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Producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the news headlines regarding the controversial San Francisco gerrymandering accusation against three task force members

News Too Real April 8, 2022: In episode 9 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reflects on the breaking news concerning the highly controversial redistricting process happening in San Francisco, CA where residents are in an uproar with the recent set of maps released by the Redistricting Task Force; some people hold three members of the task force at fault.

Some leaders are speaking out against the possible gerrymandering tactics being performed on behalf of the Republican Party, where three members are responsible or a part of the gerrymandering accusation: (these three were appointed by the Elections Commission) Raynell Cooper, Chasel Lee and Vice Chair Ditka Reiner.

News Too Real April 7, 2022: In episode 8 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reflects on the breaking news of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by the US Senate to become the Supreme Court Justice, replacing Justice Stephen Breyer upon his retirement. Judge Brown Jackson went through three days of testimony, answering questions from senators in late March. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer.

In episode 7 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the California special elections from April 5.

California US House Primary District 22: Representing the Central Valley area, Connie Conway has advanced to a June runoff in a California special election to fill a U.S. House seat left vacant after Republican Rep. Devin Nunes resigned to lead former President Donald Trump's media company.

A native Californian raised on the west side of Fresno, in Solano County, Lori D. Wilson captured 13,850 votes, 97.19% of the valid ballots that were counted. Write-in candidate and Republican Erik Elness of Brentwood earned 401 votes (2.81%).

Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles will be in runoff against fellow Democrat Tina Simon McKinnor to fill the vacant 62nd Assembly District seat, according to unofficial results released by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk on Tuesday night, April 5. The winner will serve until Dec. 4.

District 80: This district runs from the Mexico border to San Diego. Democrat Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher resigned in January. She was first elected in 2013. In 2020, she was reelected with 72% of the vote.

News Too Real April 5, 2022: In episode 6 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb continues with part 2 of reviewing the statistics concerning the increase of fentanyl use and overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic; overdose deaths are expanding into urban, African-American communities.

News Too Real April 4, 2022: In episode 5 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Special Elections in Livermore along with discussing the crucial headline concerning the fentanyl epidemic in California. In part 2, Dudley Najieb will review the statistics concerning the increase of fentanyl use and overdoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

News Too Real April 2, 2022: In episode 4 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews this past week's news headlines featured in the News Too Real podcast shows.

News Too Real April 1, 2022: In episode 3 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the candidates running in the upcoming Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Special Elections and April 19 Special Election: Golden Feather Union Elementary School District Governing Board Member, Fresno Consolidated Special School District Election - Trustee Area 5, Vernon City General Municipal Election, Riverside County: Moreno Valley City Council Special Vacancy Election – District 1, Sonoma County: Town of Windsor Town Council Vacancy Special Election, and San Francisco County: Assembly District 17.

News Too Real March 31, 2022: In episode 2 of season 4, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the candidates running in the upcoming Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Special Elections: State Assembly Member District 11, State Assembly Member District 62, State Assembly Member District 80 Candidate, and Congressional District 22.

Producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews revised, 30-min-ish, daily show format with ONME viewers and listeners, followed by the latest news headlines.

In analyzing the launching of the revised format of News Too Real, Julia Dudley Najieb saw the hiatus as an opportunity to reconstruct the video podcast to a live, daily, compacted broadcast, covering the different regions throughout California. The revised show format allows for more continuation broadcasts, such as what often happens during election time while covering different regions of California.
Dudley Najieb intends on covering four regions in California: Silicon Valley, Bay Area, Southern California and the Central Valley for the upcoming California statewide elections.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Silicon Valley Chapter releases several scholarships due in April for African-American, college-bound students; Rho Delta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. online scholarship application is due March 31.