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• Governor’s proposed budget is not sustainable, it’s time to live within our means Californians are living through tough times. Sky-high inflation. Crippling drought. Rising crime rates. Growing homelessness. Increasing wildfires. Learning loss among students. Crumbling roads. Disjointed supply chain crisis. California’s list of crises continues to grow. Yet, the governor’s lack of urgency to solve these pressing issues is frustrating. The state budget is by far one of the most important responsibilities that the Governor and lawmakers assemble each year. It dictates and shapes the spending of precious tax dollars and determines the…
• Younger residents leading the way as COVID rate in LA County rises The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles County continued growing on Thursday, May 12, prompting renewed warnings that younger residents are most likely to become infected and unvaccinated residents are most likely to become severely ill. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Thursday reported 3,407 new COVID infections, along with nine new virus-related deaths. She said the average daily number of new cases recorded over the past week rose to more than 2,600, up nearly 20%…
• Wisconsin GOP eyeing shift in control of election oversight Doug La Follette is adjusting to a new status in Wisconsin politics: relevance. The 81-year-old secretary of state has been a forgotten man for four decades, stuffed into a basement office and stripped of most of his duties long ago. That is changing, however, as Republicans explore a push to shift election oversight, including certification of results, from a bipartisan election commission to La Follette’s office. The effort is less a sign of confidence in La Follette than a move…
• Best places to stay in the world revealed – with a B&B in Scarborough topping the list Some of the winners (Picture: Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice)When you think of the best travel destinations in the world, Scarborough might not instantly spring to mind. But a hotel at the seaside spot has been named the best B&B in the world at the Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice awards – for the second year running. Toulson Court boasts 1,700 ‘excellent’ reviews on Tripadvisor and is run by husband-and-wife team Angela and James Rusden. The Tripadvisor awards are broken down into three categories:…
• The 45 Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century, from ‘Tenet’ to ‘Dune’ “Safety Not Guaranteed” FilmDistrict/courtesy Everett Collection Sci-fi rom-com isn’t a phrase used often enough. “Safety Not Guaranteed” is a quiet take on both genres, as Jack Johnson and Aubrey Plaza star as two journalists assigned to investigate a curious classified ad seeking a partner to go back in time with. Mark Duplass is the scientist who invented the supposed time travel device. A quest to uncover past loves, while dodging government inquisitions over the time-bending tactics, grounds the Sundance award-winning…
• Editorial: Eliminate the wasteful California Board of Equalization Those wanting to reduce California government waste should start with the state Board of Equalization — not tweaking it but disbanding the agency and its elected leaders. We said that at election time four years ago, and our experience this year interviewing candidates for the seat covering much of California’s coastal region solidified our position that the board is a needless expenditure of tax dollars. None of the three candidates running in District 2 could clearly articulate why they were…
• Finkenauer's Senate bid faces skepticism after ballot woes Abby Finkenauer 's bid to clinch the Democratic nomination for an Iowa U.S. Senate seat wasn't supposed to be so fraught. She's one of the more prominent Democrats in the state, building a wunderkind reputation in the Legislature before toppling a Republican congressman in 2018. She was the second-youngest woman elected to Congress, helping Democrats retake control of the U.S. House that year. And though she would go on to lose the Democratic-leaning district in 2020, her stature suffered little.…
• Report criticizes meat industry, USDA response to pandemic At the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers, according to a Congressional report released Thursday. The report by the House's Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis said meat companies pushed to keep their plants open even though they knew workers were at high risk of catching the virus. The lobbying led to health…
• Anti-Semitism, as lawmakers say in letter, has no place in public discourse Maze Jackson speaks during a 2021 rally outside the Chicago Housing Authority headquarters in the Loop, decrying economic disparities for black communities in the city.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Everyone, particularly in these times of discord, should treat others fairly and with respect. So-called influencers especially should strive to do so. We say this after 11 state lawmakers wrote a letter this week to Kari Steele, president of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, asking her to repudiate remarks by her husband, Maze Jackson.…