Press Releases Greenlining Receives Major Gift from MacKenzie Scott to Advance Transformative Racial Equity Agenda June 15, 2021 • Diversity & Inclusion Press Contact: Molly Tafoya, Director of Communications, The Greenlining Institute, molly.tafoya@greenlining.org, 808-256-7064 (c) (Oakland, CA)–The Greenlining Institute expresses our profound gratitude for the generous gift from [...] News Programmers, Lawmakers Want A.I. to Eliminate Bias, Not Promote It June 9, 2021 • Technology Equity By Kristian Hernandez PEW Trusts DALLAS — When software engineer Bejoy Narayana was developing Bob.ai, an application to help automate Dallas-Fort Worth’s Section 8 voucher program, [...] Press Releases CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY ADVANCES GROUNDBREAKING LEGISLATION TO LIMIT ALGORITHMIC BIAS June 1, 2021 • Economic Equity, Technology Equity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY ADVANCES GROUNDBREAKING LEGISLATION TO LIMIT ALGORITHMIC BIAS June 1, 2021 – Today, the California State Assembly passed The Automated Decision [...] Opinion Columns California leaders have no more excuses for their inaction on housing reforms May 23, 2021 • Economic Equity By Brian Hanlon and Adam Briones The Sacramento Bee From city government actions to President Biden’s infrastructure plan, the momentum to end exclusionary zoning and land [...] News SVB Financial Group Announces $11.2 Billion Community Benefits Plan May 22, 2021 • Economic Equity SVB Financial Group SANTA CLARA, Calif. and BOSTON – May 20, 2021 – SVB Financial Group (“SVB”) (NASDAQ: SIVB), the parent of Silicon Valley Bank, the [...] News What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families May 19, 2021 • Economic Equity By Manuela Tobias CalMatters When she was in grad school to become a therapist, Merika Reagan sketched out her future with a friend. They would each [...] News•Press Releases Newsom Budget Boosts Revolutionary California Climate Effort May 14, 2021 • Environmental Equity Transformative Climate Communities, Seen as National Model, Gets $420 million Over 3 Years Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Associate Director for Media Relations, 415-846-7758 (cell) SACRAMENTO, [...] News•Press Releases Newsom “California Comeback” Budget Can Help California Build a Just Recovery May 14, 2021 • Economic Equity, Energy Equity, Environmental Equity, Technology Equity Greenlining Institute Urges Legislators to Emphasize Racial, Economic Equity Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Associate Director for Media Relations, 415-846-7758 (cell) The revised “California Comeback” budget [...] News Sacramento Report: Facing the Implications of Biased Tech May 10, 2021 • Technology Equity By Jesse Marx Voice of San Diego In 2019, the California Legislature put a stop to the police use of facial recognition. Although law enforcement agencies [...] News•Press Releases The Greenlining Institute and RePower LA Coalition Applaud Gov. Newsom’s Relief Plans May 10, 2021 • Energy Equity Unpaid Utility Bills Threatened Hundreds of Thousands with Shut-Offs Contact: Bruce Mirken, Greenlining Institute Associate Director for Media Relations, 415-846-7758 (cell) Hodan Hassan, Los Angeles Alliance [...] 1…34567…207 Media Contacts Molly TafoyaCommunications Director Email: molly.tafoya@greenlining.org Cell: 808-256-7064 Show These TopicsDiversity & InclusionEconomic EquityEconomic SummitEnergy EquityEnvironmental EquityGeneralHealth EquityLeadership AcademyTechnology EquityShow these Resource TypesNewsOpinion ColumnsPress ReleasesShow This Date Range From to
