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North Korean leader's sister criticizes US-South Korea for proceeding with joint drills
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (415+ words) The statement by Kim Yo Jong came a day after the allies started their 11-day Freedom Shield exercise involving thousands of troops, while Washington participates in an escalating war in the Middle East. Without directly referring to the Iran war,…...
LA County Supervisors to consider erasing name, likeness of Chavez from streets, parks
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1025+ words) Shaken by allegations that the late civil rights leader Cesar Chavez raped women and girls as young as 12 during the 1970s, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will take up a motion today to remove his name and image from…...
Will factory-built housing take off in California this year?
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (1541+ words) By Ben Christopher | Cal Matters As the first home rolled off the factory floor in Kalamazoo, Michigan " "like a boxcar with picture windows," according to a journalist on the scene " the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development proclaimed it "the…...
Matthew Klink: Where did the Swalwell voters go?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) Eric Swalwell's collapse did not simplify California's gubernatorial race. It exposed the race. The assumption was that once Swalwell exited, his voters would move in an orderly fashion toward one or two top Democrats, restoring a more predictable contest. California…...
California's latest attack on big tech is BASED on bad economics
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (197+ words) California has long been the global digital economy's growth engine. However, Californian policymakers' latest proposal to "promote fairness" for third-party businesses by importing European-style regulation would only hamper the goods and services that have made American tech companies like Google,…...
We won't solve the housing crisis if it's illegal to pick up a hammer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (304+ words) The consensus solution to the housing crisis has focused heavily on zoning reform. "YIMBY" (Yes In My Backyard) advocates correctly point out that restrictive land-use laws, minimum lot sizes, and NIMBY obstructionism have strangled housing supply. Addressing these barriers is…...
Editorial: Remember the great Justin Raimondo, critic of the warfare-welfare state
5+ mon, 6+ hour ago (505+ words) Justin Raimondo tried to warn us. The co-founder of Antiwar. com devoted his life to warning Americans and particularly the American right against the relentless pull of the military-industrial complex and the bipartisan-established warfare-welfare state." Raimondo would've turned 74 today. He…...
Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh faces Senate scrutiny over financial holdings
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (387+ words) By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press Writers Warsh has large stakes in several investment funds and owns a solo financial advisory firm, Vicarage LLC. He has pledged in ethics filings to sell those holdings and stop working as an…...
More housing on California's coast? Commission changes signal pro-building shift
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (1252+ words) By Nadia Lathan | Cal Matters Bone-colored bluffs and jagged cliffs line the Monterey shoreline where chalky sand meets redwoods. Its rugged coastline, including beloved destinations such as Big Sur, is well-known California iconography protected by the California Coastal Act for…...
Southern California teachers grapple with Cesar Chavez's newly complicated legacy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1743+ words) For social studies teacher Brian Tabatabai, it began like any other school day. His El Monte High School students filed into class. But soon, Tabatabai's devices lit up with unexpected news: Cesar Chavez, the late Latino labor rights leader, had…...