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News Observer Weekly
The top five stories of the week for Black California, from the Bakersfield News Observer, the Los Angeles News Observer, and the Valley's News Observer. Every week, Marcus and Nia break down the five stories that matter most to our readers — housing, education, health, politics and culture — with the reporting behind them and one thing you can actually do about it. Read everything at ognsc.com.
Episodes
News Observer WeeklyAugust 26, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Your ballot lands in your mailbox the first week of October. Three of the five stories in this show get decided by it.Marcus and Nia break down the week's five…
News Observer WeeklyAugust 19, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Two weeks ago we told you twenty-nine thousand people sleep outside in the city of Los Angeles. This week the countywide count tells us who is going without a…
News Observer WeeklyAugust 12, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Seventy-five to nothing. That's how the California Assembly voted Friday on a bill about this newspaper. And it is sitting on Gavin Newsom's desk right now…
News Observer WeeklyAugust 5, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Twenty-nine thousand, one hundred fifteen people sleep outside in Los Angeles on any given night. And inside a tent, it runs ten to fifteen degrees hotter than…
News Observer WeeklyJuly 29, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
More than a year later, the nursery is still exactly how they left it. White crib. A mobile hanging over it. Mickey and Minnie leaning against the rails. Black…
News Observer WeeklyJuly 22, 2026 — Top 5 Stories of the Week
Two hundred twenty-one thousand dollars. That is what you now need to earn, in California, to buy a median-priced house. And the median Black household in this…