Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Monday, Jan. 7, and here’s what’s happening across California: TOP STORIES When Gavin Newsom is sworn in as governor on Monday, he’ll do so with the wind at his back: a robust state economy and flush budget, a forceful electoral… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]
Blog: Millions of tons of Camp fire debris needs to go somewhere — but no one wants it
For all the opposition it faces, the Oroville proposal has also seen some support. Oroville Mayor Chuck Reynolds said he understood the concerns; his uncle, who worked at the Koppers plant, also died of cancer. But Reynolds said he trusted federal officials when they said the land was safe for industrial use, and Oroville — […]
Blog: Forbidding terrain and foreboding feelings at remote border crossing – Los Angeles Times
The last town before the crossing, Hachita, is 45 miles north of the border, and is little more than a crossroads that doesn’t merit a stop sign, let alone a traffic light. The Old Hachita copper and silver mining settlement from the 1870s is now a ghost town that lures the occasional tourist, but the […]
Blog: Los Angeles teachers prepare for strike – World Socialist Web Site
“Almost everyone I know is working two jobs to make ends meet” Los Angeles teachers prepare for strike By Jerry White and Kim Saito 7 January 2019 More than 33,000 teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are set to strike Thursday in what would be the largest walkout by educators in the […]
Blog: An upset victory for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and three awards for ‘Green Book’ define an unpredictable Golden Glob – Los Angeles Times
Indeed, in the wake of Kevin Hart stepping down as this year’s Academy Awards host following controversy over past homophobic jokes, some winners may have been more chosen their words more carefully than they otherwise might. (Samberg referenced the motion picture academy’s most recent headache in the opening monologue, joking, “We’re going to have some […]
Blog: Jogger attacked by dog and then bitten by the dog’s owner, cops say
A woman jogging in a Bay Area park was bitten by the owner of a dog who also attacked the jogger, police said. The jogger was in Anthony Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley when a dog attacked her about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, and she had to defend herself with pepper spray, the East Bay […]