AxiosResults from ramped-up police trainings could take years — if at allPolice departments around the country have been ramping up training programs in the year since George Floyd’s death — but no one should expect them to have enough impact in one year to prevent more tragic deaths…
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Voters to decide on mayoral candidates in 6 cities – cityandstatepa.com
While many voters will have their eyes on major ballot initiatives that could reshape the governor’s emergency powers for years to come, others will be focused on mayoral primary races in their city, with at least six major mayoral offices up for grabs this year. In an effort…
Carol L. Folt: ‘Whatever its impact, COVID didn’t derail or defeat you’ – USC News
Transcript: And welcome to the 2021 and 2020 Commencement at the University of Southern California. Here we are in the historic LA Coliseum, the first class to graduate here in 70 years! – and we even lit the torch in honor of you, our graduates. I can’t tell…
Use These 10 Tactics To Avoid Home Crimes in New Hampshire – wokq.com

Break ins significantly decreased in 2020 which makes sense because of the pandemic. People weren’t leaving their homes so it is significantly harder for criminals to break in and steal stuff when the owners never leave. But that was not the case in 2019! FBI crime statistics show $15.8 billion…
How this company fills roles normally lacking diverse candidates – Yahoo Finance

Tiffany Pham Founder and CEO Mogul joined Yahoo Finance Live to break down the importance of workplace diversity and how they fill roles normally lacking diverse candidates.Video TranscriptADAM SHAPIRO: As part of our commitment to Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we decided to invite into the stream the…
Procurement Equity Amid Hostile Politics: Accounting for Race When You Can’t Account for Race – Next City

A map of Tacoma’s Equity Index, an interactive tool that visually highlights disparities in the city. (Credit: City of Tacoma) RSVP Now Join Next City and Living Cities for the second installment of our three-part live webinar event on public procurement, race, and the pandemic. Businesses owned by…
Purpose At Work: Lessons From Lyft On How To Transform Lives Through Transportation – Forbes

Purpose At Work: Lessons From Lyft On How To Transform Lives Through Transportation PHOTO PROVIDED BY Lyft More and more vanguard companies have begun to radically re-imagine and reengineer business based on the idea of collectivized purpose—to Lead With We. They’re showing us that how we live, work,…
Voters In Conservative Louisiana Districts Support Legalizing Marijuana, Poll Shows With House Vote Scheduled – Marijuana Moment

As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the U.S., a conflict has developed between some advocates and indigenous groups over whether to include the hallucinogenic cacti peyote in decriminalization proposals. While part of the debate concerns the deeply entrenched, religious history that native communities have with…
Psychedelics Advocates And Indigenous Groups Split On Decriminalizing Peyote Cactus – Marijuana Moment
As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the U.S., a conflict has developed between some advocates and indigenous groups over whether to include the hallucinogenic cacti peyote in decriminalization proposals. While part of the debate concerns the deeply entrenched, religious history that native communities have with…
DuPont Investors Vote in Favor of Plastic Pollution Transparency – Treehugger
As the scope of the multiple crises facing our environment becomes ever more apparent, are shareholders growing bolder about demanding change? In a move organizers call “unprecedented,” 81.2% of Dupont shareholders voted in favor of a resolution late last month calling on the company to report on the…