The University of California, San Diego, is coming up with creative ways to implement a form of affirmative action for admittance into its engineering programs. Affirmative action was illegal in California long before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that colleges and universities could no longer consider an applicant’s race when admitting him or […]
Lawmakers accuse the tech company of operating a “two-tiered system” at
Could a crackdown on Clear be brewing in the nation’s most populous state? On Tuesday, California lawmakers will begin considering a bill that, if passed, could place serious new regulations on the expedited airport security service. Critics say it could effectively force Clear out of many Golden State airports. At issue is the fact that …
The latest step is Northwest 2035, a plan to change the face of the Bloomingdale, Hamilton, Lincoln Park/Five Points, Nebraska, and North Highlands neighborhoods.
To the editor: The flat fee to most California electric utility customers of $24.15 will not promote clean energy. Instead, it will penalize those who use less than the average amount of electricity just because they are not low-income customers. ("High electric bills threaten California's clean future. This plan would help," editorial, April 15) These include single individuals, frugal couples, people living in energy-efficient homes or people with solar panels. It will lay waste to the...
Over 30 countries have imposed restrictions on the social media platform.
California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of New York and Pennsylvania, declare the people’s rights to clean air, water and a healthy environment, California’s does not. That could change as soon as November. Under a proposal moving through the Legislature, voters would decide whether to add...
Alabama has one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates, but it also has poor workforce participation, something the state is working to change.
The Royals and Chiefs are in the early stages of determining a Plan B for
Kylie Krauss of Fleetwood gets her 100th career hit. Tatum Werley, a Wilson junior, went 3-for-6, including the 100th hit over her career for the Bulldogs.
The famously concise Bill Belichick is about to become Mr. Media. In his transition from the sidelines, Belichick, the longtime coach, will make millions with an anticipated recurring role with the Manning brothers on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli,” a book deal, a potential inside football show and possibly a podcast, executives briefed on his plans told The Athletic. Advertisement Belichick will start his post-Patriots career on Thursday with the NFL Draft, when as an...
Democratic officials are throwing billions at California high-speed rail projects that have yet to be built, funding thousands of jobs specifically for union members. Despite Read More