What the fuck is this? politico.com/news/2024/08/1…

This will be framed as a win—but it’s only a win for Google. In exchange for gutting the CA journalism law, which would have put a durable mechanism into place to share ad revenue from stories on its platform, it’s a paltry payout—and *AI initiatives* rammed down our throats.

Likes are now private, but can you records request a government account’s Likes?

As Seen on TV: Big Oil’s Dystopian View of California’s Climate Agenda Aarón Cantú capitalandmain.com/as-seen-on-tv-…

NEW: It's expensive to live in California. An oil lobbying group put out an ad pointing to state climate policies as the reason But the group's priorities are less about increasing economic equality and more about defeating bills to reign in oil drilling capitalandmain.com/as-seen-on-tv-…

Hard-hitting new story by Aarón Cantú: Per its lobbying activity, the Western States Petroleum Association’s legislative priorities "focus less on increasing economic equity and more on defeating bills that would curtail the industry." capitalandmain.com/as-seen-on-tv-…

As California’s legislative session comes to a close, good breakdown from ⁦Aarón Cantú⁩ of an oil industry ad campaign designed to defeat aggressive climate bills: capitalandmain.com/as-seen-on-tv-…

Great reporting from Aarón Cantú for Capital & Main, straight from CCNow's partner #SharingLibrary! capitalandmain.com/as-seen-on-tv-…

Google's proposed framework to avoid regulation in California isn't supported in its current form by a single organization representing journalists and news workers. Read about the growing opposition to Google's draft deal: mediaguildwest.org/news/journalis…

Thousands of people live in Westlake/Pico Union and have to endure trash, fires, petty crime and general neglect. But unlike Norm Langer they can’t just call up Mayor Karen Bass and Steve Lopez LA Times. Or for that matter Eunisses Hernandez. latimes.com/california/sto…

NEW: Check out our latest "Feet to the Fire" newsletter, featuring stories by Aarón Cantú Audrey Carleton Jerry Redfern and a roundup of the latest news on the financing of fossil fuel production. feettothefire.substack.com/p/big-oil-goes…

Banning plastic bags and not this as well is a choice.

Yesterday I observed LAFD 🔥 put a man in the back of an ambulance. He was naked and blistered and not in good shape. However, they left his wheelchair which he clearly needed. I called, but it’s still there the next morning and being used as a trash can. Mayor Karen Bass Eunisses Hernandez

The neighborhoods surrounding USC experienced a series of power outages on Friday during the peak of a heat wave that brought record-breaking temperatures to many communities in Los Angeles County. cbsloc.al/4gg8Ncj