July 4, 2019

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July 04, 2019

VOL. 34, No. 26

MAYOR GARCETTI TO TRUMP:

AFRICAN AMERICANS FOUGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE

LET’S FIX HOMELESS CRISIS

By Associated Press

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed forming a politically unlikely partnership Tuesday to take on the city’s homeless crisis: with President Donald Trump.

By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher

In October 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Act, authorizing a memorial to be erected in the nation’s capital, in what is deemed Area 1, “the National Mall and its environs.” The planned memorial will honor the 5,000 enslaved and free African Ameri-

The Democratic mayor whose downtown streets have become home to filthy, drug-infested encampments for thousands of people issued a public invitation for the president to walk the streets with him and see firsthand the suffering and desperation. The growing homeless crisis in L.A. and across

cans who served the cause of Independence from 1775-1781. As of 2015, the planned commemorative sculpture is referred to as the National Liberty Memorial. The significant role African Americans played in the War for Independence cannot be disputed. African Americans served with distinction for the American cause from the opening engagements at Lexington and Con-

cord to the climactic siege of Yorktown eight years later. Many also served in the nascent American navy or on board numerous American privateers. In fact, Crispus Attucks, a Bostonian employed in the maritime industries, was one of the first Americans of any race to die for freedom as one of the five victims of the Boston Massacre in March 2 1770. Historians continue

CA DRIVERS: HOLD ON TO LAWS TAKING EFFECT AT YOUR WALLET MID-YEAR

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By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher

California’s gas prices increased another 5.6 cents a gallon on Monday and California drivers struggle to hold on to their wallets as the state continues to lead the nation with the highest gas prices in the United States. It’s the latest increase from a 2017 law designed to raise about $5 billion a year for road and mass transit programs. A 12 cent-per-gallon boost came that November, and voters last year rejected a Republican-led effort to repeal the law. But Southern California voters did recall one Democratic lawmaker who helped pass the measure. California motorists were paying an average $3.75 per gallon as of late June, far above the national average of $2.71 calculated by AAA . 3

By Francis Taylor, Asst. Publisher

Homeless and lower income military veterans can have the word “veteran” printed on their drivers’ licenses for free. The 2017 bill by Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democrat from Fullerton, waives what had been a $5 processing fee to allow that designation. She said it can make it easier for veterans to access services without carrying around discharge papers and veterans separation documents. California becomes the first state to require physicians, surgeons, osteopaths, naturopathic doctors, chiropractors, podiatrists and acupuncturists to notify patients if they are put on probation for serious misconduct. The 2018 bill by Sen. Jerry Hill, a Democrat from San Mateo, requires the 3

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