Teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) went on a three-day strike Tuesday as negotiations fell apart and the district’s two unions walked off the job, leaving families in the lurch.
Author: Joel B. Pollak
White House: No Invitation Yet for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu
The White House said Monday that there were no plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, nearly three months after he took office, denying a courtesy traditionally shown to a key U.S. ally.
White House to Israel on Judicial Reform: Big Changes Need ‘Broadest Possible Base of Popular Support’
White House strategic communications chief John Kirby said Monday that the U.S. was urging the Israeli government to reach a compromise with the opposition over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reforms.
Biden Lectures Netanyahu on Judicial Reform — After Launching His Own Court-Packing Commission
President Joe Biden has warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against pursuing judicial reform — after his own administration considered a radical proposal to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices.
Alan Dershowitz: Trump Indictment Would be ‘Targeted Injustice’
Harvard Law School professor emeritus and noted civil libertarian Alan Dershowitz has panned the potential prosecution of former President Donald Trump, saying he is the victim of “targeted injustice” by Democrats.
Report: Nearly Half of ‘Climate Change’ Companies in U.S. Banked with Failed SVB
Half of the companies in the U.S. devoted to climate change and biotech banked with the now-failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), leaving many of those companies looking for financial backers willing to take on the risk.
Neighbors Feud in California as Floodwaters Threaten Farms, Towns
Neighbors in some California communities threatened by floodwaters are feuding over whose land floodwater will fill, as more rain and snow are on the way and the spring snowmelt threatens to inundate low-lying areas.
Relief Workers Irate as Gavin Newsom Overstates Flooding Aid by 99%
Some relief workers in the Pajaro, California, area flooded by recent rains are furious after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) promised $42 million of aid — but only $300,000 is, in fact, available.
Global Warming: Ice Sheet on Lake Tahoe Bay
A rare ice sheet has formed on Emerald Bay, California, on Lake Tahoe, the first time it has been seen in over 30 years — and a sign of the cold weather in the Sierra Nevada in a season normally linked to the spring thaw.
Blue State Blues: America’s Beta Male, Doug Emhoff, Is Bad for Women
But truly strong women don’t need weak men to feel good about themselves. And moms at school board meetings aren’t Nazis.