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USC Valedictorian Gets the Hook

April 18, 2024 1:44 pmApril 18, 2024 1:44 pm

For a short time, Chino Hills native and medical engineering student at USC Asna Tabassum was going to give the valedictory speech at this year’s commencement in May. But shortly after the announcement was made, University of Southern California administrators...

Google Fires 28 for Anti-Israel Sit-in at Work

April 18, 2024 12:03 pmApril 18, 2024 12:03 pm

Google fired 28 employees in Sunnyvale and New York on Wednesday following them participating in a sit-in protest inside Google buildings against a $1.2 billion Israeli government cloud contract. Before the current sit-in, Google had fired employees for protesting Israel...

California Retains Title As World’s 5th Largest Economy

April 18, 2024 2:22 amApril 18, 2024 2:23 am

According to a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, California remains the world’s 5th largest economy, leading sixth place India and falling under fourth-place Japan. The 2024 World Economic Growth Projects Report found that the United...

LA Mayor Bass’ Newly Touted Homeless Measures Face Backlash

April 17, 2024 5:57 pmApril 17, 2024 5:57 pm

Backlash against Mayor Karen Bass’ Monday State of the City Address continued on Wednesday, with many residents and analysts charging that her new plans to alleviate homelessness would only result in more failure. Bass’s series of failed homeless initiatives dates...

Bipartisan Bill to Ban Homeless Encampments Rejected By Senate Public Safety Comm.

April 17, 2024 12:11 pmApril 17, 2024 12:11 pm

A bipartisan bill that would have banned homeless encampments from many public areas across the state for reasons of safety was voted down in the Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday in a 1-3 vote with 1 abstention. Senate Bill...

Mayor Bass’s Billionaire Bake Sale

April 17, 2024 11:24 amApril 17, 2024 11:24 am

“I Gave a Million Dollars to Mayor Bass to Fight Homelessness and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt…and My Rolex Stolen.” Perhaps we are making an assumption that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be giving away “thank you”...

Lifetime Restraining Orders Against Perpetrators Of Major Crimes bill Killed In Public Safety Committee

April 17, 2024 6:36 amApril 17, 2024 6:37 am

A bill to allowed a lifetime restraining order against perpetrators of major crimes was voted down in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on Tuesday despite early indications that it had a decent chance of being passed. Assembly Bill 1931, authored...