Around the Table: Watch or listen now as news hosts discuss Torrance shooter, the good and bad of nonprofits, followed by lead story, ‘Connecting California: Resources You Should Know About'
- Apr 28
- 2 min read
California is connecting trusted messengers to get the word out about the available resources for Californians
By ONME News
In this episode of Around the Table with Julia Dudley Najieb, Joquoya Murphy, and Brigitte Jones, news hosts review the latest stories happening in each region of California:
Southern California White House Correspondent Dinner shooter, Cole Tomas Allen leaves manifesto letter, according to White House senior administration officials;
In Central California, former Fresno Arts council employee fesses up to gambling millions of the Measure P Funds designated to Central Valley artists, art projects and art organizations. Fresnoland reported on the timeline of how the embezzlement was caught.
In Northern California, Gwendolyn Westbrook, the former CEO of the San Francisco nonprofit United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged with nine felonies for allegedly misappropriating over $1.2 million and directly stealing $91,000 in public funds intended for the city's homeless population.
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Also, in March 2026, Sheryl Davis, the former head of San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission, was charged with 17 felonies. She is accused of funneling millions in city contracts to her own nonprofit, Collective Impact, and using funds for personal luxuries like her son's tuition and high-end travel.
Lead story: In “Connecting California: Resources You Should Know About” lead story, news hosts discuss resources that people and organizations can tap into right now. The state of California endeavored in a four-year effort to connect trusted messengers with the information and resources available. Hear the deeper explanation from regional convening event attending news correspondent, Julia Ann Dudley Najieb.
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