Day: May 15, 2022

California

Abortion rights: California preps to be a haven

In summary California abortion rights groups, providers and Democratic lawmakers are all getting ready for a potential influx of out-of-state women. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to dramatically scale back, or even end, the constitutional right to abortion. Lea este artículo en español. California abortion clinics are building new facilities closer to transit […]

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City Council

Columbia City Council to vote Monday on undoing the trash roll cart ban | #citycouncil

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After years of trying to solve Columbia’s trash problem, the Columbia City Council will once again discuss and vote on undoing the ban on trash collecting roll carts Monday night. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at City Hall in the Council Chambers. On April 5, 2022, council voted to call for […]

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Mayor

Ammar Campa-Najjar’s race for Chula Vista Mayor –

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Ammar Campa-Najjar is running for mayor of Chula Vista on a campaign of creating new industries, jobs, housing, opportunities, and increase revenue to invest in roads, public safety, schools, and small business grants. Campa-Najjar himself joined KUSI’s Jason Austell on “Good Morning San Diego” to discuss details of his run. Click […]

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Alabama

Pennsylvania Republican primary: David McCormick, Mehmet Oz, and Kathy Barnette are fighting for the Senate seat. – Slate | #alabama | #democrats

Pennsylvania Republican primary: David McCormick, Mehmet Oz, and Kathy Barnette are fighting for the Senate seat.  Slate Click Here For This Articles Original Source.

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Arkansas

Another racist killer, COVID and the open line

Fox News is busy harping on mask mandates and Joe Biden today while most  media are talking about the mass live-streamed assault rifle slaughter in Buffalo inspired by an adherent of the “great replacement” illness parroted by Fox’s top talk show host, the former Arkansas Democrat-Gazette editorial writer Tucker Carlson, and an increasing number of […]

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California

Bias, far-right sympathies among California law enforcement going unchecked, audit finds

A state audit of five law enforcement agencies in California found bias among officers toward people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ people, as well as a smattering of support for far-right extremist organizations such as the Proud Boys and Three Percenters. The audit also found the agencies had insufficient policies in place to safeguard […]

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City Council

Transportation, equity, hazard pay & more on agenda for Monday night Burien City Council | #citycouncil

On the agenda for Monday night’s regular Burien City Council meeting: another ‘Citizen of the Year’ presentation, Transportation Improvement Program, Equitable Community Engagement Process, salary increase of Interim City Clerk, hazard pay, City Manager recruitment update and more. The meeting is scheduled to being at 7 p.m., and will be a Zoom Webinar. The Public […]

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Mayor

Mayor Adams defends BQE funding shift, says roadway safe

Mayor Eric Adams defended on Sunday his plan to dramatically slash this year’s funding dedicated to maintaining the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, insisting that the highway will remain safe despite the cutbacks. “We’re never going to do anything that is going to jeopardize the structural safety or the soundness of the BQE — we’re not going […]

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Alabama

Justice Dept. challenges Alabama law criminalizing certain transgender youth care | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

April 30 (UPI) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint challenging a new Alabama law that criminalizes medical care for transgender youth, citing the 14th Amendment. Alabama’s Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 184 into law earlier this month, which criminalizes hormone therapy or puberty blocking medication or surgeries that affirm […]

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California

California Airbnb guests get little warning of high fire risk

The cellphone began buzzing before dawn. Becca Rutledge looked outside and saw the orange glow of the Woolsey fire as it roared toward her family’s Airbnb rental home in the Santa Monica Mountains. It was their host calling to tell them to evacuate because the fire was headed their way. They made it out safely, […]

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