At Harris’ election night party at Howard University, hope to ‘witness history’ turns to anxiety
WASHINGTON — Revelers attending the Harris-Walz campaign’s election party at Howard University began the night looking to celebrate a night of firsts. Thousands had gathered at the Yard, a large…
Read More »Matt Johnson and The The return to LA for the first time in nearly 25 years – Orange County Register
When Matt Johnson released his sixth album as The The in 2000, there was no hint it might be 25 years before the next record from the London outfit in…
Read More »What time do Black Friday deals start at Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers?
Black Friday officially kicks off on November 29th, but if you plan to make that the only day you buy gifts this holiday season, you’re missing out. Several prominent retailers, including…
Read More »Musk Gets Tossed Back To PA State Court In Lottery Case, Just In Time For Election
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) Elon Musk will get away with it. The world’s richest man will dole out several more thinly disguised bribes in an attempt to sway the…
Read More »The 25 Largest Legal Tech Investments of All Time
In reporting yesterday on the record-setting $900 million investment in law practice management company Clio, I included a list of the 10 largest previous investments in legal tech. It did…
Read More »Why has North Korea sent troops to help Russia fight Ukraine?
WASHINGTON — Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought no shortage of complicated twists and turns. But one bizarre new element particularly stands out: North…
Read More »Dodgers’ 2024 World Series championship parade will be Friday
After 36 years, the Dodgers have a date for a World Series championship parade: It’s Friday. The morning parade will start at City Hall at 11 a.m. and end on…
Read More »It’s Election Time: Time Off to Vote, Political Activities, and Political Speech in the Workplace
With Election Day quickly approaching, it is the right time for employers to refresh themselves on the various protections that may exist for their employees when it comes to voting…
Read More »Health advocates call state plan on maternal deaths burdensome
Dozens of maternal health organizations and advocates are urging the California surgeon general to suspend the rollout of a plan aimed at reducing maternal mortality, saying that the recently announced…
Read More »60 years later, Ronald Reagan’s ‘A Time for Choosing’ speech still resonates – Orange County Register
Talk about early voting: Ronald Reagan won the race for the White House 60 years ago. As columnist George Will quipped, “it just took 16 years to count the votes.”…
Read More »The Sierra Club’s California members are torn over its mission. Can a new leader forge consensus?
When Bobbi Jo Chavarria was invited to join her local Sierra Club chapter’s political committee, she saw it as an effort by its members to include “someone like me.” A…
Read More »World Series brings brief ‘Carmageddon’ traffic for Dodger fans
It’s 3 p.m and Jack Flaherty is set to take the mound in two hours. Outside Dodger Stadium, the streets of Elysian Park are at a standstill. A stretch of…
Read More »Clippers’ treatment of Kawhi Leonard was ‘unsafe and illegal,’ trainer says
Kawhi Leonard’s tenure with the Clippers has been marred by numerous injuries, and his status for this season remains in doubt. As the organization plays its opening season in the…
Read More »Why Elon Musk will probably get away with his dodgy voter lottery
Elon Musk’s voter registration lottery scheme is too cute by half and probably illegal. It also illustrates why violations of election law often go unpunished. Musk announced last weekend that…
Read More »Freshman Enrollment Appears to Decline for the First Time Since 2020
A projected 5 percent drop in this year’s freshman class follows a number of disruptions last year, including persistent failures with the FAFSA form. Source link
Read More »Kaiser mental health professionals in Southern California go on strike
Psychologists, therapists and other mental health professionals who work for Kaiser Permanente across Southern California went on strike Monday morning, protesting that the healthcare organization had failed to address enduring…
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