California Tag

UC Santa Cruz Cancelled Classes Due to Grad Students Who Are Still Striking

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 08, 2020 1 Comment

"The school reopened libraries, dining halls, and other campus services Friday after having been in near-complete shut-down mode Thursday."...

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Bernie’s Revolution Funded by Techies, Hipsters, and Champagne Socialists

Posted by Katya Rapoport Sedgwick on March 07, 2020 14 Comments

The staunchest supporters of Bernie Sanders are young, wealthy, and incapable of governing themselves.

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How purple can Trump make the Golden State this November?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 07, 2020 30 Comments

As the nation's press focuses on the presidential race, it is ignoring some fascinating signs that the Golden State may become much redder November 3rd.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: California Declares State of Emergency After Its First Coronavirus Death

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 06, 2020 27 Comments

Just as many Legal Insurrection fans predicted, the coronavirus is making its way through the personal-hygiene-challenged state of California.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Public Health Emergency Declared in L.A. County Over Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 05, 2020 38 Comments

Los Angeles County officials have officially declared a local public health emergency regarding the coronavirus as six new cases of the disease were revealed in the county in the last 48 hours.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Los Angeles public health officials worry about coronavirus hitting homeless camps

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 02, 2020 40 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers likely recall our stories on Hepatitis A, typhoid, and typhus outbreaks that struck the homeless hard in various California cities.

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UC Santa Cruz Fires 54 Grad Student Teaching Assistants For Withholding Grades While On Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 01, 2020 59 Comments

Graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz went on strike last year demanding higher pay. In the process, they refused to provide grades for students they were teaching and blocked traffic on campus. Now the school has fired 54 of them.

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New Policy at UCLA Will Ban All Single-Use Plastic Items

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 29, 2020 14 Comments

“As a biology major, I’ve studied how critical a healthy ocean is in fighting climate change, in carbon capture, biodiversity and as an ecosystem”...

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California Gov. Newsom: ‘Doctors should be able to write prescriptions for housing’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 24, 2020 50 Comments

We have been following the California homelessness crisis, including the ensuing public health issues related to the expanding encampments.

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Course in ‘Adulting’ at UC Berkeley so Popular, Students Are Being Turned Away

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 24, 2020 15 Comments

"I want to feel prepared, like I know what i'm doing and I know how to be an adult"...

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Trump signs memorandum diverting water to California’s Central Valley farms

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 20, 2020 30 Comments

One of the most significant agenda items for California Tea Party groups has always been getting the spigot turned on again to the state's breadbasket, the Central Valley.

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Trump to Visit Los Angeles, Checking on 2028 Olympics Efforts and Homelessness Solutions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 19, 2020 26 Comments

Few of us political news junkies can ever forget one of President Barack Obama's earlier failures as President. Remember when the Obamas personally appealed to International Olympic Committee members for the 2016 summer Olympic Games to be in Chicago?

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Largest Union at University of California Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2020 1 Comment

"union said its endorsement follows a consultation with membership in which Sanders received significantly more support than all other candidates combined"...

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Pro-Life Group Scores Major Legal Win Against California State San Marcos

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2020 2 Comments

"agreed that it will revise its policies, as part of the settlement"...

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UC Santa Cruz Grad Students Arrested While Blocking Street During Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 15, 2020 2 Comments

"Demonstrators locked arms, sat in the roadway, and refused to move back onto the university field"...

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UC Berkeley Opens a Second Campus Center for Undocumented Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 14, 2020 1 Comment

"epitomizes the university as a place that values diverse backgrounds, inclusivity, and representation"...

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My Son is Heading to the U.S Air Force Academy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 10, 2020 61 Comments

I wanted to share some wonderful news with our Legal Insurrection family.

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California Lawmaker Proposes a State Takeover of PG&E

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 07, 2020 55 Comments

Given the epic failure of the Democratic Party's caucus app, you might think that it would lead to some reflection about how much managing its members should actually be attempting to handle.

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