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LA County Board Backs Sen. Roth’s More Pathways to Nursing Legislation

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LA County Board Backs Sen. Roth’s More Pathways to Nursing Legislation

 

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, representing the nation’s most populous county, last week unanimously voted to support Sen. Richard D. Roth’s (D-Riverside) transformative More Pathways to Nursing legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 895, to create a pilot program for community colleges to offer Bachelor’s of Nursing Degrees. SB 895 will be heard by the Senate Committee on Education, Wednesday, April 10.

The motion authored by Supervisor Hilda Solis (D-Los Angeles) directs Los Angeles County’s chief executive office – legislative affairs and intergovernmental relations branch to support Senator Roth’s SB 895.

For more than 40 years, the community college Associate Degree in Nursing or ADN has been the basic credential requirement for employment as an RN in a healthcare facility; and the California State University, the University of California, and private nursing schools have historically awarded BSNs to those who elect to pursue a four-year degree.

However, the healthcare workforce requirements are changing – hospitals are increasingly preferring and requiring a BSN degree for their nurses. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine issued its future of nursing report, which contained a set of recommendations, including the recommendation that the proportion of RNs with a BSN degree in healthcare facilities increase to 80% by 2020. In California, a 2021 Health Impact report found that 18% of California hospitals surveyed stated that a BSN was required for employment – twice the percentage noted in 2017 – and 54.3% reported a preference for hiring BSNs.

The way to bridge the BSN gap in this State is to utilize existing ADN programs at community colleges to assist CSU and UC in addressing this shortage. This bill would offer a way to close this gap by taking advantage of existing ADN programs in the State. With the difference between an ADN and a BSN being only an additional 30 units of coursework, several ADN programs are well-positioned to expand their offerings to BSN degrees.

SB 895 does this in an incremental way by creating a pilot program that authorizes the chancellor of the Community Colleges to select up to 15 community college districts with existing nationally accredited ADN programs to offer a BSN degree to 25% of existing ADN classes, or 35 students, whichever is greater. By operating within the existing ADN program authorization, the program will not require additional supervised clinical placements and is intended to be cost-neutral.

To Sell Weed or Not Sell Weed in the Harbor Gateway?

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To Sell Weed or Not Sell Weed in the Harbor Gateway?

By Rick Thomas, columnist

That was the question.

And the answer from some members of the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council seemed overwhelmingly “neutral” on a vote for what would be the sixth marijuana dispensary in the Harbor Gateway. Today, five locations sell marijuana, the maximum permitted. Over that number, a different process must be met for approval. Which was the purpose of this meeting.

But what is ”neutral?” Not yes, not no, but “let me think about this.” OK think about this, Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council. All stakeholders who attended that meeting think five locations selling weed is enough.

Stakeholders went verbally off at that “neutral” thing. Not going to end well.

Here’s the backstory on the dispensary that was being discussed at that bizarre Neighborhood Council meeting. The proposed location is 1601 West 190th Street. The owners of the proposed dispensary pitched how wonderful and fulfilling it would be for the neighborhood. One reason is convenience. Most dispensaries are in the southern area of the District, so we really need one up north to make it easier for potheads to buy marijuana in our hood.

Yes, ”neutral,” right?

More bizarre, one business partner brought his kids to the meeting. Really? Who brings their children to a meeting to pitch selling marijuana?

The things we do to our children.

I was chatting with a substitute elementary school teacher at the Galaxy game this past Saturday when three female students requested leave to go to the restroom. Permission was granted. When the students didn’t return after some time had passed, a female teacher went looking for them. Turns out they were vaping. They were in the 5th grade.

Yes, the 5th grade. Now they must use the restroom at the nurse’s station.

“Neutral,” right?

So, someone mentioned that this new marijuana business is close to Sky Zone Trampoline Park. Instead of letting my imagination slip, noting the ‘trampoline’ thing, I went to Sky Zone Trampoline Park and found out that it was for kids. Kids go there, jump on trampolines, have birthday parties there, and well, make noise. They are doing what kids are supposed to do. A description on their site reads, “We take care of all of the hassle with planning birthday parties so you and your kids can focus on having fun.”

So, Chuck E. Cheese on steroids. Got it.

I drive past there a lot and never had an inkling to find out what it was until now. I sat in my car to assess the quantitative profile of the consumer, as we call it in the advertising world, to gain an overview of who uses Sky Zone Trampoline Park, and surprise, surprise!

Parents and young children.

I didn’t stay there long as I was around kids. Where they play. Understanding that the longer I was there, chances are, with my luck, I would have put myself in the position of registering with local authorities, so I left. Upon doing so, I decided to determine the walking distance from Sky Zone to the proposed marijuana dispensary. The address for the sale of marijuana is 1601 West 190th Street. Sky Zone is at 1625 West 190th Street. I’m not a math major but I can subtract 1601 from 1625. Kind of close.

So, I took the walk from the Sky Zone to the weed sales joint, and I could have crawled that distance in less than 2 minutes. I also decided to take it a step further, getting directions on my phone to and from both addresses. From the front door of Sky Zone to the dispensary is 469 feet. A football field and a half is 469 feet, the distance proposed between parents, children, and where marijuana sales could take place.

“Neutral?”

LAPD Harbor Division Captain Brent McGuyre said, “Marijuana businesses attract more crime than any other business.”

“The community does not need another cannabis dispensary near Sky Zone Trampoline Park and 186th Street Elementary School, it would be a detriment to children and the community,” said Congresswoman Nanette Barragan. Given the Harbor Gateway’s limited green and community gathering space, we should focus on adding more parks, youth centers, libraries and community centers, and a home for the new Boys and Girls Club.”

“Neutral?”

Assemblyman Mike Gipson’s office weighed in saying they don’t comment on City matters but will monitor the proposed dispensary at that address. And glad it was brought to their attention.

“Neutral?”

LA City Councilmember Tim McOsker has received donations to his campaign from entities connected to the cannabis industry, but in a statement said, “This new location does not technically fall into a designated sensitive use zone, in my opinion, a cannabis shop that is located next to a business that primarily serves children is an inappropriate use. The existing business should be considered a sensitive use zone due to its clientele”

The things we do to our children.

Can’t get them a HAWK crosswalk system on Western Avenue between Del Amo . and Torrance Boulevard., so children can safely catch buses to attend classes at Narbonne High and Gardena High, four years of waiting for the Boys and Girls Club to re-open, snatching a Christmas event from children in the hood, scheduling it at The Enclave, where these kids and parents will never go. And now “neutral” is the word used when voting on an application for a marijuana distributor looking to open a shop 469 feet from a Sky Zone Trampoline Park.

The things we do to our children. No wonder 5th graders are vaping in the restrooms of elementary schools.

After significant vocal feedback on that “neutral” position from everyday common-sense stakeholders―or rather every-day-pissed-off stakeholders, on that “neutral” thing ― the Harbor Gateway South Neighborhood Council took an unprecedented second vote on whether to support or not support dispensary No. 6 and disapproved the dispensary with a unanimous vote of “No.”

The things WE did as stakeholders for our children in the Harbor Gateway certainly were not “neutral” and for other marijuana distributors looking to come into the Harbor Gateway, well, in the words of the philosopher Marvin Gaye, “Let’s get it on.”

 

Rick Thomas, a former candidate for the Los Angeles City Council, is a resident and community advocate in Harbor Gateway.

LA County Awards Nearly $10 Million in Community Grants to Advance Food Equity

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LA County Awards Nearly $10 Million in Community Grants to Advance Food Equity

 

The LA Food Equity Fund, managed by Community Partners, last week announced $9.8 million in community grants to alleviate food insecurity and build a more resilient food system across Los Angeles County.

Tapping into federal American Rescue Plan Act or ARPA funding, Los Angeles County’s Chief Sustainability Office and Community Partners are supporting 46 organizations working to create more just access to affordable and nutritious food across the Southland. Nearly 3 in 10 County households experienced food insecurity in 2023, according to USC researchers.

The investments, guided by the ambitious recommendations of the Los Angeles Food Equity Roundtable Action Plan, range in size from $100,000 to just over $400,000. The Roundtable, a private-public partnership of government, philanthropy and community based organizations, seeks to fundamentally transform the region’s disconnected food system.

The grants will fund a wide array of local community groups striving to improve food access and affordability as well as greater resilience and sustainability within food supply chains. Capacity-building grants comprise the bulk of investments.

Other grants awarded provide a wide range of support services, from incubating small food businesses in underserved communities to aiding street vendors through food-handling certification programs. For more details, please see this full list of awarded grantees.

Due to systemic biases and injustices, Latino and Black households in LA County report higher rates of food insecurity than white households, nearly 2 to 1. The Roundtable’s Action Plan outlines 14 priority population segments most likely to experience food insecurity, from immigrant families to transgender individuals.

While $1M of grant funds support direct distribution of culturally relevant food items, infant formula, diapers, and personal hygiene items, the bulk of awards aim to drive systemic transformation of inequitable food production models and outdated supply chains.

Port of Long Beach Awards $895,200 in Sponsorships

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Port of Long Beach Awards $895,200 in Sponsorships

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners on March 25 approved 220 sponsorships totaling $895,200. The Port of Long Beach’s community sponsorship program funds community events and activities that help inform residents about the port. The awards will support a diverse variety of community nonprofits centered on the environment, education, social justice, the arts and historic preservation.

This award is the second of three calls of the fiscal year of 2024; of the applications, 42% were first-time requests. To satisfy demand for community funding, the board approved a $2 million sponsorship budget for the 2024 fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

The next open application period for sponsorships will be May 1-31; find out more at polb.com/sponsorship.

Among the events and programs sponsored in this week’s awards are Children’s Theatre of Long Beach’s “Pirates of Penzance,” the Cambodia Town Film Festival and Willmore City Heritage Association’s Earth Day Festival.

A list of the approved sponsorships can be found here.

The port accepts sponsorship applications three times a year, in January, May and September.

Details: www.polb.com/sponsorships.

Anne Olsen Daub: Artist Talk

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Anne Olsen Daub: Artist Talk

 

Join the Palos Verdes Art Center lecture by artist Anne Olsen Daub, who will discuss the works on view in her exhibition, MULTI-FACETED.

San Pedro-based artist Anne Olsen Daub attended Fresno City College for Fine Art and Otis College of Art and Design majoring in fashion design. She has been a fine artist, sculptor and jewelry designer for over 25 years. Anne has had careers in the fashion industry and at Mattel Toys where she created designs for Barbie. She has been a member of the Los Angeles Assemblage Group, exhibited at Angels Gate Cultural Center, Michael Stearns Studio @ The Loft. She is a member of the National Sculpture Society.

Read more about Anne Olsen Daub and Multi-Faceted here: https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2024/03/07/anne-olsen-daub/49696

 

Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., April 3

Cost: Free

Details: 310-541-2479; pvartcenter.org

Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education, 5504 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes

Monopoly in Media: How Big Money Controls the Stories We Tell

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Monopoly in Media: How Big Money Controls the Stories We Tell

A weekly excerpt from Thom Hartmann’s books. This week: “The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream”

https://hartmannreport.com/p/monopoly-in-media-how-big-money-controls?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

—Thomas Jefferson in 1786, to his close friend Dr. James Currie

In 1983, 90% of the American media landscape (including magazines, books, music, news feeds, newspapers, movies, radio and television) was dominated by 50 conglomerates.

Just 36 years later in 2019, a mere five conglomerates dominated 90% of the media that Americans consume (Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch’s News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany and Viacom).

Looking at terrestrial radio in particular, the radio network that airs Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity — iHeartMedia — owns 850 radio stations in 150 markets across the country.

After Reagan stopped enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Supreme Court started using Bork’s strict interpretation of antitrust, there was an explosion of acquisitions and mergers in every sector of the economy. Thirteen years later, Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which led to an even more startling concentration of media in a very few hands by eliminating rules about the maximum number of media outlets a family or company could own. As a result, freedom of the press in America today is as much an economic issue as a political one.

In 2002, after Louise and I sold our last business in Atlanta and retired to rural Vermont, we drove to Michigan to visit family for Thanksgiving. All the way there, we searched the radio dial for an intelligent conversation to listen to, but city after city all we found was Sean Hannity at a Habitat for Humanity site (he called it “Hannity for Humanity”), telling us that “no liberal” was ever going to live in the house they were helping build.

It was a bizarre experience. Having worked in radio back in the ’60s and ’70s, I had some knowledge of the industry, so when we got home from Michigan, I wrote an article, “Talking Back to Talk Radio,” about how liberal talk radio might succeed, if done right. Sheldon and Anita Drobny, a pair of progressive venture capitalists, read my article online, and as Sheldon noted in his book Road to Air America: Breaking the Right Wing Stranglehold on Our Nation’s Airwaves (in which he reprinted the article), it became the template for a business plan for that ultimately ill-fated network.

But rather than wait the almost two years it took the Drobnys to launch Air America, Louise and I, with the help of a local radio guy and friend, Rama Schneider, looked around Vermont and found a station in Burlington that was willing to put us on the air. The slot was Saturday mornings at 10 a.m., right after the swap-and-shop, so many of our callers, instead of discussing politics, wanted to know, “Is that John Deere still available?”

The late Ed Asner was kind enough to come on as a guest, helping us make a tape that caught the interest of the I.E. America Radio Network, run out of Detroit by the United Automobile Workers. Suddenly, broadcasting from our living room in Montpelier, Vermont, in a studio I’d thrown together for a few hundred dollars mostly from parts bought on eBay, we were on the air nationally, including Sirius satellite radio, taking on Rush Limbaugh (and beating him in some markets) in the noon-to-3-p.m. slot to this day.

In 2004, when Air America was finally rolled out, it was successful for as long as it was in large part because its programs were carried by stations owned by what was then Clear Channel and is now iHeartMedia: we were on more than 50 Clear Channel stations in the nation’s major markets.

Following a string of Democratic victories in cities and states where Clear Channel was carrying Air America shows, the company was purchased in a leveraged buyout by Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital and Thomas Lee.

Around that time, Clear Channel began pulling Air America’s progressive programming off the air, dramatically cutting Air America’s audience and their advertising revenue. The new progressive network was soon bankrupt, and two years later so was Clear Channel (because of the debt load dumped on it by Romney’s business model), then reincarnated as iHeartMedia.

Meanwhile, the right-wing media machine continues to elect Republicans with big funding from right-wing corporations and the billionaires who own them and fund right-wing think tanks. As Ken Vogel et al pointed out in a 2011 article for Politico, “The Heritage Foundation pays about $2 million [a year] to sponsor Limbaugh’s show and about $1.3 million to do the same with Hannity’s—and considers it money well spent.”17

To the best of my knowledge, none of the talkers on the left have ever been funded in such a fashion. Small wonder that Hannity now owns a real estate empire worth tens of millions, and Limbaugh can brag of an eight-figure net worth or more.

But more important, the influence of those two well-financed talkers has altered America’s political landscape in less than three decades. What this shows is that the movers and shakers on the far right, the libertarian billionaires, understand the power of media (and took Lewis Powell’s advice).

Those of great wealth who are aligned with the left in America, however, have always largely ignored media, probably because they grew up in an America with the Fairness Doctrine and before the 1996 Telecommunications Act, and they always just assumed that “the truth will eventually be known.”

But investing in political media can produce a huge return on investment and transform the politics of the nation. That’s certainly what Roger Ailes and Rupert Murdoch thought when they lost an average of $90 million a year for about five years before the Fox News Channel became profitable.

Hunter’s Library at Men’s Central Jail: A Legacy that Will Live on for the Benefit of All

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Hunter’s Library at Men’s Central Jail: A Legacy that Will Live on for the Benefit of All

Establishing the library began after a mother (Robin Venturelli) used to send books to her son (Hunter Venturelli) while he was incarcerated at Men’s Central Jail or MCJ many years ago. Hunter’s Library used to be located on the 5000 floor of the Men’s Central Jail, but due to the impact of COVID-19, it had to shut down. Thanks to the efforts of inmate services, the library has found a new home within the Men’s Central Jail, and it’s better than ever. MCJ has partnered with the Los Angeles County Library, and now, 90% of its collection comes from public donations, with the remaining 10% contributed by the Los Angeles County Library system.

Assistant Sheriff Sergio Aloma spoke during the event and was joined by Chief Margarita Vazquez, Lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez and Robin Venturelli as they unveiled the new location of the library within Men’s Central Jail.

The Department’s first step was discovering a way to provide reliable reading material to approximately 13,000 incarcerated individuals with limited space and across seven separate facilities in Los Angeles County. The initial step was to install several bookshelves at designated locations within those seven facilities. The Department also came up with the concept of using rolling library carts to use in going back and forth from the other facilities. These rolling carts also made the process much easier for incarcerated inmates to check out books and have them delivered to their individual housing area which vastly increased the libraries accessibility for all. The next grand idea was creating a physical library at Men’s Central Jail which includes many fully-stocked bookshelves, an informational pamphlet area, magazine area and general seating. The goal is to ensure reading material is accessible and to provide a service for the incarcerated individuals.

As the new location of Hunter’s Library was unveiled, the renovated area within Men’s Central Jail now stands a newly stocked library. It was a collaborative effort between the inmate services bureau – education based incarceration unit, MCJ staff, the Los Angeles County Library and a partnership with community members.

The books are restocked every two weeks and during the past year approximately 32,000 reading books have been donated and collected for use. This is great news, and it means the donations are being put immediately to use.

The program hopes to increase the literacy rates, improve the library and information access opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals which often correlates to successful rehabilitation and reentry. The goal of the program is to provide reading material to incarcerated individuals and lower the recidivism rate as an overall goal.

Robin spoke about how she and her son had in-depth discussions about books over the phone like a personal book club while he was incarcerated. She contacted the education based incarceration staff at MCJ and shared her story and vision. She asked if she and her friends could donate books to the inmates and the seeds of this program were planted. She fondly remembered the first book she gave him was “Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand”. In closing, Robin mentioned her son unfortunately passed away in 2022 but she knows her son’s legacy of “Hunter’s Library” will live on in Men’s Central Jail and have a lasting positive impact on all those who pass through the doors.

Details: Follow this link to the Sheriff’s Department website for individuals who want to donate books. https://lacountylibrary.org/books-for-jails/

Gov. Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

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Gov. Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom March 26 announced his intention to appoint Judge Natalie P. Stone to serve as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven.
The Governor also announced his appointment of three Superior Court Judges, which include one in Los Angeles County.

Second District Court of Appeal

Judge Natalie P. Stone, of Los Angeles County, has been selected to serve as an associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, division seven. She has served as a judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2015. Judge Stone was an appellate judicial attorney at the Second District Court of Appeal from 2010 to 2015. Judge Stone was an associate at Munger, Tolles and Olson LLP from 1999 to 2010 and served as a law clerk for the Honorable A. Wallace Tashima at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1998 to 1999. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. She is being selected to fill the vacancy that will be created pending confirmation of Justice Gonzalo Martinez’s appointment as presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeal. This position requires confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert. Judge Stone is a Democrat.

The compensation for this position is $272,902.

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Angela J. Davis, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Davis has served as a commissioner at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2018. She served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California from 1995 to 2018. Davis served as a senior supervisory attorney in the Los Angeles Division of the U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Trustee Program from 1993 to 1995. She was an associate at Coudert Brothers LLP from 1990 to 1993 and at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP from 1988 to 1990. Davis earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mark A. Borenstein. Davis is a Democrat.

Los Angeles Briefs: Barragán Celebrates $496,000 for Lundquist Institute and Council Passes Motion on Policy Update for November Election

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Los Angeles Briefs: Barragán Celebrates $496,000 for Lundquist Institute and Council Passes Motion on Policy Update for November Election

 

Rep. Barragán Celebrates $496,000 in Federal Funding for Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation

CARSON — Rep. Nanette Barragán was joined by Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation interim president and CEO, Marianne Gausche-Hill March 26 to celebrate $469,000 in federal funding the Congresswoman secured to provide bioscience research internships at Lundquist for local undergraduate students.

“Our communities are disproportionally impacted by health challenges, including asthma, diabetes, cancer, and respiratory illnesses,” said Rep. Barragán. “One of my top priorities is to fight for equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare. The Lundquist Institute plays a vital role in contributing to scientific innovations and medical advancements in West Carson and across the country. This funding will expand the Institute’s bioscience research training opportunities for local students from underserved communities. I was proud to secure this funding to help accelerate the discovery of innovative treatments that will directly benefit our communities.”

The Lundquist Institute is a nonprofit established in 1952 on the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center campus, and collaborates with academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, research sponsors, and healthcare entities to discover innovative healthcare treatments. Congresswoman Barragán secured this funding for the Institute in the first tranche of government funding bills passed earlier this month.

 

McOsker Policy Update

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council March 20 unanimously passed a motion by Councilmembers McOsker and Soto-Martínez. The motion seeks to improve the ways the city can hold the Los Angeles Police Department to the standards the public deserves by giving the chief of police firing authority as well as create a more well-rounded system of accountability and transparency through the Board of Rights. This motion will next go through the legislative process in committee and city council. The City Attorney’s office will draft Charter Amendment language for this reform package to appear on the November 2024 ballot.

EPA invites applications to serve on advisory council for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions

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EPA invites applications to serve on advisory council for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions

WASHINGTON — On March 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA announced that it will be seeking applications to serve on the newly established Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions Advisory Council (HBCU-MSI AC). The HBCU-MSI advisory council will provide independent advice and recommendations to Administrator Michael S. Regan and future administrators on how Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority serving institutions (MSIs) can help identify any barriers to equal employment opportunity, nurture the next generation of environmental leaders, and ensure that these vital institutions of higher learning have the resources and support to thrive for generations to come.

“We are embarking on a transformative journey by establishing the first ever HBCU-MSI Advisory Council, a major step forward in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at EPA. By harnessing the unique insights and energy of students and faculty from HBCUs and MSIs, we are ensuring the future of environmental leadership is diverse and dynamic,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “This council will be instrumental in shaping our policies and priorities, keeping the voices of the next generation at the heart of our mission to protect the environment and public health. It’s a critical move towards building a workforce that truly reflects the diversity of America, and I am excited for the innovative solutions and fresh perspectives that will emerge from this collaboration.”

Minority serving institutions or MSIs are institutions of higher education and include Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions or HSIs, Tribal Colleges and Universities or TCUs, and Asian American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions or AAPISIs. This federal advisory committee is part of EPA’s comprehensive effort to advance equity in economic and educational opportunities for all Americans while protecting public health and the environment.

On June 21, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14035 to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility or DEIA in the federal workforce. This Executive Order reaffirmed that the United States is at its strongest when our nation’s public servants reflect the full diversity of the American people. The HBCU-MSI AC furthers the work being done at EPA and across the administration to ensure all persons receive equal treatment under the law and that our federal workforce draws upon all parts of society because Americas greatest accomplishments are achieved when diverse perspectives are brought to bear to overcome our greatest challenges.

EPA is soliciting applications to fill 15-20 vacancies on the HBCU-MSI AC from a variety of sectors including, but not limited to, representatives from business and industry, academia, non-governmental organizations, and local, county, and tribal governments that have experience working at or in partnership with HBCUs and/or MSIs. Selected applicants will be appointed by the administrator to serve a two-year term and contribute to a balance of perspectives, backgrounds, and experience of the council.

Applications to the HBCU-MSI AC are due by May 8, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. To apply for appointment, the below information is required:

  • Contact information
  • Resume OR CV
  • Statement of interest

Visit the EPA HBCU-MSI Advisory Council webpage for more information on the council and how to apply. EPA will host two virtual webinars to provide more information about this call for applications. These webinars will be a space for the public to ask their questions live to EPA staff.

These webinars will be on Zoom and will be hosted at the following time:

For further information: press@epa.gov

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