An arrested University of #California#Irvine professor makes the connection between paying for #police repression of #protest and starving public #education with austerity:
“These police officers out here today: that’s thousands of student scholarships. Thousands of students could’ve been able to go to school and have books and have housing”
Untitled photo, possibly related to: Living conditions for migrant potato pickers. Note potato sheds across the road. Siskiyou County, California. General caption number 63-1
Since supporting bike lanes is the single most cost-efficient way to fight climate change, it follows that cutting budget for bike lanes is the single least-effective cost savings measure one could take. And yet, here we are. #California#ClimateEmergency
"As many as 35 #deathrow cases in a #California county could be under review for discriminatory practices, including the exclusion of both #Black female and #Jewish#jurors.
The cases in Alameda County date as far back as 1977.
During #jury selection in one murder case from the 1990s, the prosecution left handwritten notes about prospective jurors — including whether they were Jewish or Black.
“I liked him better than any other #Jew, but no way,” one note said. “Must kick.”
Kaiser Permanente information leak. Not a surprise. I tried their app but deleted because of the trackers (at least on web, I figure I have a chance to block). Their "website policy" notes that they sell information to ad companies, use web beacons. I love the "we don't store anything except" and then a list of just about anything you'd care about: name, DOB, health and medical info, debit/credit cards.
ROI isn't the only value of a university education, but it's nice to see CSU Northridge among the institutions highlighted here for serving low-income students at a cost that's quickly recouped by the increased earning power they have after graduation
I decided to roll the dice, that my CV joint on my car wouldn't blowup, for a run up north out of city lights to see the aurora--& I'm so glad I did! Two shots from northern California: First is from Doyle & the second is from Frenchman Lake. What an amazing display! For a time the aurora covered a 180 degrees from east to west & was overhead & could be seen in the south! I shot these photos with a 15mm f/2.0 30sec ISO400.