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Newsom announced the appointments last K w ri o te at st n i ch Krause, a v tially polari rs across th ing. He is otherfirst she expects minbatch et zi e oritiesof Superior Court nominations since becoming k er n p ee in g o p th li ing his focu ti liv- Contin back into th e 11-pound (5-k arian, tells th s on fairncaesl spectrum are ued on p governor in January. ilogram) ca e wild after age A2 s an d t to it regleague ju cGu–ireFormer st Eight of the 11 appointees are women. All of them are ice th M ains stre WASHINGTON (AP) umvisited major ngth. at th if e b e seeswas filling vacancies left open by retired justices. o b pire Chuck Meriwether, hwho behind the plate when ca t it ag on Friday. ain, he’ll is drought Black women only make up around 5 percent of the Boston Red Sox ended their championship in sue a ticket for ja California’s more than 1,500 trial court judges. And only 2004, died Saturday. He was 63.

Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement 19 out of the state’s 58 counties have ever had Black women hours before Game 4 of the World Series. Meriwether had superior court justices.

“Thus in 39 counties, no African-American woman’s been ill with cancer and died at home in Nashville, Tenexperiences have brought life to the law,” writes Alameda nessee.

Meriwether called his first big league game in 1987, County Judge Brenda F. Harbin-Forte in the Daily Journal.

Harbin-Forte, who is Black, researches and writes about was promoted to the full-time American League staff in 1993 and worked for 18 years. He then became a major the history of African Americans in the state’s judiciary. umpire supervisor for nine years.

“Gov. Gavin Newsom follows the hard act of Gov. league Meriwether had the plate in Game 4 when the Red Jerry Brown,” she added. Former Gov. Brown, Harbin- Sox ended their 86-year absence by beating St. Louis Forte says, “made many historic appointments and created at Busch Stadium. He alsotitle did the 2007 World Series when the most diverse court system in the history of our great Boston swept Colorado. state.”

In addition, Meriwether got eight assignments in the One of the two new African-American judges, Terrie Division Series, two in the League Championship Series E. Roberts, 54, lives in Chula Vista. She will now serve as a and two All-Star Games.

San Diego County Superior Court Judge.

“Chuck Meriwether was an accomplished umpire on The other, Tricia J. Taylor, 39, who lives in the city of the field, a role model for our staff and a true gentleman in Los Angeles, is joining two others the governor appointed life,” Manfred said in a statement. “Chuck will be remembered for his genial manner and the outstanding example to serve as Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.

“Roberts and Taylor’s appointments are significant, said he set for others, particularly for African American umpires Dezie Woods-Jones, state president of Black Women who followed him.”

Organized for Political Action (BWOPA). “These Earlier this month, major league umpire Eric Cooper died appointments speak volumes. I am extremely pleased and at 52, two weeks after working the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Minnesota.

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Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), along with Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (DMI), Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Ranking Member Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a member of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, today unveiled the Clean Cars For America Climate Proposal, a bold new initiative to accelerate the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century—a target scientists say we must reach to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change, but are currently off track to meet—by making clean cars and charging infrastructure accessible and affordable to all Americans.

Leader Schumer’s Clean Cars for America proposal has a broad coalition of support, from such stakeholders as leading environmental groups like the Sierra Club, the NRDC, and the League of Conservation Voters, as well as labor unions like the United Auto Workers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and large auto companies like Ford and General Motors. The initiative would incentivize the transition to clean vehicles by providing significant discounts for clean vehicles when trading in a gas-powered vehicle, establishing a new grant program to states and localities to ensure all Americans have access to charging infrastructure, and providing robust incentives for manufacturers to build new factories or re-tool existing factories. The plan would result in 63 million fewer carbon-emitting cars. The plan is estimated to create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs in the United States.

The Clean Cars For America Climate Initiative would accelerate the critical transition to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century by making electric vehicles and charging infrastructure accessible to all Americans, regardless of where they live and work, and would firmly establish the United States as the global leader in electric vehicle and battery Continued on page A3

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John Conyers Dies at 90

By Stacy M.Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers, whose 15year fight to pass legislation that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday, has died. He was 90.

The longtime Michigan Democrat represented what is now the state’s 13th Congressional District (which includes parts of western Detroit) for more than 50 years.

Conyers resigned in 2017.

Conyers was born in Detroit in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1965 and immediately became a forceful voice in the Civil Rights Movement, co-sponsoring the Voting Rights Act of that same year.

Conyers was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee and helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act. Conyers and 12 other African American members of the House of Representatives founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971.

“We always knew where he stood on issues of equality and civil rights in the fight for the people,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who now represents Conyers’ district, tweeted.

“Sad to hear of the passing of former Congressman John Conyers,” the Rev. Al Sharpton stated. “He worked with us on many civil rights cases as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and helped lead the fight for the Martin Luther King [Jr.] Holiday.”

“Most of us from Michigan loved our congressman.

He was idolized and was absolutely an icon. Not only was he an icon of the civil rights movement but we looked to him for leadership. This is a massive loss. All of us in business, the clergy, the community, respected, admired Continued on page A3

Conyers, who was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Committee, also helped spearhead the 1994 Violence against Women Act. Conyers and 12 other African American members of the House of Representatives founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971.

Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers (Photo: United States Congress Official Photo / Wikimedia Commons)

Woman Dies at Gender Reveal Party

KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa woman has died after an explosion at a gender reveal party created debris that hit her.

The Marion County Sheriff’s office says the explosion happened at a home in central Iowa around 4 p.m. Saturday during a party to announce the gender of a baby a couple is expecting.

Deputies arrived at the home in Knoxville to find a 56-year-old woman dead. Knoxville is about 40 miles (64.37 kilometers) southeast of Des Moines.

Investigators determined that an explosion during the gender reveal announcement caused the woman’s death.

No other details about the explosion were available.

The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released.

Confederate Monument Protest

PITTSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Police in North Carolina say they’ve arrested two people after a “physical altercation” at a protest over a Confederate statue slated to be removed.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday it arrested Calvin James Megginson and Timothy James Osborn on charges related to the altercation. Both were released and are due in court next month.

A pro-Confederate group is trying to stop removal of the statue, which has been stationed outside the county courthouse in Pittsboro since 1907.

The county’s plans to remove the monument have sparked protests and counter-protests that have resulted in multiple arrests in the past month.

University Apologizes After Tweet on Diversity COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – The University of Missouri athletic department has apologized and removed a tweet intended to promote the NCAA’s “diversity and inclusion week” after receiving complaints it was racially insensitive.

The original post showed a graphic with four photos under the words “I am.” The white athletes described their career aspirations in the graphic, with one saying, “I am a future doctor.” The quotes attributed to a black athlete and athletics employee were “I Am an African American Woman” and “I Value Equality.”

Former Missouri quarterback and Kansas City attorney Corby Jones, who is black, told The Kansas City Star’s editorial board that he was “outraged” over the words that were chosen.

The athletic department said in a statement the “intent was to provide personal information about our students, but we failed.”

Man Threatening to Jump Off Overpass Snarls LA Traffic LOS ANGELES (AP) – Authorities say a man threatening to jump off an overpass onto the 101 Freeway in Hollywood has forced major traffic jams for hours as officials closed lanes on both sides of one of the city’s largest arteries.

Fire officials say Tuesday in a statement the incident began around 11 p.m. the night before and the closures stretched well into the morning commute.

One southbound lane reopened Tuesday morning but traffic cameras showed little improvement for drivers.

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Supporters Ramp up Pressure on African Union

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent The African Union President’s Office spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo has maintained that Ambassador Chihombori-Quao didn’t lose her job because of France or her fiery speeches about the scramble for Africa. “To say that the termination is due to [those opinions] is plainly false,” Kalondo said. However, no specific reason has been provided for the Ambassador’s termination.

Did African Union Ambassador to the United States Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao lose her job because of her outspokenness about France’s continued profiting off of her beloved Africa?

Or, is Her Excellency being shown the door because certain powers are exasperated that she’s exposed another “scramble for Africa?”

It appears that one – if not both – of those reasonings are true despite both French officials and those inside the African Union have either tepidly denied or have remained mum.

“Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao shoots straight from the hip on these matters,” Jane Save, a business advocate, wrote on Twitter, where social media users have for weeks expressed their anger over the decision to terminate the Ambassador. “[You have] the US-Africa summit; the China-Africa summit; Germany-Africa summit; India-Africa summit; and now the Russia-Africa summit. A renewed scramble for Africa? Everyone wants a piece,” Save stated.

Jerry Rawlings, the former president of Ghana, said the Ambassador’s dismissal raises serious questions about the independence of the AU. “For someone who spoke her mind about the detrimental effects of colonization and the huge cost of French control in several parts of Africa, this is an act that can best be described as coming from French-controlled colonized-minds,” Rawlings said.

Dr. Leonard Jeffries, a long time Pan-Africanist and former professor of Black Studies at the City University of New York, told The Amsterdam News that he agreed with Rawlings. “She spoke too much truth. That was it. She exposed too much, and it became too real.”

When Jeffries, uncle to U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, heard the AU was spreading rumors about Ambassador Chihombori-Quao in an attempt to justify the dismissal,

Supporters of Dr. Chihombori-Quao, remain adamant that the French government ordered the ambassador’s termination.

he scoffed.

“She’s a woman of integrity who has money in her own right. She’s not stealing money to buy some Gucci bag,” Jeffries said, according to The Amsterdam News.

An online petition seeking to have the Ambassador reinstated has garnered more than 68,000 signatures. Many

of the petitioners said they believe her outspokenness about France’s continued profiting from the colonization of Africa led to the termination.

Others said she had called attention to the continued dominance of Africa, and her efforts to unite the continent and Africans throughout the diaspora has ruffled some

Memoir Provides Lens to ‘ ’ See Cyntoia Brown-Long

Cyntoia Brown-Long (Courtesy Photo)

By Joy Doss Special to the New Tri-State Defender Cyntoia Brown’s story sent waves of nausea across my stomach and a riptide of ire through my mind. The ham-fisted “morality” and the way in which “justice” was meted out did not sit right in my spirit.

Where was the compassion? Where were the courtroom hugs and Bible? Where was the forgiveness that is often required of us? Do you mean to tell me there’s more compassion for a serial predator and frequent flyer with prostitutes than for this girl-child?

Last week, in advance of the Oct. 15 release of her memoir: “Free Cyntoia (My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System),” I interviewed her for my TSD column #Access901. There was so much running through my mind as I read the book in preparation for our conversation. A few takeaways and most salient points (without spoilers): • My own foolish young girl behavior.

• The simultaneous invisibility and sexualization of young black and brown girls and resulting normalization of this.

• She was spiraling for some time, but the big fall happened in a matter of weeks.

• Who’s to blame? Where was the fail?

• How remarkable this woman is!

Who doesn’t want to be grown, especially as a teenager? I know I did. I pushed boundaries. But I quickly realized I was NOT ready for grown up stuff. When the grown stuff came at me around age 15, I said to myself, “Oh. This?

NOPE.” But I also remember wanting to be loved by someone, not to fill a void or resolve daddy issues. I just wanted to feel beautiful, special and adored like the girls in the movies. Cyntoia was no different than me or most of us. She just had the follow through and boldness I didn’t!

As with many teenagers, she was seeking freedom, belonging and acceptance, which she found in the streets. Although at home she was loved, accepted and never isolated.

From most angles, it looked as if she had a good life. Most girls (or boys) that are drawn to the streets do so because there’s something lacking in their family life; not so much here.

So, what made her feel so disenchanted and at times angry?

In its simplest form, it was challenges with her identity and her otherness.

“I struggled with feeling different, feeling like an outcast… Now, we’ve done more to make people feel like it’s OK to be different. We’ve done more for inclusiveness,” she told me. “I was feeling like I didn’t belong where I was.

And I just didn’t know what to do with those feelings.”

One thing is crystal clear. There was this dichotomy of being a girl in a woman’s body. This woman-child was doing grown stuff with her body but still thinking like a child. She believed in fairytales in the midst of this madness; Prince Charming will save the day.

Cyntoia was 16 when she had the fateful encounter that ended with her killing a man she said picked her up for a paid sexual encounter.

Of course, her logic was faulty. Sometimes the stranger-danger alert kicked in, other times it didn’t; and other times it did but she walked right into danger anyway.

How did she distinguish one situation from another? What made her decide that this bad thing/person wasn’t as bad as this other bad thing/person?

“I really didn’t do evaluations. There was no real risk assessment,” she said.

“I was just walking into situations and pretty much just reacting as they happened. I was just blindly walking in…I didn’t think about the consequences…so it wasn’t always consistent. And (consequently) I ended up dealing

with things no one else my age would be able to navigate.”

She continued: “I wanted all this freedom but when I was legally declared grown at the age of 16, I was like, whoa, ‘I’m really in over my head this time.’ You realize how wrong you were. You’re forced to be grown without understanding what it means to be adult or even be a woman. Having to face life as an adult, you realize what mom was saying. It’s difficult to grow up like that.”

A useful tool in healing, self-forgiveness and uncovering personal truths is writing to your younger self. What she would tell Young Cyntoia and young girls?

“Slow down. I remember saying, ‘This is it, this is life,’ without slowing down to think about, ‘Where am I going?

What do I want to do?’ Take the time to stop and think through things? Who are you? What do you want to see happen?

“We don’t think through things at that age. Ask yourselves, ‘Who are you and who do you want to be? What do you see coming from this course of behavior?’”

As for “Young Cyntoia” specifically, “I would tell her, you don’t know half the things that you think you know,” she said.

“I thought I knew better than my mother and anyone else around me. You couldn’t tell me anything! I would tell (Young Cyntoia), ‘you have no idea what life is really about.

You’re not equipped, you’re not ready…to be grown…

God has it so you’re in your home with your parents for a reason… so you learn the ways of the world.’”

Tried as an adult, she was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery. Tennessee law mandated that she not be eligible for parole for at least 51 years. She was 31 when her sentence was commuted by then-Gov. Bill Haslam on Aug 7, 2019.

Throughout the criminal court process, she continued to believe the criminal justice system would protect her and see her. Which raises the point of invisibility and sexualization of black and brown girls. This is a story in and unto itself, pegged to the larger community.

As a mother to a young daughter, I find this distressing. It’s not just white people, it’s us too. Invisibility is a twin demon of sexualizing children. Some people just don’t see their girlhood or their innocence. Somehow the lens through which people view our children is distorted. Since slavery, our bodies were never our own; they were up for grabs for whoever was interested. Clearly, there are rem-

nants of this disposition today.

Without spoiling the book and going too deep into the weeds, I encourage people to just stop and see our girls.

See their worth, even when they don’t. It’s doesn’t matter if she’s “fass” or womanish or “developed.” DOES. NOT. MATTER. It’s our job as adults to shepherd children through the growing up process in the healthiest way possible. Even when they aren’t our kids, it’s still our village!

When we hear of these stories, our instinct often is to immediately assign blame. In between expletives and invectives, I was seeking a target. Whose fault is this? How did this happen?

However, there is no blame assignation anywhere in this book, which is one of the ways in which Cyntoia is absolutely remarkable. She doesn’t even seem to blame any of the predatory grown men who passed through her life.

How? I think this is part of being “Free Cyntoia.” Letting go and letting God. Through all of the trama, she managed to reconnect spiritually. The entire book, her entire story is a testimony. BUT. GOD. Sometimes there isn’t anything else to say.

Cyntoia came through this 15-year battle not weary, not worn, not weak. Still, how do you reprogram emotionally and find forgiveness for the people who have inflicted this kind of pain and trauma? How do you shed that armor? I am confounded by how much strength, resolve and, yes, faith, it must take to be in this place of peace.

“The crazy thing is that I really didn’t have a difficult time shedding the armor,” she said. “When I got out, I was like, ‘OK, I’m free.’ … I didn’t have a hard time transitioning. It’s natural. God made us to be free individuals.”

Now she can move how she wants.

“Lights out would be at 9:30,” she recalled. “So now, sometimes I’ll be up until 3 o’clock in the morning!”

There’s a freedom in “just cause” too!

She credits her support system as a huge reason her transition was so seamless.

“My husband has been incredible. Support matters.

I’m super blessed coming out into the situation that I did.”

(She’s now Cyntoia Brown-Long, having married Christian hip hop artist Jamie Long while in prison.)

What’s next? She looks forward to working with young people, the legal community and generally being of service.

“Free Cyntoia” puts humanity at the forefront. Everyone has a story. It’s up to us to see that and see them.

mighty feathers.

The African Union President’s Office spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo has maintained that Ambassador Chihombori-Quao didn’t lose her job because of France or her fiery speeches about the scramble for Africa.

“To say that the termination is due to [those opinions] is plainly false,” Kalondo said.

However, no specific reason has been provided for the Ambassador’s termination.

AU Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat said only that the Ambassaor was removed from office following the Commission’s rules.

Located in Addis Ababa, the African Union is an organization consisting of 55 African countries. Founded in May 2001 to replace the Organization of African States, one of AU’s stated goals is “to establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations.”

A Ghanaian native, Ambassador Chihombori-Quao took office in 2017. She served in various capacities at the African Union before being nominated African Union Ambassador to the United States.

After almost a year of persuading her to assume leadership as the African Union Permanent Ambassador in the United States representing the 55 countries of the Union, Dr. Chihombori-Quao accepted the position.

“She has led with courage and vigor in galvanizing peoples of African Descent,” Prof. Apollos Nwauwa, the Secretary of the African Diaspora Congress, stated.

“Dr. Chihombori-Quao has spoken globally to sensitize and empower all peoples of African Descent to come together and build the ‘Africa We Want’ as adopted in African Union Agenda 2063,” Professor Nwauwa noted.

The unification of the African Diaspora as espoused in AU Agenda 2063 is contrary to the Africa that has been marginalized and pillaged through inequitable colonial and post-colonial contracts, Professor Nwauwa continued.

“Dr. Chihombori-Quao has been outspoken about neo-colonial maneuverings and exploitation that still exist today. Her dissemination of the truth has garnered her attention and support around the world,” the professor stated.

“However, not everyone is embracing her bold but honest discourses for effecting change for the betterment of Africa.”

Kamala Harris Skipping South Carolina Forum Over Trump Award

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is pulling out of a South Carolina criminal justice forum over organizers’ handling of President Donald Trump’s appearance.

Soon after her announcement, the mayor of South Carolina’s capital city, Columbia, and a co-host of the event said he was organizing an alternative forum at Benedict College, a historically black college, for any candidates who wished to participate, with Harris’ campaign confirming she would be among them.

“I honestly wanted to give everyone else another option,” Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin told The Associated Press about his event, which will be held with the theme “Students First” in a college chapel.

As of Friday night, Benjamin said Cory Booker and Joe Biden, and likely Bernie Sanders, planned to attend his event, as well as the original forum.

Earlier Friday, Harris’ campaign said she would skip the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center event Saturday in objection to the group’s decision to give Trump its Bipartisan Justice Award, which she received in 2016.

“Donald Trump is a lawless President,” the California senator said in a statement. “Not only does he circumvent the laws of our country and the principles of our Constitution, but there is nothing in his career that is about justice, for justice, or in celebration of justice.”

Trump received the award Friday for his work on criminal justice reform with the First Step Act, which has allowed thousands of nonviolent offenders to gain early release from federal prison.

Harris had been among 10 Democrats expected at the forum over the weekend.

She also complained that only a handful of Benedict students were ticketed for Trump’s appearance. Most seats were occupied by administration officials and Trump supporters.

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Roberts, a former prosecutor and public defender, and Taylor, a former deputy district attorney, both bring broad experience in private law - as well as public law - to their new roles as justices.

Since 2008, Roberts served as a commissioner at the San Diego County Superior Court. Before that, she was deputy district attorney at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office. Roberts has also worked in private practice and served as a deputy public defender in San Diego County.

Before becoming deputy D.A. in Los Angeles County, Taylor also worked in private practice and at the Children’s Law Center, a public interest law firm and advocacy group.

In California, all of the state’s 58 counties have now voted to have a single superior court in each of their jurisdictions. That county superior court serves as the main trial court for each county. In June 1998, California voters approved Proposition 220, a constitutional amendment that allowed the counties to fold their municipal and superior courts into one unified county superior court.

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Lakers Win 95-86 in Home Opener Against Jazz

The new dynamic duo of Anthony Davis (left) and LeBron James (right) warming up before the home opener against the Utah Jazz Friday night in Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo Credit: @ clutchclipshoop)

By James Luckey Jr Los Angeles News Observer “Focus” was the message on the free black t-shirts on every seat throughout Staples Center. That is exactly what the Lakers were in the first “official” home opener last Friday night against the Utah Jazz, winning 95-86. This win was coming off the eve of the season opening setback to their new look crosstown rival Los Angeles Clippers.

That game was definitely out in the rear view by both Laker players and fans as everyone was focused to get the first win of the season and protect home court. The Lakers got off to a fast start and never looked back starting the game off in a connection Laker faithful will get use to seeing with an alley oop pass from LeBron James to Anthony Davis. The Lakers lead 24-17 after the first quarter.

The Lakers two superstars didn’t disappoint with LeBron putting up a near triple double with 32 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. Anthony Davis chipped in with 21 points and 7 rebounds to go along with 5 blocks. It was Davis’s 42nd career game with 20 points and 5 blocks, ranking him 9th all-time in that stat and 1st among active players. When asked if his home debut in Staples Center lived up to the hype Davis answered by saying, “Oh, for sure. We got the win. Couldn’t ask for anything better, especially in the first home game. Great crowd, great

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Schumer Unveils Clean Cars For America Climate Proposal Leader Schumer’s new proposal would make clean cars and charging stations available to all Americans and will help meet carbon emissions targets scientists say we must reach to avoid most devastating effects of climate change, all while stimulating an American-made manufacturing supply chain for clean cars.

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More information on Leader Schumer’s proposal can be found below and a more detailed summary of the proposal can be found by using your “Observer Interactive” app.

“Today I am announcing a bold new plan designed to reduce the number of carbon-emitting cars on the road, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and accelerate the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by mid-century—a target scientists say we must reach to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change,” said Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. “This proposal to bring clean cars atmosphere. We were able to get the win in front of our to all of America will be a key component of the far-reaching climate legislation from Senate Democrats, and I’m fans.”

The Lakers has great contribution from their role proud it has a broad coalition of support from a diverse players. Lakers big men JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard coalition of environmental, labor, and auto leaders. This have great energy and defense controlling the paint. They proposal takes bold steps to confront the climate crisis, also received 15 big points (4 made three pointers) from protect our planet, create tens of thousands of good-paying Troy Daniels aka “Layup”. When asked how he got his middle-class jobs, and would position the U.S. to lead the nickname Daniels replied by saying , “It started in Vegas world in clean auto manufacturing.”

“Michigan automakers and workers are the best in the when we were having summer workouts. I think we had a workout where I didn’t really miss so they started calling world and are leading the way in developing cutting-edge electric vehicles,” said Senator Stabenow. “We need a drame ‘Layup’.”

The Jazz didn’t bring enough on the offensive end to matic expansion in our electric charging infrastructure contend wit huh the new look Lakers as they dropped to to accelerate the electric vehicle fleet of the future. These 1-1 after defeating Oklahoma City in their season opener. investments will help create new jobs and reduce carbon Utah’s young star Donavan Mitchell lead they Jazz with pollution as we combat the climate crisis.”

“American workers are the best in the world, and with 24 points.

At press time the Lakers are 3-1 with 3 straight a real investment in new auto technology, can make the wins in it’s opening home stand. On Sunday night they safest, the cleanest, the most reliable and the most fuel efdefeated the Charlotte Hornets 120-101 and Tuesday ficient cars in the world,” said Senator Brown. “In Ohio, night with a win over the young Memphis Grizzles 120- we’ve seen too many autoworkers – in Lordstown, Mans91. Anthony Davis finished 40 points & 20 rebounds in field and throughout the state—see their jobs shift overseas just 31 minutes of action being showered “MVP” chants when companies decide to invest in new technology. This all night. The Lakers hit the road road to Dallas Friday and plan would ensure we build the next generation of clean cars in America and bolster our economy while also supChicago Sunday to finish out the week. porting American autoworkers and preventing more jobs from moving overseas.”

“At a time when the effects of climate chaos are all around us in the form of out-of-control wildfires, extreme droughts, and deadly hurricanes, families across America are looking for ways to reduce the carbon emissions that are driving the crisis,” said Senator Merkley. “One of the best ways is to trade in gas-powered cars for plug-in cars. This legislation will help families make that trade—a switch that will help save our planet.”

“With communities around the country suffering the ravages of climate change and communities of color and low-income communities bearing the brunt of those impacts and health effects of air pollution, Democratic Leader Schumer’s proposal is a big and welcome piece of a needed solution,” said Tiernan Sittenfeld, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the League of Conservation Voters (LCV). “This comes at a critical time and stands in stark contrast with the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back clean car standards and stand in the way of American innovation. We need both strong standards for tailpipe emissions from the EPA and incentives like these to clean up our transportation sector.”

“The only way we can tackle the climate crisis is by leaving no one behind -- that includes workers and those most impacted by pollution. Leader Schumer’s Clean Cars for America legislation boldly addresses pollution from the transportation sector while continuing to grow the booming clean energy economy, and the Sierra Club is proud to support it,” said Gina Coplon-Newfield, Director of Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All campaign.

“This bold measure would accelerate the transition to clean electric vehicles and help ensure that American workers play a central part in building them,” said Luke Tonachel, Director of Clean Vehicles and Fuels at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Coupled with stronger clean car standards, this proposal would help deliver the vehicles we need to cut drivers’ fuel costs, clean our air and address the dangers of climate change.”

“In order to confront the climate crisis, we must urgently deploy cleaner electric vehicles. We support Senator Schumer’s efforts to help more people, particularly low- and medium-income families, make the switch from Lakers LeBron James goes up for a shot Friday night conventional vehicles to electric vehicles and to ensure that against the Utah Jazz. (Photo Credit: @clutchclip- the US maintains a leadership role in this transition. We shoop)

United States,” remarked Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association.

“Conyers was a constitutional scholar and political visionary whose longstanding vision for freedom, justice and equality was unparalleled in the Congress of the United States,” Chavis continued. “May God bless the freedom-fighting memory and legacy of The Honorable John Conyers.” Chavis stated.

look forward to working with him further on this proposal,” said Michelle Robinson, Director of Clean Transportation Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

“Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Clean Cars for America honors the sweat and sacrifice of American autoworkers by investing in domestic manufacturing of electric vehicles and incentivizing high quality jobs across the auto supply chain,” said Gary Jones, President of the United Auto Workers.

“Reducing carbon emissions in the United States and around the world is not only a challenge, but a great opportunity to modernize our nation’s infrastructure, reinvigorate domestic manufacturing, and create hundreds of thousands of well-paying, family-supporting union jobs. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the largest energy union in the world, supports Leader Schumer’s plan to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector by investing in American workers and directing federal resources that will make the United States the global leader in electric vehicle infrastructure and EV manufacturing,” said Lonnie Stephenson, International President from the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers.

“Over the past month we’ve seen autoworkers nationwide stand up to ensure that the vehicles of the future are built in America and that manufacturing once again provides good-paying jobs,” said Zoe Lipman, Director of the Vehicles and Advanced Transportation Program at the BlueGreen Alliance. “We cannot rebuild prosperity if we fall behind the rest of the world in building the technologies of the future. That’s why Congress needs to act— through measures like Senator Schumer’s proposed Clean Cars for America package—on an agenda that makes leadership and investment in advanced and electric vehicles, technology, manufacturing, and good jobs in America a priority.”

“We appreciate Leader Schumer’s efforts to drive America toward a more electrified, low carbon future,” said Curt Magleby, Vice President, U.S. Government Relations, Ford Motor Company. “Ford is investing $11.5 billion to grow our electrified vehicle portfolio, which includes iconic models our customers know and love. Just last week we announced that our all-electric vehicle customers will have access to the largest public charging network in the U.S. We look forward to working in a bipartisan way to help shape this proposal.”

“General Motors believes in an all-electric, zero-emissions future. Driving towards that vision, we will continue investing in manufacturing and dedicating significant resources to bolster infrastructure here in the United States.

We appreciate the leadership of Senator Schumer and his efforts to advance electrification through much-needed infrastructure investments, consumer incentives and promotion of American electric vehicle manufacturing,” said Liz Reicherts, Vice President, External Affairs There are three major components to Leader Schumer’s proposal: • Making clean vehicles affordable by giving consumers a substantial cash voucher to trade-in their gas-powered cars and buy a U.S.-assembled and affordable plug-in electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen fuel cell car.

• Making charging infrastructure accessible through a new grant program to states and localities to ensure all Americans have access to charging infrastructure.

• Reasserting U.S. leadership in clean car manufacturing with robust incentives for manufacturers to build new factories or re-tool existing factories in the United States to assemble zero-emission vehicles or manufacture charging equipment.

This announcement follows a number of Democratic efforts to meaningfully confront the climate change crisis, including Senate Democrats’ forced vote to repeal the Trump administration’s “Affordable Clean Energy Rule,” the administration’s latest attempt to significantly weaken important carbon emissions standards for power plants, a pledge from Leader Schumer to invest in climate in any infrastructure bill, and the establishment of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, chaired

by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI).

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Clippers Usher in New Era at the Chase Center

Chase Center from Terry A Francois Blvd. (Cam Buford Photo)

Chevy at Yerba Buena Military Base. (Cam Buford Photo)

By Cameron Buford whatsgoodinsports.com The revamped Los Angeles Clippers took their act on the road last week to play against the new-look Golden State Warriors in the unveiling of Chase Center, the Warriors new arena in downtown San Francisco. Though these same two met in last season’s NBA playoffs just a few months ago, though each team is dramatically different this season. The Clippers have added an NBA Champion and a perirenal All-Star to their squad while the Golden State Warriors have suffered some huge loses by way of injuries and free agency which puts these teams on completely deferent trajectories coming into 2019/ 2020 NBA season.

Whether, or not, this new era of the Warriors is on par with their recent championship lineage, they unveiled a state-of-the-art arena in the newly minted Thrive City area of San Francisco for their team and fans to enjoy. As I mentioned this new version of the Warriors have been severely hindered by the injury of their key defender and one half of the potent “Splash Brother” duo Klay Thompson. Additionally, they have lost 2-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant and Quinn Cook to free agency while their consummate professional Andre Iguodala was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies earlier in the summer.

The floor of the new Chase Center Arena has a uniquely similar feel to that of Oracle Arena, formerly the home of the Warriors. Though Curry’s famous final warmup shot from the tunnel has become made more difficult by the configuration of this new arena, he nearly

made that now-famous shot, opening night, as his final warm up shot bounced off the front rim after he added the high arch to get the shot over the backboard.

The Clippers added last season’s Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard this off-season along with 5 Time All-Star and 4 Time All-Defensive team member Paul George. Even though Paul George won’t join the team until midNovember, newly acquired phenom Kawhi Leonard is wasting no time showing his versatility. As he amassed his career-high in assist with 9 in only his second game with the team. This led his team to an easy victory against an undermanned Warriors team in their newly minted arena.

This new Chase Center will feature one ring of 44 suites, which will bring the upper bowl closer to the action.

The Chase Center will also feature 32 courtside lounges and 60 theater boxes, with the theater boxes sitting on top of the ring of suites on the sidelines of the arena. Which is anchored by two large lobbies accessible to all levels of wide, spacious concourses throughout the venue. All ticketed fans in Chase Center will have access to the Sky Bar, a restaurant and bar with views into the bowl located at the North end of the upper level.

To create the best possible experience and sightlines for fans, with every seat as good or better than the seating in Oracle Arena. With 18,064 seats, Chase Center will not only host Warriors basketball, but also major concerts, cultural events, family shows, and a variety of other

attractions. This unique sports and entertainment district will feature the Gatehouse, a 5,000 sq. ft. building along Third Street that frames the plaza, and helps enclose the fourth side of the main plaza, creating a more intimate environment for visitors. The building includes a Warrior retail store with stadium seating, on the outside, for up to 250 guests to sit and observe the many events scheduled for the main plaza, such as the TNT Pre and Post Game show which was set up on the Plaza.

The privately financed and LEED Gold Certified Chase Center will also generate more than $14 million, from its approximate 200 events per year, in new tax revenues for the city. Utilizing no money from the city’s general fund, no public land, and no new taxes. This revenue will go toward vital services and capital improvements to address the community and neighborhood’s needs. This sports and entertainment district will feature 580,000 square feet of office space and cover a total of 11 acres.

This visit to Chase Center was made possible by the good people of Chevrolet and their 2019 Chevrolet Silverado LT Trail Boss Crew Cab. This Silverado boasted a 5.3-liter V8; 355 hp, 383 ft-lb. of torque. This eight-speed automatic with four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive was certainly a joy to drive. I was pleasantly surprised by its comfort and its fuel-efficient Ecotec3 V8 Dynamic Fuel Management System. At 5,008 pounds it has a towing capability of over 11,000 pounds provides plenty of power

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer “Fight On” is the USC motto, cheer and whatever you want it to be. It’s what the Trojan football team did last week against the Buffalos in Colorado. Missing several players on both offense and defense due to injury.

Amon-Ra St. Brown broke on a 37 yard run for as score to give USC the early first quarter lead. He lowered his shoulder, bounced off a tackler and jetted away for the score. Before that he only had 3 carries on the season. It was St Browns 4th TD of the season.

CU’s Laviska Shenault raced 71 yards on a score for to give the Buffs a 24-14 lead.

The defense, missing several defenders including Christian Rector, did a lot of bending giving up 31 points through three quarters and 520 yards of offense for the game. “Some problems you have to go through,” said

USC’s John Houston. “ But we went through that in the second half and we came back.”

The Trojans trailed by 10 at the beginning of the fourth. That’s when Kedon Slovis went to work.

He had two key drives, one leading to a touchdown pass to Michael Pittman Jr. The first a 44 yarder with 11:25 in the period. The second a 37 yarder to Pittman part of a drive at the 2:15 mark that milked the clock.

On the day Pittman had 7 catches for 156 yards. He was joined by Tyler Vaughns had 8 catches for 104 yards and I1 TD. Slovis finished the day completing 30 of 44 for 406 yards.

The Trojans have a big one next week with Oregon at the Coliseum.

to pair with its roomy 139/64 cubic feet of passenger/ cargo volume.

This Silverado also came with the Z71 off-road equipment package which included a driver-selectable four-wheel-drive system with a low range for tough terrain.

In addition to a two-inch suspension lift, brawny shock absorbers, skid plates, automatic locking rear differential including hill start assist and hill descent control, and off-road tires on 18-inch wheels. I loved the huge console storage with under-seat storage, the Bose premium sound system and on-board Wi-Fi. The all-weather floor liners, Chevytec sprayed-on bed liner, and 120V power outlet were also impressive amenities.

Touring the Chase Center on opening night was an awesome experience. The Clippers put it on the Warriors as expected and I look forward to following them throughout the season. I wasn’t looking forward to returning that sweet Chevy Silverado Trail Boss either, though shot out to Chevy for their participation. Please share your thoughts on the new version of the Los Angeles Clippers with us by commenting in the comment section of this article on www.whatsgoodinsports.com or by following me on Twitter at “Voice of the Fans” for immediate engagement.

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Trojans Get Comeback Win Walter Camp Honors Oregon’s Verdell and OSU’s Young

John Houston and the USC Defense held on after playing with so man injuries. (Photo Credit:USC Athletics)

Oregon’s CJ Verdell rushes for 257 yards to earn the Walter Camp National Player of the Week Award.

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By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, presented by Generation UCAN, for games ending October 26.

CJ Verdell landed the Offensive honors rushing for 257 yards (on 23 attempts) and three touchdowns as 11th-ranked Oregon (7-1) defeated Washington State, 3735. The Redshirt sophomore from Mater Dei High has a rushing total that is the fourth-most in UO history and he scored on a career-long 89-yard run.

On the defensive side Chase Young of Ohio State had

six tackles and set a school record with four quarterback sacks as third-ranked Buckeyes (8-0) over 13th-ranked Wisconsin, 38-7. The Jr defensive end from DeMatha High in Hyattsville Md. High tied a school record with five tackles for loss and he also forced two fumbles.

About the Award: This is the 16th year that the Walter Camp Football Foundation will honor one offensive and one defensive player as its national Football Bowl Subdivision player of the week during the regular season. Recipients are selected by a panel of national media members and administered by the Foundation.

Michael Pittman scores on a 44yard pass from Kedon Clovis vs Colorado. (Photo Credit:USC Athletics)

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(L-R) Vince Staples and Sean “Diddy” Combs speak onstage at the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles - Day 1 at Magic Box on October 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT)

(L-R) Snoop Dogg, Brandon “Big B” Tiffith, __, Punch, Anthony “Moosa” Tiffith , and SZA speak onstage at the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles - Day 2 at Magic Box on October 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT)

Sean “Diddy” Combs, REVOLT and AT&T’s REVOLT Summit Los Angeles kicked off Friday with special conversations with today’s leading voices in culture! Including Angela Rye, Vince Staples, Van Jones, Killer Mike and Eboni K Williams – all of which brought their own voices and experiences to an array of panels focusing on politics, hip-hop culture, and what it takes to make it in this industry. REVOLT Summit LA experienced their own incredible REVOLT 2 Vote, a conversation that started at REVOLT Summit Atlanta. Van Jones led the discussion where he visited topics including voting, empowerment and using your voice, this time with Angela Rye, Jeff Johnson, Aoki Lee Simmons and Tamika Mallory joining him on the panel for a fresh perspective on the issues. Pre-

With an exciting day two, Sean “Diddy” Combs, REVOLT and AT&T’s hosted another round of top-tier talent, executives and creative leaders! Yesterday, REVOLT x AT&T Summit Los Angeles hosted special conversations with Summit Co-Chairs, Los Angeles Hip Hop power players, Top Dawg Entertainment. Lead by Snoop Dogg alongside SZA and Jay Rock, the enigmatic artist and music legend discussed how the LA based record label became one of the most groundbreaking music company’s in the business.

Beautycon’s CEO, Moj Mahdara, kicked off the day with a some of the most powerful women in business and entertainment including Storm Reid, Lilly Singh and Cari Champion, during Follow Her Lead panel they all shared their stories and insight on breaking barriers and making

Revolt x AT&T LA Summit Unleashes Top Talent senting sponsor AT&T hosted conversations/activations all day with industry leaders like Zoe Young and Keefa Black focusing on entrepreneurship and what it takes to be the next A&R, Monetizing the Turn up sat down the faces behind top parties and events, Broccoli City Festival, D’usse Palooza and PVTL to talk the keys to success at the AT&T Studio.

There was a full-house for the one on one fireside chat with Sean “Diddy” Combs and Vince Staples where they discussed taking hip hop and the music industry in a new direction. The final panel of the day, a live recording of State of The Culture with the cast and special guests Too Short and Reason debating the new era of hip hop artists and what it takes to make it in the industry… Luck.

(L-R) Aoki Lee Simmons, Jeff Johnson, Tamika Mallory, Angela Rye, and Van Jones attend the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles - Day 1 at Magic Box on October 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

(Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT)

their way to the top. The final panel of the night was hiphop mogul Master P and his son Romeo, with their panel titled Generational Wealth. Master P shared gems of experience regarding how he fostered his critical relationship that helped build his family’s empire.

Presenting sponsor AT&T hosted intimate conversations at the AT&T Studio – including a sit down between the top songwriters in the biz – Rodney Jerkins, Nija Charles and Stacy Barthe. Along with a few others the group deconstructed their songs and shared the challenges and rewards of creating their music. Closing out the night was an unforgettable relay of performances on the REVOLT main stage with OT Genesis, SiR, Arin Ray, Eric Bellinger and many more!

(L-R) Romeo Miller and Master P attend the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles - Day 2 at Magic Box on October 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for REVOLT)

Dave Chappelle to Receive Comedy Award

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Boundary-pushing comedian Dave Chappelle is the latest recipient of the Mark Twain prize for lifetime achievement in comedy, an honor being bestowed Sunday night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

The event is a homecoming for Chappelle, who was raised in suburban Silver Spring, Maryland, attended Washington's prestigious Duke Ellington School of the Arts and filmed his first HBO special in the capital.

Chappelle was already a well-established comedian and comedic actor when he was given his own sketch comedy show in 2003.

The show on Comedy Central, “Chappelle's Show,” was an immediate hit. It combined clever parodies that often tweaked racial conventions with uniquely staged musical productions featuring hip-hop and soul artists.

At the height of his popularity, Chappelle shocked the entertainment industry by walking away from a lucrative contract extension and abandoning the show while it

was preparing for its third season. He disappeared from public view and took an extended trip to Africa. He later explained that the pressures of the show's success and the influence applied by the network made him feel “like some kind of a prostitute.”

Chappelle gradually returned to performing, more powerful than ever, and now releases regular stand-up specials under a multimillion-dollar deal with Netflix. The departure from his own hit show made him an inspirational symbol for artists and comedians, particularly minorities, for his willingness to sacrifice profit to retain his independence.

Twain recipients are typically honored by a series of testimonials, musical performances and often a surprise guest or two. This year, the announced guest list includes comedians Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart and Tiffany Haddish, musicians John Legend and Q-Tip and actors Bradley Cooper and Morgan Freeman.

The ceremony will be broadcast Jan. 7 on PBS.

Hollywood Stylists Do Not Get Black Hair

This combination photo shows various hairstyles worn by actress-comedian Tiffany Haddish.

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) _ Tiffany Haddish recalls leaving the set of a big-budget movie in tears in search of someone who could properly do her hair. Lorraine Toussaint blithely recounts the times her tresses have been damaged by stylists inexperienced on how to do black hair.

Other African American actresses have similar stories about hair struggles in Hollywood and say the lack of diversity behind the scenes has led to challenging situations.

Black hair comes in different textures but is generally defined by its curls. Racism and segregation typically dictated that black people exclusively worked on black hair.

Many non-black stylists today remain unfamiliar with African American hair.

Halle Berry exploded on the Hollywood scene in the 1990s with a short, pixie hairstyle that others copied. Berry says she didn't set out to start a trend. Short hair was easy to maintain.

Dave Chappelle is the latest recipient of the Mark Twain prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

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Thursday, October 31, 2019

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Census Bureau Embarks on a Hiring Blitz

The Census Bureau reports having completed its process of verifying addresses for purposes of mailing notifications about the 2020 Census. Now, it is hiring thousands of enumerators who will go door-to-door next spring to collect information from those who do not respond to the online questionnaires. (Photo courtesy of Census Bureau)

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By Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services With Census Day – April 1 -- fast approaching, the Census Bureau is ramping up its hiring. There are thousands of jobs to fill.

The national census, taken every 10 years since 1790, is the country’s biggest single peacetime project. The goal is to count each and every person living in the United States, no matter how young or old, no matter their citizenship, no matter anything. If they’re here, they count.

Knowing how many people live where will affect political representation and billions of dollars’ worth of spending decisions over the next decade. It’s so important that California has committed $180 million just to try to make sure everyone in the state responds to a census questionnaire, whether it’s done online, on paper, over the phone or in person. There’s that much at stake.

The federal government will spend billions to do that counting and hire about a half-million people to do the work. Plenty of jobs are still open. Pay varies depending on where you are, but in Northern California, hundreds of jobs are still open that pay from $24 to $33 per hour.

“We still urgently need people to apply for the jobs,” a San Francisco-based census recruiter told Ethnic Media Services. “We welcome all applicants.”

Just as the 2020 Census will be the first to rely on people going online to fill out their household questionnaires, would-be workers must use a computer to apply for census jobs. The website for applying is: www.2020census.gov/ jobs. Nationwide this week, the Census Bureau is hosting thousands of events as it kicks its recruitment effort into high gear to help fill those jobs.

About a half-dozen different types of work need to be done. The biggest need: Workers to ring the doorbells or knock on the doors of people who didn’t fill out the census questionnaires online, on paper, or by phone. These workers, known as “enumerators,” will have to instill enough trust to get an in-person response.

Every “Area Census Office” (there are 30 in California, from Bakersfield to West Covina) will need 600-800 enumerators. The pay scale can range up to $30 per hour in some areas, such as the Northern California counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Francisco.

In San Diego County, the pay rate for enumerators is pegged at $20.50 per hour; in Del Norte and Fresno counties, it’s $16.50; in Kern County, $17. In Los Angeles, there are eight ACOs, seven of them are offering $21 per hour.

At the eighth, it’s $18.

For every 20 enumerators, there has to be a supervisor.

So every ACO needs between 30 and 40-some of those, depending on the size of the local population it’s trying to count. Supervisors make a few dollars more per hour, and recruiters too.

Then, every census office also needs dozens of office clerks, and for every 10 of those, a supervisor. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the pay rate for those positions runs to $24 and $31 per hour, respectively.

The Census Bureau has filled most of its office management positions, the Bay Area source said, and completed the address verification stage of the census process, finalizing the lists of addresses where it believes people live.

So, for now the main thrust is to attract job applicants for the actual enumeration process.

The census figures it may need up to eight applicants for every opening: An applicant may find that temporary work is not for them, or find other jobs while the census is reviewing their application, or simply change their mind about wanting the job.

The positions, though, are ideal for people seeking extra income because the hours are flexible and the schedule could allow the workers to hold another job or attend school.

Applicants must clear a background check, be citizens, 18 or older and have an email address. They’ll be fingerprinted, too.

Having a misdemeanor conviction isn’t necessarily a disqualifier, a census spokesperson told Ethnic Media Services.

Although census work is under way already, the jobs the Census Bureau is recruiting for now are expected to begin next year. Office staff will be employed in the runup to the release of the census questionnaire, April 1 at the latest, earlier in some cases, whereas enumerators won’t be brought in until it’s clearer how much follow-up work needs to be done to collect data from those who didn’t respond to questionnaires.

The non-response follow-up work that comprises the bulk of the enumerators’ assignment is expected to run from May through the end of July.

In all cases, before the new employees begin working, there will be weeks of paid training, for instance in using government-issued mobile devices to collect the information.

Another essential aspect of the training process involves taking an oath to preserve the confidentiality of respondents’ personal information.

The toughest laws the government has on protecting people’s personal information are the laws about handling census data. Workers can face $250,000 fines plus five years in jail if they violate their sworn oaths to protect people’s privacy. All the data will eventually be made public, but not until 72 years after it was collected.

So for next year’s census, personally identifiable information is locked up until 2092. It’s the aggregate data the census compiles, not the personal data, that’s used to make decisions about billions of dollars’ worth of federal spending every year, or how many Electoral College votes and Congressional representatives you get.

The San Francisco recruiter said that although specific language skills are not required for any job openings, multilingual people are encouraged to apply and may get preferential consideration because those skills will help assure that every community is fully counted.

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