Editorial: UCLA has failed its students in not taking action to prevent violence between protesters and counter-protesters at the pro-Palestine encampment. dailybruin.com/2024/05/01/edi…

Counter protesters came to fight pro-Palestinian demonstrators at UCLA.

No police in sight.

just no getting past the fact that national news and our 'prized' journalism institutions have shamelessly turned their backs on student journalists who are courageously reporting on an incredibly historic moment on their campuses

Student journalists at WKCR-FM NY reporting that NYPD threatened arrest of student journalists and Columbia Journalism School Dean jelani cobb for leaving the Pulitzer Hall journalism department building for a better view of activity on the campus lawn

As California moves to shore up abortion access, including for women from other states, local opposition remains a powerful obstacle to opening new clinics.
calmatters.org/politics/2024/…

More migrant families with children sleeping in tents on Skid Row test official response
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For more on this topic: California has one of the nation’s broadest laws to clear criminal records, and it’s about to expand even more.
Here’s what people need to know about expunging their criminal records: cal.news/43uG2mq

📝 Jeanne Kuang
5/5

This is amazing latimes.com/world-nation/s…

DeKalb, Georgia court records show Fohlin, the Emory professor seen on video being thrown to the ground and handcuffed by an Emory police officer for expressing concern at the violent arrest of a protester, was jailed for 11 hours and charged with 'Battery Against Police Officer'

WATCH: Assembly Elections Chair Gail Pellerin for Assembly refuses to answer questions after blocking a bill that would prohibit use of NDAs in California’s lawmaking process.

She said she didn’t have enough time to review the bill, despite her record of voting for fast-tracked bills.

Very thankful to Khari Johnson for explaining all of this, and also adding or clarifying some things to my List of Worries:

calmatters.org/economy/techno…

Millions of Californians have home internet access thanks in part to a pandemic-era federal subsidy. Congress has failed to allocate more funding, so now it's up to recipients to cut the cord before their increased bill comes in. cal.news/3JCYKPH

📝 Khari Johnson

The encampment is part of an effort to pressure Northwestern to divest from companies and cut ties with institutions connected to Israel, a student organizer told The Daily. Read more here: dailynorthwestern.com/2024/04/25/cam…

How do you curb retail theft? Ask elected officials, and many of them will debate whether to change the decade-old Prop. 47, which lowered penalties for low-level crimes.

For those directly affected by retail crimes, the answer isn't that simple.
calmatters.org/politics/2024/…

🚨 BREAKING: FTC passes a final rule 3-2 banning non-compete agreements for most workers

we allow that 😎x.com/groaningdrain/…

California Supreme Court just ruled that incarcerated people who work in county jails and haven't been convicted aren't entitled to pay.

Kitchen workers at Santa Rita Jail can't sue Aramark:
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/inc…

In a victory for labor, workers at the REI store in Santa Cruz, California vote overwhelmingly—33 to 12—in favor of unionizing

It's the nation's 10th unionized REI store, but not one of them has a union contract even though the first one (in Manhattan) unionized over 2 years ago