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Pentagon Approves HHS Request to House Migrant Children at Camp Roberts

April 4, 2021 10:18 amApril 5, 2021 7:40 am

U.S. military bases are now being used for illegal immigrants’ housing in addition to the Donna, Texas border detention facility, the convention center in Dallas, and San Diego Convention Center. Migrants are currently being held at Fort Bliss and Joint...

Teachers React to Parents Called ‘White Supremacists’ for Demanding In-Person Learning

April 1, 2021 6:51 pmApril 1, 2021 6:51 pm

The Globe received several interesting responses from teachers to our article about the group of parents who were called “White Supremacists” by a Sacramento teacher and union representative, for speaking out at a school board meeting in support of returning...

Formation of a Federation of California Worker Cooperatives under AB 1319

April 1, 2021 11:30 amApril 3, 2021 7:46 am

On March 25, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez amended her Assembly Bill 1319 to create The Cooperative Economy Act. The bill would add Division 6 (commencing with Section 10000) to the Labor Code. Division 6 would be titled “The Cooperative Economy Act”...

Parents Sue LA Teachers Union and LAUSD for Personal Injury to Kids for Continuing School Closures

March 31, 2021 10:03 amMarch 31, 2021 10:18 am

It’s been a year since California Gov. Gavin Newsom first declared a state of emergency in March 2020 and authorized school closures across the state. In that year, we’ve learned a lot about the risks of COVID-19, and we’ve watched...

Continued California School Shutdowns Could Reduce the Lifespans of Students

March 31, 2021 7:50 am

California is still the most strictly locked down state in the country, with Gov. Gavin Newsom now threatening to impose stricter lockdowns ahead of Easter. The governor told the state’s residents to resist multi-generational gatherings in homes with hugging and...

Bill Banning Sale of New Small Gas-Powered Engine Machines Introduced in Assembly

March 31, 2021 2:24 amJune 18, 2021 4:08 pm

A new bill that would phase out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE) by 2024 was introduced in the Assembly Monday. Assembly Bill 1346, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) and Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego),...

Solving California’s Urban Water Scarcity

March 31, 2021 2:15 amMarch 30, 2021 4:09 pm

A study by the Public Policy Institute of California in 2019 found that per capita urban water use in the state has dropped consistently over the years, from 231 gallons per day in 1990 to 180 gallons per day in 2010, then...