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UC Lecturer’s Union Makes Tentative Agreement Hours Before Strike

November 17, 2021 4:26 pmNovember 17, 2021 4:37 pm

The University of California and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), a union that represents one third of all lecturers in the UC system, avoided a strike on Wednesday morning by coming to a tentative new labor agreement Wednesday...

OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Employer Vaccine Mandate Following Fifth Circuit Order

November 17, 2021 1:03 pmApril 3, 2022 8:20 am

The Occupational Safety and Healthcare Administration (OSHA) announced that it is “suspending activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS [OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard] pending future developments in the litigation.” This means that the...

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Delay Idle Container Fines Following Port Improvements

November 17, 2021 11:58 am

A planned fee system for backlogged shipping containers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles was delayed on Wednesday due to a significant decline of cargo staying on port grounds for more than a week. Under the original...

California Energy Commission Approves $1.4 Billion Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Plan

November 17, 2021 2:30 amApril 3, 2022 8:20 am

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a a three-year $1.4 billion zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure plan on Monday, aiming to get the state to meet 2025 electric vehicle charging and hydrogen fueling goals. Press play to hear a narrated version...

Los Angeles Restaurant Plastic Utensil Ban Ordinance Takes Effect

November 16, 2021 3:24 pmNovember 19, 2021 6:25 am

A new Los Angeles ordinance that bans automatically giving out plastic eating utensils unless the customer specifically asks for them went into effect on Monday, with the city becoming the largest city in the world to have such a law...

California Rep. Jackie Speier at Impeachment hearing. (youtube screen capture of house impeachment hearing)

Congresswoman Jackie Speier Announces That She Will Not Run in 2022

November 16, 2021 12:00 pmNovember 17, 2021 12:01 pm

Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), a longtime Bay Area lawmaker who has a member of the House since 2008, announced on Tuesday that she would not be running for reelection in 2022. A graduate of UC Davis and UC Hastings College...

SacBee Calls Parents ‘Angry, Violent, Toxic’ While Touting City’s New Community Organizer Hire

November 16, 2021 9:42 amNovember 17, 2021 12:02 pm

The Sacramento Bee recently published a news article calling angry and frustrated California parents “violent” and “toxic extremists.” Within days the Bee published another article touting Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s latest hire: a former Community organizer to run Sacramento’s new...