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University of California Labor Union Sues Trump Administration for Withholding Funding
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University of California Labor Union Sues Trump Administration for Withholding Funding
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Last week, 20 California labor unions filed a federal lawsuit against the trump administration, challenging the administration’s threats to cut funding for the University of California campuses. The Trump Administration threatens to withhold $17 billion in funding unless the UC campuses meet their demands.

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California Bill Passes Creating Resources to Prevent More Native Children in Foster Care
California Bill Passes Creating Resources to Prevent More Native Children in Foster Care

Last week, the California state assembly passed a bill to generate more resources to prevent Indigenous children from entering foster care. Assembly Bill 1378 would amend state law to permit California tribes to work with state programs to permit native children to stay at home with their families.

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Loyola Marymount University Halts Faculty Unions Negotiations Citing ‘Religious Exemption’
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Loyola Marymount University Halts Faculty Unions Negotiations Citing ‘Religious Exemption’
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Loyola Marymount University announced on Thursday that it would no longer be in union talks with its nearly 400 non-tenure track faculty, citing a religious exemption.

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California Strikes a Deal with Uber and Lyft for Driver Unions
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California Strikes a Deal with Uber and Lyft for Driver Unions
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In August, California passed legislation that created pathways for bargaining for Uber and Lyft drivers.

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Richmond’s Chevron refinery flare causes concern among residents
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Richmond’s Chevron refinery flare causes concern among residents
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Smoke and gases were spewed into the air last week around Chevron’s Richmond refinery. The pollution caused concern among residents and closed three schools for a day.

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Richmond’s HelloFresh workers receive city council’s support to unionize
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Richmond’s HelloFresh workers receive city council’s support to unionize
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HelloFresh workers’ unionization effort is gaining strength in Richmond.

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San Francisco close to making a decision on Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive
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San Francisco close to making a decision on Golden Gate Park’s JFK Drive
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During the pandemic, officials closed John F. Kennedy Drive in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to make more recreation room for residents. This move was supposed to be temporary, but the city is now considering making it a permanent change.

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California’s Eviction Ban Ends
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California’s Eviction Ban Ends
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Landlords in California can once again take their tenants to court over missed rent payments.

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Eleven Major Wildfires Continue To Burn In California
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Eleven Major Wildfires Continue To Burn In California
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Major wildfires continue to burn across California.

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Albany City Council Considering Rematriation Resolution
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Albany City Council Considering Rematriation Resolution
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On Monday the 16th, the Albany City Council will discuss and vote on a Rematriation Resolution. Rematriation is an Indigenous concept that refers to the reclaiming of ancestral remains, land, and spirituality.

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NPR’s Next Generation Radio: Am I A Ghost? A Black and Indigenous College Student Embodies Dual Identity

Sunnie Ishtimonabi is a Black and Chickasaw college student in Oakland, CA

She’s confident in her identity but often feels that she has to choose between being Black or Indigenous. 

What she does not struggle with, however, is how she feels about being an American. 

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Carolann is Maara’yam (Serrano) and Kumeyaay descendant. She graduated from Scripps College and has worked for WERS, KALW, NPR, Cap Radio, and freelance podcasting.

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