After #Dobbs, the number of #abortions in the U.S. have not gone down. But the costs of getting one have gone up. https://www.businessinsider.com/costs-abortions-travel-expenses-increase-scotus-roe-v-wade-dobbs-2024-2?

"Clicking your way through a poorly secured website doesn't satisfy most people's definition of #hacking #CFAA https://reason.com/2024/02/26/feds-target-journalist-tim-burke-with-law-intended-for-hackers/?

Former CBS News reporter Elizabeth Herridge charged with #contempt of court and $800 a day fine for refusing to divulge a government source used in a 2017 report on a Chinese-American scientist who is now suing the federal government. #Journalism https://apnews.com/article/catherine-herridge-journalist-contempt-fox-news-cbs-63f6b2cde67fceae192daebe5d11b1a1

FTC sues to stop the Kroger/Albertson's merger stating it is anti-competitive and and will lead to higher grocery prices. #Mergers #Kroger #Antitrust https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-challenges-krogers-acquisition-albertsons

"The #prison has been embroiled in allegations of a reputed “rape club” among guards that targeted inmates, along with accusations of repeated retaliation by guards against inmates who spoke up about the alleged misdeeds". #FCIDublin https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/27/no-contempt-order-against-scandal-plagued-dublin-womens-prison-but-judge-signals-potential-interest-in-new-oversight/?

"Despite the passage of AB 490, training manuals for the Antioch Police Department, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department say that positional #asphyxia is "the subject of debate among experts and medical professionals.” https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/deadly-restraint-despite-decades-of-warnings-police-continue-holding-people-facedown

"41%—or 47 of the 115 pursuits initiated by the San Francisco Police Department in the four-year period—resulted in a collision. That was nearly twice the statewide average of 22%" #NoOnPropE https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/28/san-francisco-police-pursuits-collisions-twice-state-average/

National Association of Broadcasters strongly objects to #FCC proposal for sunshine disclosures of so-called retransmission disputes between broadcasters and cable that result in people not being able to see some #television content or blackouts. https://policyband.com/blog/nab-wants-fcc-to-ditch-retrans-blackout-reports

32 European publishers sue #Google (Alphabet) for anti-competitive #advertising practices. https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-hit-with-23-bln-lawsuit-by-axel-springer-other-media-groups-2024-02-28/

“A lot of people were craving engagement but didn’t want to have conversations online that could turn nasty or negative. News organizations recognized that having tough conversations was part of their mission, shining light on these issues in a public way". #Journalism #SocialMedia https://news.ku.edu/news/article/study-shows-news-organizations-still-lead-in-sharing-difficult-information-on-social-media

"An LAPD review ordered last year by the Board of Police Commissioners following a rise in injuries found that one in 4 vehicle pursuits ends in a collision and half of people injured are bystanders" #NoOnPropE https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-chases/

CA Legislative Analyst suggests closing 5 California #prisons to help solve the state budget deficit. https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article285937501.html

Chicago PD fires bullets at a child with fireworks after faulty #Shotspotter alert. https://jinxpress.org/no-its-just-fireworks-chicago-cop-opens-fire-on-child-with-fireworks-after-shotspotter-gunshot-alert/

Poll from Pew reveals discrepancy on opinions on whether #socialmedia is good for #democracy - the global south says yes, the developed west increasingly says no. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/23/majorities-in-most-countries-surveyed-say-social-media-is-good-for-democracy/

Campaign finance loopholes let state lobbyists donate money directly to state legislators when they are running campaigns for the U.S. Congress or Senate. #moneyinpolitics https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-02-24/lobbying-donations-california-legislature-congress-influence

City of Berkeley sued for #BrownAct Violations after moving City Council meetings to a conference room to avoid ceasefire demonstrators. https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/02/26/berkeley-city-council-lawsuit-brown-act-gaza

Chicago Board of Education votes unanimously to remove #police officers from #schools https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-school-board-to-vote-on-cpd-officers-in-schools/

" You’re not getting a lot of people saying, hey, this is a great idea,” he observed. “The only people probably happy today is PG&E because it’s got them off the front page with their rate hikes, and now everyone’s thinking, AT&T.” #Landlines #COLR #Telephone https://kymkemp.com/2024/02/23/outcry-against-atts-bid-to-drop-landline-commitments-at-yesterdays-puc-meeting-in-ukiah/

#Google publicly experiments with removing the "news" filter in Google #Search as states and the feds debate funds transfers from tech to media outlets. #Journalism #JCPA https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/why-is-the-news-tab-missing-from-some-google-search-results/