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Port, State Officials Announce Progress on $383 Million Investment

  California State Transportation Agency or CalSTA Secretary Toks Omishakin visited the Port of Long Beach June 29 to see…

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Port of Long Beach Launches Green Truck Corridor to Mexico

  The Port of Long Beach June 25 officially recognized Bali Express Services’ proactive efforts to establish a Green Truck…

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New Royal Role Expands Gatlin’s Push for Africa–Los Angeles Trade Ties

On June 15, civic leader Joe Gatlin, who serves as the Harbor Area commissioner on the Los Angeles City Planning…

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photos from the edge 34 – Picking The Colonizers’ Vegetable

  A farm worker finishes pulling the sprouts from a stalk, Watsonville, CA. All photos: David Bacon  By David Bacon…

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Port of LB Briefs: $1.05 Billion Annual Budget Approved and Cargo Rises in May

  More than $1 Billion Approved to Power Port of the Future  The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has…

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Port of Long Beach Approves $58 Million for Clean Technology

  The Port of Long Beach June 22 authorized  $58.2 million to purchase and deploy additional zero-emissions, human-operated cargo handling…

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Historic Move — UAW Votes to Divest From Israel

  The United Auto Workers or UAW, which boasts some 400,000 active members across the U.S., June 18 voted to…

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DEO Renews Support for Businesses and Workers Affected by Immigration Enforcement

LOS ANGELES — One year after federal immigration enforcement actions intensified across Los Angeles County, the Department of Economic Opportunity…

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photos from the edge 33 – What Could Have Been, Half A Century After The Grape Strike

  Photo essay by David Bacon June 18 https://davidbaconrealitycheck.blogspot.com/2026/06/photos-from-edge-33-what-could-have.html    Rafael Navarro, 72 years old, still works as a farm…

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Port Leaders Welcome Reopening of Strait of Hormuz

   "The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is a critical priority to restore the stability that keeps cargo moving…

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