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3,400 USC Academic Workers File Petition to Unionize

December 15, 2022
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About 3,400 graduate student workers at the University of Southern California (USC) filed a petition to form a union with the National Labor Relations Board. The Graduate Student Workers Organizing Committee said in a Dec. 14 statement they are unionizing because they hope to negotiate higher pay and improve working conditions in the future. “Graduate…

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San Clemente Permits South OC Cars and Coffee to Run Weekly

December 15, 2022
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San Clemente’s Planning Commission, in California, voted 5–0 on Dec. 7 to permit South Orange County Cars and Coffee to run weekly at the Outlets shopping mall. Though the beloved car show has already been running Saturday mornings on the upper level of the Outlet’s parking garage since 2017, the city had classified it as…

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15-Year-Old’s Family Sues LA Unified Over Drug Death at School

December 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died of an overdose in a bathroom at Bernstein High School in Hollywood announced a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Dec. 14, alleging school officials knew there was a problem with drug use at the campus but took no action. LAUSD knew that…

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LA’s Homeless State of Emergency Fails to Anticipate Scope, Complexity of Crisis: Expert

December 15, 2022
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News Analysis The state of emergency announced by Mayor Karen Bass in response to the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles is a commendable first step, but it is unlikely to offer an effective long-term solution to the problem, given the sheer number of people living on the streets, and the logistical challenges of providing short-term…

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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…

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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…

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LIVE 6 PM ET: Conservative Activists Discuss Uniting Michigan for Freedom

December 15, 2022
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Conservative educational advocate Linda Lee Tarver and retired pastor from Oakland Ralph Rebandt will discuss how to unite the community to prepare for its upcoming challenges from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 15 at Metro Church of Christ-Sterling Heights in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click…

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LIVE NOW: Conservative Activists Discuss Uniting Michigan for Freedom

December 15, 2022
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Conservative educational advocate Linda Lee Tarver and retired pastor from Oakland Ralph Rebandt will discuss how to unite the community to prepare for its upcoming challenges from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 15 at Metro Church of Christ-Sterling Heights in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click…

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Conservative Activists Discuss Uniting Michigan for Freedom

December 15, 2022
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Conservative educational advocate Linda Lee Tarver and retired pastor from Oakland Ralph Rebandt will discuss how to unite the community to prepare for its upcoming challenges from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 15 at Metro Church of Christ-Sterling Heights in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. * Click…

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Other Targets of Suspected Paul Pelosi Attacker Revealed in Court Hearing

December 15, 2022
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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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