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After Primary Trouncing, Congresswoman Barbara Lee Endorses Adam Schiff for U.S. Senate

May 9, 2024 12:59 pmMay 9, 2024 12:59 pm

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), who recently came in 4th place in the U.S. Senate race primary with 9.8% of the vote, announced her endorsement of Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), her one-time Senate race rival, she announced in a statement late...

Brandeis Center and ADL File New Federal Complaints Against Occidental and Pomona Colleges

May 9, 2024 11:41 amMay 9, 2024 11:41 am

This week the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under the Law and the Anti-Defamation League expanded and amended the federal civil rights complaint against the Berkeley Unified School District in February, alleging that numerous overtly antisemitic acts were...

Educators Quizzed by Congress About Growing Antisemitism in Public Schools

May 9, 2024 7:45 amMay 9, 2024 3:43 pm

With buzzwords akimbo, a trio of school district leaders in New York, Maryland, and Berkeley tried to fend off accusations during a congressional hearing May 8 of failing to tackle the issue of growing antisemitism in public schools. New York...

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su Facing Heat For Pandemic Fraud

May 9, 2024 2:45 amMay 9, 2024 6:19 am

A judge cannot declare herself not guilty of a crime. A priest cannot absolve himself of a sin. But it appears quite possible that Julie Su can politically cleanse herself of the blame for the state of California losing up...

Missed Classes, Cancelled or Remote Graduation: UCLA Students Angry with Anti-Israel Protesters

May 8, 2024 4:53 pmMay 8, 2024 4:53 pm

At first, the protests on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles were simply one of the first Pro-Palestinian protests in the country. Throughout April it grew to be one of the largest in the country, with it’s encampment dwarfing even...

San Francisco School Board Meets Over Audit Exposing Dire Financial Situation

May 8, 2024 12:38 pmMay 8, 2024 1:17 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) held a special meeting on Tuesday night to go over a recent state audit report on the dire situation of the district’s finances, and what the district could possibly do to avoid a...

The Boy Scouts Aren’t Boys Anymore

May 8, 2024 2:55 amMay 8, 2024 2:56 am

The Boy Scouts of America just announced it will rebrand itself with a new theme and new name: “Scouting America.” The Scouts once known as “Boys” says it is “reflecting the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcome every youth and family...