Feature – Page 68 – California Globe

LAUSD Firing Unvaccinated Teachers and Staff – Even With Teacher Shortage

May 23, 2023 11:58 amMay 23, 2023 4:00 pm

Last month the Globe reported that the Los Angeles Unified School District was still firing teachers for being unvaccinated against COVID-19, despite acknowledgment of their religious or medical exemptions. The Globe has learned that LAUSD is still firing experienced teachers...

California Legislature Proposing Unemployment Benefits For Illegal Immigrants

May 16, 2023 4:06 pmMay 17, 2023 3:27 pm

The California Legislature is proposing a program to provide unemployment benefits to illegal immigrants coming to and residing in the state. Senate Bill 277 by State Senator Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) proposes income assistance to unemployed “excluded workers” who...

Equity vs. Equality: California Reparations Commission Wants to Legalize Racial Discrimination

May 14, 2023 2:30 amMay 14, 2023 2:31 am

“With a ‘Reparations Management Council’ to operate independent of the government of San Francisco, what could possibly go wrong?” the Globe asked earlier this week. San Francisco resident Richie Greenberg has identified that the San Francisco Reparations Plan “installs a...

Governor Newsom’s Budget Deficit Has Climbed To $31.5 Billion

May 12, 2023 1:05 pmMay 12, 2023 1:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state’s budget deficit has ballooned by $9 billion, going from the initial January estimate of $22.5 billon to $31.5 billion, leading to more major cuts being implemented next fiscal year. https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1657067510108405761 In total,...

California Holds the Key to Western Water Security

May 9, 2023 9:00 amMay 9, 2023 9:01 am

Dams and aqueducts on the Colorado River make civilization possible in the American Southwest. But for the last 20 years, as a prolonged drought has gripped the region, withdrawals from the river have averaged 15 million acre-feet per year, while inflows into...

LA Public Health Chief Barbara Ferrer Grilled in Court for On-Going ‘Twitter Files’ Censorship Scandal’

May 9, 2023 3:30 amMay 9, 2023 5:42 pm

Last Wednesday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health chief Barbara Ferrer was in a conference room with her two tax-payer funded lawyers for her deposition in the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents lawsuit filed against the county over numerous...

Reparations Task Force Votes To Approve Cost Recommendations of $800 Billion

May 8, 2023 12:35 pmMay 8, 2023 12:35 pm

The Reparations Task Force formally approved new recommendations on reparations during the weekend in Oakland, okaying an apology, financial compensation, and several state program changes. According to the approved recommendations, an apology is to be issued by the state that...