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'Are you a Zionist?' Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
LOS ANGELES — Eilon Presman was about 100 feet from the UCLA Palestinian solidarity encampment when he heard the screams: "Zionist! Zionist!"
The 20-year-old junior, who is Israeli, realized the activists were pointing at him.
"Human chain!" they cried.
A line of protesters linked arms and marched toward him, Presman said, blocking him ...Read more
Section 8 seeks to help Sacramento residents find housing, but stigma causes barriers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite programs to subsidize rental housing, low-income recipients often struggle to find a place as cost of living rises and landlords refuse Section 8 vouchers.
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency manages local housing voucher programs in Sacramento and the county and has 12 different wait lists for housing...Read more
Fireworks, drones, Travis Scott hats: USC hosts alternative graduation event. Feelings are mixed
No valedictorian speech. No celebrity speakers. No main-stage ceremony, and no massive graduate walk to “Pomp and Circumstance” before tens of thousands of guests.
Instead, the University of Southern California’s graduating seniors — whose traditional main graduation ceremony was canceled — were thrown an alternative party Thursday ...Read more
Netanyahu vows Israel will fight alone even without US help
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone against President Joe Biden after the U.S. withheld a shipment of bombs as a warning to its top Middle East ally not to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
In a first, punchy clip on the social media site X, Netanyahu said: “If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone” ...Read more
UCI sends suspension notices to several students in the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus
Multiple UC Irvine students involved in a pro-Palestinian encampment that formed on campus last week have been given suspension notices, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday, May 9.
According to one of the suspension letters independently obtained by The Orange County Register, the students have been barred from being “physically or ...Read more
Fetterman slams Biden over threat to withhold some arms supplies to Israel, calling it 'deeply disappointing'
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called President Joe Biden's threat to withhold military aid to Israel "deeply disappointing," the latest criticism he has levied at the president over his handling of the war in Gaza.
On Wednesday, Biden announced on CNN that he would halt some shipments of bombs and artillery into Israel if the country invaded the ...Read more
Not allowing transgender surfers would violate Coastal Act, Huntington Beach contest organizer learns
The California Coastal Commission has drawn a line in the sand: Allow transgender surfers to compete, or you’ll be in violation of the Coastal Act.
A two-day surf contest happening this weekend in Huntington Beach, California, found itself at the center of a hotly debated topic: Whether trans athletes should be allowed to compete in the ...Read more
Washington AG: Archdiocese of Seattle refusing to share sex abuse documents
SEATTLE — The Archdiocese of Seattle is refusing to turn over documents showing how it handled child sexual abuse allegations by church leaders, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a news conference Thursday.
The archdiocese is citing a legal exemption for religious organizations that shields the records from public disclosure, ...Read more
Penn adds security, makes commencement changes as protests continue
PHILADELPHIA —The University of Pennsylvania is adding security for this year's graduation ceremony, as protests of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza grow heading into their third week.
In an update to parents, families, and friends, Penn said there would be a "high level of security" at its 268th commencement, scheduled for May 20 at Franklin ...Read more
Is higher education worth the cost? New study says it depends on the school
The value of a college degree largely depends on where you go, a new HEA Group study found.
And as college tuition continues to increase – more than 30% in the next five years for Cal State University – some are wondering if higher education is worth the investment.
Eloy Ortiz Oakley, president and CEO of College Futures Foundation, set ...Read more
'Are you a Zionist?' Checkpoints at UCLA encampment provoked fear, debate among Jews
Eilon Presman was about 100 feet from the UCLA Palestinian solidarity encampment when he heard the screams: "Zionist! Zionist!"
The 20-year-old junior, who is Israeli, realized the activists were pointing at him.
"Human chain!" they cried.
A line of protesters linked arms and marched toward him, Presman said, blocking him from accessing the ...Read more
Biden administration wants to speed up deportation for some migrants. How will it work?
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the deportation process for migrants who are already ineligible for asylum.
The change isn't expected to have broad implications, but rather tighten existing rules. It comes as the White House and Democrats play offense on the border and immigration, one of ...Read more
California AG plans how to thwart Trump with lawsuits if he wins another term
WASHINGTON — California Attorney General Rob Bonta said he and his staff have been reviewing former President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda in detail to prepare a potential onslaught of environmental, immigration and civil rights lawsuits in the event Trump defeats President Joe Biden.
“We can’t be caught flat-footed,” Bonta said...Read more
Minnesota lawmakers look to ban 'excited delirium' training for police
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota could become the next state to ban police officer training on "excited delirium," a term that has been rejected by major medical associations in recent years as pseudoscience used to justify deaths in law enforcement custody.
Police officers invoking excited delirium during fatal interactions, such as the murder of ...Read more
Measure to create new state agency for childhood services now on Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk
The Illinois House on Thursday passed Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s initiative to consolidate early childhood services under a single agency, paving the way for the creation of a new state Department of Early Childhood.
“We can make early childhood simpler, better and fairer,” Democratic Rep. Mary Beth Canty of Arlington Heights, the bill’s main...Read more
Oakland Airport to be renamed 'San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport' after commission vote
The Metropolitan Oakland International Airport will be renamed to the San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, following a unanimous vote by the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners on Thursday.
The decision to rename the airport was based on the airport’s location on San Francisco Bay and its proximity to numerous notable locations...Read more
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Marjorie Taylor Greene faces GOP backlash after failed bid to oust speaker
WASHINGTON — A throng of media crowded around U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday evening on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, straining to hear her angry reaction after a bipartisan coalition of House members dismissed her efforts to oust Mike Johnson as House ...Read more
Gov. Josh Shapiro calls for Penn to disband pro-Palestinian encampment as 6 students are placed on leave
Citing increasing unlawfulness, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday called on the University of Pennsylvania to disband a pro-Palestinian encampment that has spent two weeks on the Ivy League campus.
“Over the last 24 hours ... the situation has gotten even more unstable and out of control,” Shapiro said during an event in Westmoreland County. �...Read more
NY state prison system breaks law by sending disabled inmates to solitary: lawsuit
NEW YORK — The New York State prison system continues to send inmates with mental illness disabilities to solitary confinement, despite a 2022 state law banning them from doing so, according to a new class action lawsuit.
The suit, filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, is accusing the state of placing inmates with myriad physical and mental ...Read more
Famed Ansel Adams photos of Yosemite, Golden Gate to be featured on new US stamps
For more than 150 years, visitors have taken hundreds of millions of photographs of Yosemite National Park.
But many of the park’s most iconic images — timeless, internationally famous shots of Half Dome, Tunnel View, Mirror Lake and other wonders that strikingly depict America’s natural heritage — were made by Bay Area native Ansel ...Read more
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