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LA Focus: California’s Gubernatorial Race Takes Center Stage at 34th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit on upcoming MLK Weekend

by Staff | January 9, 2026 CD10 Voices Editor’s Note: Listed below is the final list of all confirmed gubernatorial candidates. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order: Honorable Xavier Becerra — Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Honorable Ian Calderon — Former State Assembly Member, Honorable Katie Porter — Former

WHERE WE STAND: FOUR YEARS LATER… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

It has been four challenging years since a federal grand jury handed down an indictment of Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas and eleven months since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in United States of America v. Mark Ridley-Thomas. To date, the

Save the Date! 34th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit

Please join us for the 34th Annual Empowerment Congress Summit on January 17,  2026! Next year’s summit will kickoff the year with a forum featuring the major announced candidates for governor. The current political landscape requires us to exercise our agency at the polls to cast informed votes. The

Empowerment Congress: Understanding Proposition 50 and Voting Rights

Hosted by the Empowerment Congress Government Reform & Accountability Working Group Join us for an informative discussion on Proposition 50 and the ongoing work to protect and expand voting rights in California. This Empowerment Congress meeting will feature special guest Sara Sadhwani, member of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission and

LA Times: California voters were mailed inaccurate guides ahead of November special election

By Seema Mehta | Staff Writer Sept. 30, 2025 9:11 PM PT * California mailed inaccurate voter guides to millions ahead of November’s redistricting election, with one congressional district mislabeled on the statewide map. * The Secretary of State will send correction postcards to voters, costing millions in addition to the

LA Times: Who’s winning the redistricting fight? Here’s how to read the polls

By Mark Z. Barabak | Columnist  Sept. 24, 2025 3 AM PT Proposition 50, the California-slaps-back initiative, is cruising to a comfortable victory on Nov. 4, a slam dunk for Gov. Gavin Newsom and efforts to get even with Texas. Or not. It’s actually a highly competitive contest between those

LAist: Proposition 50 | Allowing California to use new congressional maps to counter redistricting in Texas

This measure on the Nov. 4, 2025, California ballot is part of a larger battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year. By Brianna Lee Published Sep 16, 2025 5:00 AM Californians are voting in a special election Nov. 4 with just one statewide item

LA Times: Phooey to Gov. Abbott and Gov. Newsom. Can’t science draw fairer political maps?

By James Rainey Staff Writer | Follow on X Aug. 28, 2025 6:30 AM PT CD10 Voices Editor’s Note: CD10Voices.com is the website administered by CD10Voices for Empowerment. By way of reminder, CD10Voices for Empowerment is a network of greater Los Angeles constituents, residents and stakeholders.  We began

UC Berkeley | Institute of Governmental Studies: Californians initially back Governor Newsom’s proposed redistricting ballot measure 48% to 32%, but many voters are undecided.

Poll finds Newsom’s standing with voters is also on the rise. by Mark DiCamillo, Director, Berkeley IGS Poll The latest Berkeley IGS Poll included a short two question series about the possibility of California holding a special election in November to redraw its congressional districts to favor Democratic candidates

LA Times: Love it or hate it? Poll shows how Californians feel about Newsom’s redistricting fight with Trump

The high-stakes fight over political boundaries could shape control of the U.S. House – and determine Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political future. By Melody Gutierrez and Laura J. Nelson Aug. 22, 2025 3 AM PT SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to temporarily redraw California’s congressional districts has more

Associated Press: Gavin Newsom speaks on California’s plan to redraw congressional maps

CD10 Voice's Editor's Note: California Governor Gavin Newsom's recent ballot measure proposal on redistricting is aimed at countering attempts in other states to use a mid-decade partisan redistricting to produce unfair congressional representation and ensuring that communities are not silenced by partisan gerrymandering. While

2025 Empowerment Congress Juneteenth Celebration

CD10 Voices congratulates the Empowerment Congress on another successful Juneteenth Celebration! This year’s theme, Resilience in the Face of Chaos, sparked meaningful discussion as the community came together to celebrate culture, collaboration, and dialogue. For a beautiful reflection on the day, please visit the Empowerment Congress Instagram page to

WHERE WE STAND - 57th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. King

Today marks the anniversary of the 1968 death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the hands of an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee. A lot has changed in the United States since that fateful day. For much of the past five decades, America pursued the democratic ideals of

American Constitution Society: The Constitutional Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 14, 2018 | Gregg Ivers - Professor of Government, American University In 1976, when I was in tenth grade, the dreaded “back-to-school” assignment for my American history class was to write an essay about the three most important Americans in our nation’s two hundred-year history. This was, I suppose,

OurWeekly: The Importance of an Accurate Count of the Homeless Population

By Ernie Mixon | 4 hours ago Editor’s note: Ernie Mixon is a community activist born and raised in south LA. He is a graduate of UCLA and former chair of the Empowerment Congress Central Area Neighborhood Development Council (ECCANDC). He can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.

LA Focus - On the Word: Inner City Youth Orchestra of L.A. Hosts Uplifting Concert for Wildfire Relief

by Lisa Richardson | February 13, 2025 Los Angeles, CA – The Inner-City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) presented a Wildfire Benefit Concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 2 to aid those impacted by the wildfires that recently engulfed Altadena, the Palisades, and other areas within our region. The

LA Focus on the Word Navigating Turbulence - Empowerment Congress Tackles Chaos, Democracy, and Resilience With Annual Summit

by Lisa Collins | January 25, 2025 The 33rd Annual Summit of the Empowerment Congress, hosted at the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, brought together some of Los Angeles’ most influential political and philanthropic leaders to deliberate on the challenges facing the community and the legacy of Dr.

33rd Annual Empowerment Congress Summit: Where do we go from here - Chaos or Democracy?

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it is important to remember the reasons for his impactful work and continue MLK’s legacy. The legacy of the Civil Rights Movement throughout America has historically celebrated MLK as a primary leader, but as he would have told you himself, he

Witness LA: Deconstructing the conviction of Mark Ridley Thomas: Part 13 – Appearing Before the 9th & What comes Next

December 30, 2024 by Celeste Fremon As we race through the last of our various 2024 holidays, and toward 2025, WitnessLA has begun to look at what effects the new year may have on the conviction of Mark-Ridley-Thomas.  In the meantime, friends and supporters of Ridley-Thomas, and others who are

Daily News: Departing De León leaves mixed legacy

Councilman felled by scandal first Latino in modern history to be state Senate president By Linh Tat | ltat@scng.com California state Assembly member. California state senator. Los Angeles City Council member. For most of the past 18 years, Kevin de León has held one of these titles. Once viewed

KBLA 1580: The Justice Files - Breakdown of the USA v. MRT Appeal

KBLA 1580: Justice Files0:00/519.1053061× The Sunday, November 24 edition of "The Justice Files" with KBLA 1580 Talk Radio Justice Correspondent Dion Raymond discussed the oral argument before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of the USA v. Mark Ridley-Thomas case. The hour-long program featured former

Westside Current: As Mark Ridley-Thomas’ Fights for His Freedom, L.A. Remains Deeply Divided

Jon Regardie | Nov 25, 2024  More than 18 months after the veteran politician’s conviction, a key Appeals Court hearing takes place You could have been forgiven last Thursday morning for mistaking the scene inside the Pasadena branch of California’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for a Hollywood nightclub

KBLA 1580: The Justice Files

Courthouse News Service: Ninth Circuit ponders overturning veteran LA politician’s bribery conviction

The panel appeared puzzled by the government's theory that the $100,000 USC passed on from Ridley-Thomas to his son's nonprofit amounted to a bribe. Edvard Pettersson | November 21, 2024 PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday took up longtime Los Angeles

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: USA v. MRT