The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act this week. The California Farm Bureau along with many other farm organizations support the bill. Earlier this month California Farm Bureau posted on its website a statement that says the bill would provide mutual benefit for farmers, ranchers and their…… MORE
Gunman Wounds Officer in Shootout, is Killed Near USC
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say an officer has been wounded and a gunman killed during a standoff near the University of Southern California. The gunman died at an Exposition Park home Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Michel Moore says the man’s family reported he’d fired a rifle into the air. Moore says the…… MORE
2 People Killed in So Cal Fireworks Explosion
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed when a fireworks stash exploded in inland Southern California, setting a house on fire, blowing out windows across the neighborhood, and sending up a huge plume of smoke. Multiple blasts were reported around midday in Ontario, east of Los Angeles. TV news footage showed at…… MORE
Report: White Supremacist Propaganda Surged in 2020
NEW YORK (AP) – A new report from the Anti-Defamation League says white supremacist propaganda surged across the U.S. in 2020. The anti-hate organization provided the report Wednesday to The Associated Press. It says there were 5,125 cases of racist, anti-Semitic and other hateful messages spread through physical flyers, stickers, banners and posters. The group…… MORE
CA Bills Would Take Badges from Misbehaving Police Officers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers for misbehavior including racial bias, and make it easier to sue under an expanded version of state Senate legislation that died at the end of last year’s legislative session. Law enforcement groups say the proposal lacks due…… MORE
Inmate Lawsuits Blame Calif. for Spreading COVID-19 Infections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The family of a 61-year-old California inmate who died of the coronavirus sued state corrections officials Tuesday. The family blames a botched transfer of infected inmates to San Quentin State Prison that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer last year. His family’s attorneys said it’s the first such federal civil…… MORE
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose Enters Calif. Recall Election
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former Republican congressman Doug Ose says he’s entering the California recall election aimed at ousting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Ose becomes the third established Republican to enter the race, joining former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox. Ose is a businessman from the Sacramento area who says he’s…… MORE
Safe Line Speeds Reintroduced
Congressional Democrats have reintroduced the Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act. The lawmakers say the bill will protect worker, consumer, and animal safety by suspending all current and future USDA waivers and regulations that allow companies to increase production line speeds at meatpacking plants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Democrat Corey Booker, along with…… MORE
Anxiety, Confusion, Terror, Relief: Giving Birth in a Pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) – Pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn in the middle of a pandemic has been a lot for new moms to handle over the past year. They’ve battled high anxiety, ever-shifting hospital protocols and intense isolation. Demographers are studying the varied reasons for an anticipated pandemic baby bust. Women who have…… MORE
OxyContin Maker Purdue Proposes $10B Plan to Exit Bankruptcy
(AP) — The company that makes the prescription painkiller OxyContin would be transformed into a new entity that would funnel profits into combatting the U.S. opioid crisis under a $10 billion plan submitted to a federal bankruptcy judge late Monday. Members of the Sackler family who own Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma would pay more than $4…… MORE
