Opinion: Why is housing unaffordable in L.A.? Here’s the sorry history
The high cost of housing is driving Southern California’s biggest challenges. Income is not keeping pace with housing costs. It hasn’t for at least two generations, and the problem of unaffordable shelter shows few signs of letting up. There’s a metric called “housing burden” that lays the situation bare. Over the last 50 years, it […]
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Biden to announce library in honor of longtime friend John McCain in Arizona | #alaska | #politics
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images John McCain. Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday will announce the construction of an Arizona library in honor of his longtime friend, the late Republican Sen. John McCain. The McCain Library will boast “a new multi-purpose facility to provide education, work, and health monitoring programs to underserved communities in […]
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California Hits 10,000 DC Fast Chargers Milestone Ahead Of Schedule
Tesla’s Superchargers account for 60 percent of the total. Sep 28, 2023 at 8:32am ET The state of California achieved its goal of installing 10,000 electric vehicle DC fast chargers almost two years ahead of schedule, celebrating the milestone at the latest EVgo location in Union City. The majority of fast chargers have been deployed […]
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GOP fight brews in California
Supporters of Donald Trump demonstrate at the entrance of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library prior to the second 2024 Republican presidential primary debate in Simi Valley, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2023. | Philip Cheung for POLITICO DRIVING THE DAY: This morning we’re keeping an eye on Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is in Los Angeles and […]
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Monroe City Council considers adoption of baby box program | #citycouncil
Kara Dowler has worked for years to provide aid to expectant mothers dealing with unexpected or troubled pregnancies across Monroe County. Dowler is the CEO of Selah’s Center of Hope, a faith-based ministry with a wide-ranging support network for those in need. Dowler gave a presentation to the Monroe City Council last week looking to […]
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California 2024 election: Republicans take center stage
California is at the center of the political universe this week — at least in Republican circles. Wednesday night at the Ronald Reagan presidential library in Simi Valley, seven GOP presidential contenders showed up for the second televised primary debate. But one very large elephant wasn’t in the room — former President Donald Trump, who […]
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4 things to watch in Biden’s offshore oil plan | #alaska | #politics
The Biden administration is barreling toward a self-imposed deadline to release its plan to guide drilling for oil off the nation’s coasts for the next five years. But what President Joe Biden will approve — allowing new oil sales or imposing a moratorium on leasing — remains a mystery. If the program includes new offshore […]
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Rep. Griffith turns his attention to Hawaii’s wildfires | #alaska | #politics
The congressman from Southwest Virginia on Thursday will turn his attention from Hiwasse and Hurley to Hawaii. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem. Official portrait. More specifically, U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, will chair a congressional hearing into “what role, if any” electric utilities played in the deadly fires that swept the Lahaina community on the island […]
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Community college enrollment is up, but not for 20-to-30-year-olds
In summary After a historic decline in community college enrollment during the pandemic, students are returning to school again, according to the state’s most recent data. But students between the ages of 20 and 30 are lagging behind. In April 2020, Alejandra Guerra, 23, started working at Amazon while finishing her associate degree in criminal […]
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New Cities Won’t Solve the Housing Crisis
The first urbanists were recorded in the pages of Genesis: “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” But God struck down the Tower of Babel […]
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