California voters could decide next year whether to abolish the State Board of Equalization, seven years after lawmakers stripped the elected tax board of most duties following a string of controversies.
Criminal defendants have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers, but that can be difficult for low-income defendants whose counterparts can’t afford to serve on jurors’ $15-a-day wages. So San Francisco has a pilot program increasing some jurors’ pay to $100 a day, and the lawmaker who sponsored the program is now proposing to expand it statewide.
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ABC10 wanted to get some clarity on this discrepancy between the sheriff’s office’s stance and the Stingley family’s assertion, so we went to talk with Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), the author of AB 748.
“It was the first piece of legislation to really define when body camera footage should be released,” said Ting.
California Asm Phil Ting announced $6.5 million in funding from the state to promote mental health and wellness services in the Asian Pacific American community.
Ting announced that the state government will allocate 6.5 million yuan to help the Multiple Services Center (RAMS) in the Richmond District of San Francisco to establish a permanent mental health service center.
Providing and expanding mental health services for the AAPI community was the focus of a gathering Friday in San Francisco’s Richmond District.
Acknowledging the recent massacres in Half Moon Bay and Monterey Park as well as the surge of hate attacks directed at the AAPI community during the pandemic, San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting announced he has secured 6.5 million dollars in state funds for RAMS, a Richmond District nonprofit which provides community mental health services.
Asian Americans in California, already on edge over a wave of hate crimes against their communities, are taking small comfort from the fact that the suspected perpetrators of the past week's two mass shootings were Asian Americans themselves.
With more mass shootings than days in 2023, the chorus for gun reform is growing ever louder following the tragedy in Half Moon Bay.
Both from state leaders as well as local politicians ... One of those leading the charge is state Assemblyman Phil Ting, who has long called on lawmakers in Sacramento to set an example for the rest of the nation.
"We should have much tighter licensing restrictions," Ting said. "We should really focus on making sure assault weapons across the country are banned."
Edge on the Square, a brand new contemporary art center established by the Chinatown Media & Arts Collaboration (CMAC) in the heart of San Francisco Chinatown, launched its first exhibition for public view on January 13 in time to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
"Inside the Issues" host Alex Cohen speaks with Assembly member Phil Ting about Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal. Plus, Ting makes the case for closing more California prisons. Click the button to watch the segment.
Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) updates constituents on his accomplishments last year and his priorities for this year's legislative session. It was held at the Geneva Car Barn, which received $3.5 million in state funding a few years ago, thanks to the efforts of the Assemblymember. The investment helped with the transformation of this historic landmark into a community space.