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Pomona College Allows Student Activists to Stay in Dorms Despite Campus Shutdown

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 24, 2020 3 Comments

"great news for students on campus, and we are glad that our work pressured administration to change their decision"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: California Gov. Newsom Issues Stay-at-Home Order

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 20, 2020 23 Comments

Next week my plans were to sit on a beach in Fiji, drink rum cocktails, and read fantasy novels. Needless to say, one of the victims of the pandemic was my tropical vacation.

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Task Force focuses on 15-Day Plan, Economic Stimulus, and TeleHealth

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 18, 2020 7 Comments

Perhaps it is just me, but the press at the Tuesday Coronavirus Task Force seemed restrained and respectful.  I hope it is a trend that continues.

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Bay Area Issues ‘Shelter in Place’ to Stop Coronavirus From Spreading

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 25 Comments

Six Bay Area counties, which include San Francisco, will begin to "shelter in place" at 12:01 am local time. Authorities hope this will help stop coronavirus from spreading in the area.

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UC Berkeley Grad Students Set up GoFundMe to Support Their ‘Cost of Living’ Strike

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 14, 2020 2 Comments

"The GoFundMe for that effort had raised a little over $8,400 by Friday afternoon."...

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Students and Activists Suing University of California System Over Use of SAT and ACT Exams

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2020 15 Comments

"As the stakes are getting higher to attain a bachelor’s degree, college admission processes have been under increased scrutiny."...

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San Diego State to Add Diversity and Inclusion Monitors to Faculty Hiring Committees

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 11, 2020 5 Comments

"in an effort to ensure those making hiring decisions at the school keep diversity and equity in mind throughout the process"...

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Wuhan Virus Watch: CA Gov. Newsom has Kind Words for Trump Over Handling of Coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on March 10, 2020 28 Comments

This weekend, I proposed that COVID-19 should be renamed colloquially to something more in-line with the symptoms and likely outcomes for most Americans.

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On-Campus Classes Cancelled at Stanford U. After Faculty Member Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 09, 2020 0 Comments

"The University has notified people who might have been exposed and requested that they self-isolate."...

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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 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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