WE DESERVE BETTER!! Now, we rally!

This week has been an emotional rollercoaster but I still believe the future of journalism is worth fighting for. ✊💛

Journalists play a vital role in informing the public and holding the powerful accountable.

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NEWS: L.A. Times Guild calls for a one-day walkout tomorrow to protest looming staff cuts that could see the newsroom reduced by at least 20% Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-…

I asked George Skelton @ LAT for his best piece of journalism advice. His response: “Get it first. But first get it right.” Wise words.

Update: Days after our analysis of California lawmakers’ surprising stock portfolios, an environmentalist Democrat disposed of her holdings in Chevron, Exxon, Dow Chemical Co and more:

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California wants to reduce traffic and make roads safer. The Newsom administration thinks generative artificial intelligence can help. latimes.com/california/sto…

Happening now at the California Capitol: Jewish Voice for Peace protestors call for ceasefire, shutting down Assembly during first week of return to legislative session

Worried about AI? How California lawmakers plan to tackle the technology’s risks in 2024 latimes.com/california/sto…

Why did Google spend a record $1.5 million on lobbying in California from Jan to Sept? I followed the money and the trail led me to an ad campaign against a bill that would force tech platforms to pay news publishers latimes.com/california/sto…

Dozens of #caleg lawmakers play the stock market — but their investments don’t always align with their political values, a Times analysis found

Headline: Environmentalists investing in Big Oil? Inside the surprising stock portfolios of CA lawmakers
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We scrubbed California lawmakers’ stock portfolios and found some head scratchers, including an environmentalist invested in Big Oil, a mining co. and Dow Chemical and a vocal social media critic invested in the makers of Facebook and YouTube:

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