Nolan Wells was eighteen. A Mississippi grand jury says nobody is responsible for his death. The state medical examiner says she can\u2019t tell you how he died. The district attorney\u2019s message to the family was, we\u2019ll never know. The family\u2019s answer was, we\u2019ll never stop.<\/p>\n
This week on News Observer Weekly, Marcus and Nia break down the five stories that mattered most to our readers \u2014 from Observer Group Newspapers, publishers of the Bakersfield News Observer, the Los Angeles News Observer and Valley\u2019s News Observer, serving Kern County, Los Angeles, and the San Fernando and Antelope valleys.<\/p>\n
ONE THING THIS WEEK
Kern County ballots started going out Oct. 5. When yours arrives: fill it out,
SIGN AND DATE THE ENVELOPE (unsigned ballots cannot be processed), and return it
by mail (no stamp, postmarked by Nov. 3) or to a 24-hour drop box by 8 p.m. on
Nov. 3. Not registered? The regular deadline is Oct. 19; same-day registration
is available in person after that through Election Day. Track your ballot with
\u201cWhere\u2019s My Ballot\u201d at kernvote.com. Kern County Elections: 661-868-3590.<\/p>\n
NOW LAW
AB 2599, the Truth in Disclosure Act, signed Sept. 30. California is the first
state to require companies with $100 million or more in worldwide receipts to
disclose, under penalty of perjury, whether they or their predecessors profited
from chattel slavery.<\/p>\n
CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold open
0:37 Justice: Rulings Leave Questions Lingering in Nolan Wells Case
3:25 Sacramento: Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Large Corporations to Disclose Profits From Chattel Slavery
5:55 Inglewood: Inglewood Shifts $2.8 Million in HOME-ARP Funds to Sankofa Place Affordable Housing Project
8:34 Kern County: Your Ballot Is in the Mail: Here Is What Kern County Voters Need to Know
10:21 Los Angeles: Mayor Bass Hosts 3rd Annual Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Procurement Summit to Prepare Small Businesses for LA28 Contracts
12:22 What to do this week<\/p>\n
THE FULL STORIES
Rulings Leave Questions Lingering in Nolan Wells Case<\/p>\n
Rulings Leave Questions Lingering in Nolan Wells Case<\/a><\/p>\n 2. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Large Corporations to Disclose Profits From Chattel Slavery<\/p>\n Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Large Corporations to Disclose Profits From Chattel Slavery<\/a><\/p>\n 3. Inglewood Shifts $2.8 Million in HOME-ARP Funds to Sankofa Place Affordable Housing Project<\/p>\n Inglewood Shifts $2.8 Million in HOME-ARP Funds to Sankofa Place Affordable Housing Project<\/a><\/p>\n 4. Your Ballot Is in the Mail: Here Is What Kern County Voters Need to Know<\/p>\n