Commissioner Rodney Ellis cited a study that found about a quarter of Texas students need computers and devices for at-home learning, and that a third need better internet access. Of those that lack adequate internet access, two-thirds are Black, Latino or Native American. … [Read more...] about Harris County putting $32 million toward WiFi hot spots, computers for students during coronavirus
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Bay Briefing: Why Kamala Harris got the VP nod
On a windy afternoon in August, San Francisco Symphony’s principal trombonist Timothy Higgins was holding forth on one of the outdoor terraces of Davies Symphony Hall, performing, but for an audience of one, 20 feet away. … [Read more...] about Bay Briefing: Why Kamala Harris got the VP nod
Kamala Harris, Once a Presidential Candidate, Returns to Race
With those issues prominent in the United States with protesters carrying out months of demonstrations against police violence and inequality, Harris has been among lawmakers pushing legislation to enact police reforms on a national level. … [Read more...] about Kamala Harris, Once a Presidential Candidate, Returns to Race
‘This is HISTORIC’: How the Bay Area is responding to Kamala Harris as Biden’s VP pick
— Senator Melissa Melendez (@senatormelendez) August 11, 2020 Jessica Millan Patterson, chairwoman of the California Republican Party “@KamalaHarris epitomizes the extremist far left. She has compared law enforcement to the KKK, wants to eliminate the private health insurance millions of families rely on and failed to keep California streets safe when it was her job to do so. Biden has chosen to cater to... pic.twitter.com/JfIDsFd4YV … [Read more...] about ‘This is HISTORIC’: How the Bay Area is responding to Kamala Harris as Biden’s VP pick
Here’s who Gavin Newsom could name to replace Kamala Harris in the Senate
Rep. Karen Bass: The Los Angeles congresswoman’s national profile skyrocketed after she became a finalist to be Biden’s running mate. Her upside: The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus has been a longtime leader in police accountability and racial justice issues and would be just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate; Harris was the second. Her downside: Her few weeks in the vice presidential vetting spotlight surfaced a few episodes from her past, including friendly comments about the Church of Scientology, that might give the governor pause. … [Read more...] about Here’s who Gavin Newsom could name to replace Kamala Harris in the Senate
