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Despite widespread opposition from California educator groups, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed unprecedented legislation Tuesday that supporters say will crack down on antisemitism in the state’s classrooms. The bill, Assembly Bill 715 — introduced by Democratic Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur of …

Thankfully, last week’s explosion and fire at California’s second largest refinery, Chevron’s El Segundo plant, was not an environmental catastrophe. But it could have serious economic and political impact. It occurred as Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democratic figures were in …

Amid the growing crackdown on encampments throughout the city, San Jose now faces a rash of complaints about loss of property from homeless residents, who have accused the city of lacking due process and even deliberately destroying thousands of dollars …

Release Vizguerra Re: “Detained activist says that she feels ‘vulnerable’ six months after arrest,” Sept. 30 news story Jeanette Vizguerra, an activist detained by ICE for 6 months, should be released immediately. She is a working mother who paid taxes …

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Bears coach Ben Johnson’s bye-week evaluation of his offense produced more negative reviews than positive ones. “The running game’s struggling,” he said. “The play-action game’s not quite where it needs to be off of that. That’s where you get a …

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson signed an executive order Monday setting designated protest times outside a federal facility used to process detained immigrants in the west suburb. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center at 1930 Beach Street has become …

Un video de la cámara corporal de un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza involucrado en el tiroteo de una mujer que supuestamente perseguía a los agentes en Brighton Park durante el fin de semana muestra a un oficial diciendo: “Haz …

The Bears are the rare team with two placekickers in their building. Monday night, they might have to use their backup one. Cairo Santos went 4-for-4 in the Bears’ win against the Raiders a week ago but felt a sharp …

Clinée Hedspeth, Chicago’s cultural commissioner and an ardent ally of Mayor Brandon Johnson, has resigned from her post at the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Richard Logan, a co-chair of the department’s Cultural Advisory Council, announced Hedspeth’s resignation …

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson wrote a letter to MPs updating them on the case yesterday (Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire) A former head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s special crime unit has questioned the body’s explanation for the collapse …

Trader Joe’s plans to roll out its latest mini canvas totes, the Halloween edition, on Oct. 8. Trick-or-Treat Mini Canvas Tote, pictured on Trader Joe’s website.  The photo on the retailer’s website shows four colors: solid versions in black, orange …

Today, most think of the California FAIR plan as a safeguard against wildfire risk. Few are aware that the state’s insurance provider of last resort was created as a Band-Aid response to a very different L.A. conflagration: the Watts uprising …

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Ksenia Solo, 38; Bruno Mars, 40; Sigourney Weaver, 76; Chevy Chase, 82. Happy Birthday: Choose your battles wisely this year. Refuse to let emotions lead the way when achieving good results requires common sense, patience …

TODAY’S WORD — PETARD (peh-TARD: A firework that explodes with a loud report.) Average mark 27 words Time limit 35 minutes Can you find 31 or more words in PETARD? The list will be published tomorrow. YESTERDAY’S WORD — HOMOPHONE: …

Bettina Aptheker was a 20-year-old sophomore at UC Berkeley when she climbed on top of a police car, barefoot so she wouldn’t damage it, and helped start the Free Speech Movement. “Power concedes nothing without a demand,” she told a …

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(Gordon & MacPhail 85 Years Old from Glenlivet Distillery Single Malt) Luxury grocer Gordon & MacPhail first opened shop in 1895 on the bustling streets of Elgin, Scotland, and soon started buying whisky from nearby distilleries. Sourced from over 100 …

If there’s any watch brand worth celebrating in a wide array of handsome photo books, it’s Rolex. With the history and heritage to match, publisher teNeues is set to deliver another enviable volume with The Watch Book Rolex – The …

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