Academic workers on strike at UCLA, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz chanted this week about “workers rights under attack,” referring to pro-Palestinian union members who were arrested and suspended after recent protests.
A California regulation created to limit air pollution from freight trains risks 20,000 new jobs and would worsen greenhouse gas emissions rather than lower them, an Inland Empire congressmember said.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to authorize Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department Chief Bill Weiser to close access to multiple outdoor recreational locations for the duration of the Southern California Wildfire Season to minimize public safety risks.