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Opinion: San Jose police aiming for mutual respect, shared vision with community
Trust in the police is critical to keeping a community and its officers safe. That trust has been shaken in many parts of our country, sparking countless protests and conversations focused on improving that trust. In San Jose, we are implementing a plan we hope can make trust the base of interactions between police and our community. Police officers are asked to make split-second decisions that sometimes have profound consequences.
Opinion: San Jose police aiming for mutual respect, shared vision with community
Trust in the police is critical to keeping a community and its officers safe. That trust has been shaken in many parts of our country, sparking countless protests and conversations focused on improving that trust. In San Jose, we are implementing a plan we hope can make trust the base of interactions between police and our community. Police officers are asked to make split-second decisions that sometimes have profound consequences.
California traffic fines prey on the poor | The Sacramento Bee
Today, more than at any time, California has an opportunity to continue its leadership in building a fair society. So far, it has missed the mark on an issue that significantly affects more than 4 million residents: traffic fines and fees. California has among the highest traffic fines and fees in the country – and the steepest consequences for traffic violations are reserved for those who can’t afford the fines and fees.
California traffic fines prey on the poor | The Tribune
Today, more than at any time, California has an opportunity to continue its leadership in building a fair society. So far, it has missed the mark on an issue that significantly affects more than 4 million residents: traffic fines and fees. California has among the highest traffic fines and fees in the country – and the steepest consequences for traffic violations are reserved for those who can’t afford the fines and fees.
During this season of giving, Republicans take from charity
Congress is currently working to reconcile competing proposals for tax reform, with the House of Representatives and the Senate both working independently to get a final bill passed by the end of the year. Senate Republicans have struggled to find ways to make their bill more palatable to middle class taxpayers, while still adding no more to the federal deficit than the $1.5 trillion allowed under their budget instructions.
Opinion: After a Decade, Lessons About How Community Funds Can Evolve Successfully
When smartphones were first introduced, I remember thinking that I didn’t need or want a phone that was also a watch, music player, camera, or some other gadget. Today, I can’t imagine not having a smartphone with access to an endless array of...
California, stop 'pay more for being poor' fines
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a historic law this summer ending driver license suspensions for failure to pay traffic fines. Going forward, license suspensions are more likely to be about traffic safety than punishing people for not having money. Thousands of Californians will no longer risk losing their jobs for lack of a driver’s license. But that change is only the first step.
Federal housing help vanishing at the worst time
The steady stream of Executive Orders, the ongoing promise of sweeping budget cuts to many parts of government and the ongoing lack of cohesion in Congress are creating anxiety for many safety-net programs that rely on federal funding. Will there still be dollars coming in fiscal year 2018? Should local programs reduce their services in anticipation? These are the hard questions facing many agencies, including those focused on affordable housing.
It's time for an intelligent conversation on artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is by far the technological advance that will have the most significant and far-reaching consequences for how Americans live, work and play in the decades ahead. It will certainly change the world for the better and, unless we begin to act, assuredly for the worse, every aspect of our society.
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here. Amir, thank you for your kind remarks. I too enjoyed the very special dinner last night. In particular, it was wonderful to meet Rose Mays who is a special community treasure that you have here. When Amir called me about participating in this event, he said, “We are thinking about doing a workshop/community meeting on foundations and diversity, and you’ve written a lot about that.
Carson, Engh: VTA traffic and transit measure should go on November ballot
Carson, Engh: VTA traffic and transit measure should go on November ballot "On your Mark. Get Set. Stop." For tens of thousands of frustrated Silicon Valley residents, this describes our daily commute. Fortunately, we have a choice: We can curse the congestion, or create the solution. For three-plus years, our organizations have worked with public and private citizens to build a bold plan for transportation solutions to benefit the entire county.
Limits on the Life Spans of Foundation Endowments Make No Sense
In a recent Chronicle opinion article entitled "Now or Forever: Rethinking Foundation Life Spans," the scholars Ray Madoff and Rob Reich contend that there is an imperative to consider spending down the endowed assets of foundations and donor-advised funds to address the world’s urgent problems. Given challenges such as climate change that threaten humanity itself, they ask, why should philanthropic capital should be preserved for a "long-term future that might not exist"?
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