Language accedes to power. "The analysis found that, as of November 24, the New York Times had described Israeli deaths as a “massacre” on 53 occasions and those of Palestinians just once.". https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/

La Prensa wins lawsuit against Chula Vista refusal to release all and any #drone footage in response to public records act lawsuit. A city cannot call all drone footage "investigatory records". https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2024/04/11/chula-vista-loses-on-police-drone-video-in-landmark-state-high-court-decision/

"The region has the densest concentration of petrochemical plants in the nation, earning it the grim moniker “Cancer Alley”. St John the Baptist parish, where Wallace is located, has the most #carcinogenic air in the nation. Just across the Mississippi River, in Reserve (another historic #freetown), the only neoprene plant in the nation emits known carcinogens: chloroprene and ethylene oxide". https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/apr/14/descendants-project-black-founded-freetowns-louisiana

"Project Human Dignity — a campaign featuring stark, black-and-white portraits of people experiencing homelessness, and videos challenging Utahns to think of Utah’s #homeless as grandfathers, sisters, veterans who served with honor, loving couples, neighbors, and survivors of trauma. What if we thought of them,” one of Project Human Dignity’s first televised clips states, “as deserving of our empathy … of our help … of human dignity.” https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/04/10/utah-homeless-campaign-project-human-dignity/?

Chicago police make a traffic stop for a seat belt violation. Then they shot 96 times in 41 seconds. #trafficstops #pretextstops https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/09/seatbelt-check-cops-fired-96-shots-at-black-motorist-killing-him/73265324007/

Video records extracted by Joey Scott (KnockLA) show that San Bernardino Sheriffs shot and killed a kidnapped 15 year girl. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/01/california-police-video-shooting-15-year-old-girl-savannah-graziano

"“It’s difficult for people to move out of a one-bedroom apartment, you can imagine the challenge of moving out of a four-story building with a historic print shop, a theater, a gallery and we have music, dance and art studios and offices. So the move is huge,” #MCCLA
https://eltecolote.org/content/en/mission-cultural-center-in-search-of-a-new-home/

New state bill #SB938 wants to prohibit #utility companies from making customers pay for their #advertising. It was initiated after PG&E charged utility customers $6 million dollars for a 30-second ad. https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article287598875.html

Federal Bureau of Prisons announce plans to close FCI-Dublin after reform attempts failed at the women's #prison known colloquially as the "rape club". https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/04/15/bureau-of-prisons-to-close-california-womens-prison-where-inmates-have-been-subjected-to-sex-abuse/?

#Google is removing links to news from CA #news outlets as the CA Journalism Preservation Act seeks to move through the Legislature after stalling last year. #CJPA https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/business/google-links-california-news-legislation/index.html

More evidence from Boston that #Shotspotter just runs #police around in circles. https://data.aclum.org/2024/04/08/boston-shotspotter/

"“Because of history, market conditions and existing societal divides, the intent of maximizing shareholder value leads inexorably to actions that exacerbate digital inequity,” Rosenberg added. #AB2239 https://www.kqed.org/news/11982394/new-bill-pushes-california-to-confront-digital-discrimination

LA County paid out more than a quarter billion dollars (yes - with a "b") for law enforcement misconduct in 2023 and is off to a healthy start for 2024. https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/la-county-isaias-cervantes-25-million-settlement

Israel's bombing campaign in Gaza largely directed by artificial intelligence. #Gaza #AI https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/

San Francisco's #PropE was funded by a man called a "serial scofflaw" by the U.S. Government and fined 2 billion dollars for repeatedly breaking the law. https://missionlocal.org/2024/04/chris-larsen-ripple-sec-xrp-torres-gensler/

CA's Post Board has already started the process to decertify 200 #police officers across the state, But we don't know exactly why. https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/police-misconduct-records-19364084.php?

30 year Colorado Sun Reporter removed from state Republican Party convention because they thought her reporting was "unfair". #journalism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/07/journalist-ejected-from-colorado-republican-assembly

Colorado follows California's lead and becomes the 2nd state to ban the corrupt terminology #exciteddelirium as a cause of death. https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-becomes-second-state-ban-excited-delirium/