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LA City Council Finally Votes To End Proof of Vaccination Mandate For Indoor Biz and Events

March 31, 2022 2:26 amApril 6, 2022 8:45 pm

The Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 on Wednesday to end the proof of vaccination mandate to enter most indoor places and large outdoor events. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. The mandate,...

CA Reparations Panel Votes 5-4 to Limit Payouts Only to Descendants of Slaves

March 30, 2022 12:49 pmMarch 30, 2022 2:55 pm

The Reparations Task Force voted 5-4 on Tuesday to limit proposed state reparations to only those descended from free and enslaved black Americans in the 19th century, rejecting broader limits of all black residents regardless of ancestry and finally ending...

Day 6 of Sacramento City Teachers Strike as Superintendent Refuses to Meet

March 30, 2022 9:17 amMarch 30, 2022 9:17 am

With Sacramento City Unified teachers union members striking for the 6th day, 40,000 school kids are out of school again Wednesday. Teacher’s demands include COVID safety concerns, back pay for the past couple of years, and a “cost-of-living increase consistent...

Possible So Cal Grocery Strike Harkens Former Employees Back to 2003-2004 Strike

March 30, 2022 6:55 am

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and four Southern California grocery stores, consisting of Ralphs, Albertsons, Pavilions, and Vons, inched closer to a strike on Monday following a vote by union members saying that they are willing...

Servicemember Consumer Protection Strengthening Bill Introduced in Senate

March 30, 2022 2:16 amMarch 29, 2022 10:03 pm

A bill that would extend additional legal and financial protections for active duty and reserve component service members was introduced to the California Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1311, authored by Senator Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), would add an additional $2,500...

SacPD Catch and Arrest Local Sacramento Bombers

March 29, 2022 3:46 pmMarch 29, 2022 6:22 pm

As the Globe has reported for well over one year now, someone or some persons have been setting off what sound and feel like bombs – very loud explosions in the middle of the night in residential neighborhoods around the city....

Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapper Recommended for Parole by Panel

March 29, 2022 12:52 pmMarch 30, 2022 12:00 pm

Frederick Newhall Woods, one of the three men responsible for the 1976 Chowchilla school bus hijacking where a bus driver an 26 children were kidnapped and buried alive in a scheme to collect a ransom demand, was recommended for parole...