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With Water Cut to Rice Growers, Colusa County Asks for Economic Assistance

May 27, 2022 7:17 amMay 29, 2022 8:24 am

Colusa County in Northern California is the top producer of rice in the Sacramento Valley. Colusa County historically produces more than 150,000 acres of rice in a normal year. But in 2022, Colusa officials say they will only be able...

LA Supervisor Candidate Claims Disparate Treatment in News Article

May 25, 2022 9:50 amMay 25, 2022 10:37 am

Roxanne Hoge is a candidate for the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Third District seat, with close to 2 million residents. The Globe spoke with Hoge, an actor, business owner, wife and mother of four, following a news article...

Bill To Punish Social Media Companies For Addictive Features For Minor Users Passes Assembly

May 24, 2022 2:15 amMay 23, 2022 8:41 pm

A bipartisan bill that would punish social media companies for having addictive and harmful features for users under the age of 18 was passed by the Assembly on Monday, moving on to the Senate. Assembly Bill 2408, authored by Assemblyman...

Berkeley Unified School District Bring Back Mask Mandate For Rest of Year

May 23, 2022 4:52 pmMay 23, 2022 4:56 pm

The Berkeley Unified School District brought back indoor mask mandates for students, teachers, and staff on Monday with only two weeks left in the school year due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area. At the...

The ‘Equity’ Passthrough: The Roles of County Education Offices

May 23, 2022 1:45 pmMay 23, 2022 3:21 pm

2021 saw the beginning of an organic, parent-led movement from bottom up that exposes, scrutinizes and challenges the public education bureaucracy for imposing political ideologies on their children. Concerned parents are showing up to local school board meetings to demand...

OPINION: Hypocrisy, Corruption and Politicking at one of LA’s Largest Labor Unions

May 23, 2022 1:20 pmMay 23, 2022 1:27 pm

When people want to downplay a situation they don’t think deserves significant attention or scrutiny, they will often say, “Don’t make a federal case out it.” Usually because they’re the ones at fault. But what about when making a federal...

DNC member, California Democratic Party Leader Melahat Rafiei Resigns Over Bribery Allegations

May 23, 2022 12:32 pmMay 23, 2022 3:35 pm

California Democratic Party Secretary and Democratic National Committee (DNC) member Melahat Rafiei resigned from her positions on Sunday due to mounting evidence that she offered to bribe public officials and omitted some facts in an FBI affidavit over the growing...