LOS ANGELES—The University of California (UC) reached an agreement Dec. 16 with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike—the largest of its kind in the nation—at the prestigious state system. The strike disrupted classes at all 10 of the university…
University of California, Workers Reach Deal to End Strike
December 16, 2022
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UC, Academic Workers Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike
December 16, 2022
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The University of California (UC) reached a tentative agreement Dec. 16 with 36,000 academic employees that would boost their pay and provide more benefits, after almost five weeks of a strike demanding, in part, pay raises and other benefits amid inflation. Resulting from the largest academic worker strike in the United States, the agreement would…
California Reduces Incentives for Rooftop Solar Owners
December 16, 2022
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California’s Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved a policy Dec. 15 that lessens credits for excess power for the state’s rooftop solar owners as well as alters rates in favor of those who purchase home energy storage systems. With storage, solar users can use stored power at night or give it back to the grid. “For…
3 Charged in Toddler’s Slaying in California Gang Gun Battle
December 16, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—A Northern California toddler fatally struck by a stray bullet while sleeping in his car seat last year was the victim of a rolling gun battle between rival gangs on a freeway, prosecutors said Thursday as they announced charges against three people. The 1-year-old boy, Jasper Wu, was killed Nov. 6, 2021, on Interstate…
California Restaurant Coalition Says It Submitted Enough Signatures to Overturn Fast Food Law
December 15, 2022
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A group of restaurateurs and franchisors said last week they have gathered enough voter signatures for a ballot measure to overturn a law that would set up a “Fast Food Council” to regulate wages and benefits for fast food workers in the state. The Save Local Restaurants Coalition—led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the…
California Restaurant Coalition Says It Submitted Enough Signatures for Ballot Measure to Possibly Overturn Fast Food Law
December 15, 2022
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A group of restaurateurs and franchisors said last week they have gathered enough voter signatures for a ballot measure to overturn a law that would set up a “Fast Food Council” to regulate wages and benefits for fast food workers in the state. The Save Local Restaurants Coalition—led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the…
California Is Impossible for the Middle Class
December 15, 2022
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Commentary As we head toward the end of another year, I’m remembering several friends who left in 2022 for cheaper states. And I’m thinking about several other friends who are planning on leaving in 2023 or 2024. The fact is California is difficult, often impossible, to live in if you’re in the middle class. The…
Reforming the California Environmental Quality Act
December 15, 2022
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Commentary Environmentalism became a national priority in the 1970s, and not a moment too soon. In California, for example, the legendary smog of the Los Angeles Basin was matched by barely breathable air in the Santa Clara Valley up north. The entire southern end of the San Francisco Bay was on track to be filled…
California Lawmakers May Shut Down More Prisons as State Faces Deficit
December 15, 2022
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After the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced Dec. 6 the closure of two prisons and suspension of six other facilities, Democrat lawmaker Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) said more closures could be on the way. Ting, the chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, released a budget outline Dec. 7 that indicated three more prisons…
Other Targets of Suspected Paul Pelosi Attacker Revealed in Court Hearing
SAN FRANCISCO—The man suspected of attacking the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had other targets, including President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, a police officer revealed during a court hearing. David DePape, the suspect, said he had “other targets” while speaking with Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi, according to court documents. San Francisco…
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