College campuses are supposed to be bastions of intellectual discourse and debate, but the war in Gaza underscores tense narratives and little if any interchange between students.
Priscella Vega
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘I don’t know how to do this.’ Anxiety about voting keeps some young Californians from polls
In California, where competitive congressional races could determine control of Congress, young voters have the power to alter an election’s outcome.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
In red California, recall backers fuel unfounded claims of ‘rigged’ voting, bait workers
The Central Valley has long been a stronghold for red California. And on Tuesday, there were loud voices of support for the recall while some election workers had to deal with taunts over unfounded conservative claims of election fraud.
Posted inPandemic Life
It turns out some Californians aren’t eager to shed their masks just yet
California fully reopened Tuesday, so residents who are fully vaccinated were able to go into many public places without masks, but many kept them on.
Posted inCOVID Today
California reopens to joy, tinged with sorrow over 63,000 dead
As of Tuesday, restrictions were lifted at most businesses, and Californians fully vaccinated for COVID-19 could go without masks in most settings.
Posted inCOVID Today
Many Californians keep masks on as economy reopens, saying better safe than sorry
Despite Tuesday’s massive reopening and the loosening of COVID-19 rules in California, many continue to wear masks in public.
Posted inVaccine Watch
Californians back proof of COVID vaccine or negative test at workplaces, other venues
A survey by UC Berkeley, funded in part by The Times, provides a snapshot of Californians’ attitudes on coronavirus vaccination verification.
Posted inPandemic Life
How vaccine ‘passports’ became a battle cry for COVID-19 conspiracies, ‘anti-vaxx’ forces
The debate in Orange County signifies continuing skepticism toward the government’s handling of COVID-19 and speaks to the larger politicization that has plagued nearly every other aspect of the pandemic.
Posted inPandemic Life
Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are ‘frequently’ discriminated against, survey shows
The survey also found that 73% of Asian residents worry about being victims of a hate crime. That’s higher than the share of Black and Latino residents, 61% and 58% respectively.
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White Lives Matter rally ends with large counterprotest, 12 arrests in Huntington Beach
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…