Briefs

UFCW Local Unions: Ouster of Kroger CEO Brings Opportunity for Changes

UFCW 770 unions collectively coordinated contract negotiations in 2022 and underwrote the “Hungry at the Table” report by the Economic…

8 months ago

Rep. Barragán to Host Healthcare Leader Tamra King at Trump’s Joint Address to Spotlight Medicaid Cuts

“I am honored to join Congresswoman Barragán at tonight’s Joint Address,” said Tamra King. “At HarborCHC, we see firsthand how…

8 months ago

Metro Board Approves Hahn Motion to Expand Weapons Detection Pilot Program

Passenger screening systems were tested at both stations in which riders walk between sensors which detect concealed weapons without requiring…

8 months ago

UPDATE Murder Investigation Arrest – Long Beach

Homicide detectives have made an arrest regarding the Feb. 16, 2025 murder of Edgar Ortiz-Escamilla, a 32-year-old resident of Long…

8 months ago

California AutoNation Dealerships Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit for $650,000

As part of the settlement, the AutoNation dealerships agreed to create and enforce a host of policies to ensure that…

8 months ago

Public Health Confirms Measles Case in Los Angeles County

Individuals who were at Terminal B on Feb. 19 from approximately 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. may be at risk…

8 months ago

Trump’s new executive order could silence foreign critics, not just pro-Palestine protesters

“It’s a call for viewpoint discrimination,” Harrison explained. “It’s a call for discrimination by subject matter. It can be used…

8 months ago

New Lawsuit Filed to Stop Rent-Gouging Following LA Wildfires

The defendants were identified by a spreadsheet that tracks exploitative rent gouging, created by SAJE’s Director of Policy and Advocacy,…

8 months ago

Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments

  SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom Feb. 19 announced the following appointments: Jennifer Haley, of Rancho Palos Verdes, has been…

8 months ago

Barragán and Padilla Reintroduce Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025

This bicameral legislation responds directly to the Trump Administration's actions to eliminate the DOJ’s Environmental Justice Office and dismantle environmental…

8 months ago