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First of 14 Slavery Apology Bills Passes California Assembly

May 17, 2024 2:43 amMay 17, 2024 2:44 am

A bill that would issue a formal apology by the state for human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants was passed by the Assembly in a 62-0 vote on Thursday. Assembly Bill 3089, authored...

50 Arrested At UC Irvine As Police Break Up Encampment, Retake Building From Protestors

May 16, 2024 7:07 pmMay 16, 2024 7:09 pm

Police at University of California at Irvine arrested 50 Pro-Palestinian protestors on Wednesday following the University declaring that the protest has gone “violent”, with law enforcement also breaking up the encampment on campus and retaking as building that protestors had...

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee Placed On Leave For Agreeing To Academic Boycott Of Israel

May 16, 2024 12:59 pmMay 16, 2024 12:59 pm

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee was placed on leave on Wednesday less than 24 hours after becoming the first University administrator in the country to agree to an academic boycott of Israel in exchange for Pro-Palestinian protestors to remove...

Add Two Points to Driving Record for Speeding 26 MPH Over Limit

May 16, 2024 9:30 amMay 16, 2024 9:31 am

A bill that would add two points to a California driver’s record for going over the speed limit by 26 miles per hour or more saw a rise a rise of support in the past week amongst both advocates and...

UC Berkeley Reaches Agreement With Protestors To Reexamine Israel Investments In Exchange For Removing Encampment

May 16, 2024 2:55 amMay 16, 2024 2:56 am

The Pro-Palestinian encampment came down on the UC Berkeley campus on Wednesday following the University and protestors coming to an agreement. Protestors agreed to remove the encampment on campus while the University promised to rigorously examine the school’s investment in...

Are They on the Case or Not: Gascon’s Office Doesn’t Answer Grossman/Teran Questions

May 15, 2024 3:15 pmMay 15, 2024 3:15 pm

Exactly contrary to what George Gascon’s chief deputy district attorney Joseph Iniguez said Monday, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys Ryan Gould and Jamie Castro have in fact been pulled off the sentencing and the fighting of the expected appeal in...

Tesla Announces 601 More Employees Laid Off in Fremont, Palo Alto

May 15, 2024 12:34 pmMay 15, 2024 12:34 pm

According to a new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed late on Monday, electric automaker Tesla is to fire another 601 at their Palo Alto development hub and Fremont factory, adding to the over 3,300 employees in the...