Manny Otiko

‘Naomi’ flying off shelves
The comic book industry is hot these days. Comic books are the source of video games, TV shows and billion-dollar movie franchises.
And even though the industry has a large roster of characters, DC Comics recently released a new book featuring an African-American heroine. “Naomi” is about a young Black woman who starts to question her background after Superman and Mongul, a DC supervillain, crashland in her small town.
The book is authored by David Walker, who is bi...

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January 10, 2019
By Manny Otiko
California Black Media
Former Mayor of San Francisco and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn in as California’s 40th governor on Monday to the backdrop of serene gospel music provided by Compton-based choir Voice of Destiny. Newsom’s first speech as governor touched on his vision for California and his plans to keep the Golden State in the national spotlight.
“This is a place where anything is possible,” said Newsom who was joined on stage by his wife and four chil...

The Supreme Court struck a major blow to the power of public sector unions yesterday. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that public sector unions could not collect dues from non-union members. Before the decision, workers who did not decide to join a union were still charged “agency fees” for services such as collective bargaining. (This describes the practice of large unions negotiating wages and benefits that affect all employees, regardless of their union membership.)
The ruling was mo...

SACRAMENTO (CBM) – State Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) had harsh words for law enforcement officials during a California State Senate’s Committee on Public Safety hearing. Bradford lashed out at law enforcement officials during a discussion on Senate Bill 1421 authored by Nancy Skinner, a bay area representative, requires police agencies to open their records during officer misconduct cases.
Bradford made a pointed remark about the makeup of law enforcement organizations. During public tes...

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