevent underage and illegal gambling. Proponents of the proposition believe it will help create jobs and economic opportunities that support Indian self-reliance, while benefiting all Californians, generating new revenues for public schools, wildfire prevention and other state priorities. Opponents of the proposition believe it will force local cardrooms out of business and, in turn, cause the state to lose tax revenue. A statement from the “No on 26” Campaign, respectfully adheres to the in the service area, visit West Basin’s listing of retailer watering schedules. West Basin also reminds its recycled water customers that recycled water use is not subject to the temporary suspension of outdoor watering or the ongoing potable water conservation restrictions. Its exemption is a major benefit of recycled water, which helps the entire region save drinking water for drinking, especially during a major drought and in urgent circumstances such as this emergency infrastructure wishes of Hadley Hempstead while standing behind the ballot initiative. “Californians from across the state have been clear with their objections to Prop 26 which includes a poison pill that will unfairly harm communities of color. We appreciate and respect Ms. Hadley-Hempstead and will honor her wishes to remove her previously approved quote from the ballot statement,” it read. Also named in the NAACP lawsuit, was Jay King, President of the California Black Chamber of Commerce. He told California Black Media opposition to Prop 26 is justified saying, “With the tribes, they want to oversee what cardrooms do and want to legislate cardrooms. We have a body to do that already. I stand on the opposite side of the NAACP statewide and that’s ok.” repair. Collectively, West Basin and its recycled water customers have saved nearly 250 billion gallons of water. To learn more about West Basin’s water saving programs that benefit local communities, the Southern California region and our state, visit www.westbasin.org/drought and www. westbasin.org/conservation and www. westbasin.org/recycledwater.
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