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Jewish Legislative Caucus Calls for Adidas to Drop Kanye, Also Citing Founder’s Nazi Ties

Today, the leaders of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus condemned Kanye West’s spreading o

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Jewish Caucus Speaks Out Against Kanye West Anti-Jewish Hate

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair and Vice Chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, released the following statement today on behalf of the Jewish Caucus.
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California Legislative Diversity Caucuses take a unified stance calling for immediate resignation of Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo.

We, the members of California Legislative Diversity Caucus—comprised of the California Legislative Black Caucus, California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus, California Asian American & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, California Latino Legislative Caucus, California Legislative Jewish Caucus, and the California Legislative Women's Caucus—are appalled at the anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and homophobic statements made in conversation between Los Angeles City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, Gil Cedillo, and Los Angeles County Labor Federation President Ron Herrera.
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Legislature Approves Bill to Protect Californians fromHate-Motivated, Antisemitic Violence

During a shabbat service this January at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, a gunman

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Newsom signs controversial social media bill into California law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law a social media transparency measure that he says protects residents from hate and disinformation posts spread through social media platforms.
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East Bay Jewish lawmaker’s initiative a win for local journalism

A unique initiative championed by a Jewish East Bay state senator will invest $25 million in jour

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State bill will extend security grants program 'indefinitely'

Abill to extend the California Nonprofit Security Grant Program permanently — and more than doubl

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LGBTQ Jewish leaders step up to combat monkeypox, stigmatization

With San Francisco having emerged as the epicenter of California’s monkeypox outbreak — with near

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New Assembly bill would expand hate crimes law, equalize penalties

Two Jewish members of the state Assembly representing the Bay Area, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan and&

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Jewish Caucus Statement on Sierra Club’s Decision to Reinstate Travel to Israel

The California Legislative Jewish Caucus issued the following statement regarding the Sierra Club’s decision to reinstate travel to Israel.