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Small businesses power Newsom recall, LAPD collects social media data of everyone they stop
California’s recall election has been powered by some small business owners who are disgruntled about pandemic-era restrictions and pessimistic about the state’s future.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenCalifornia’s recall election has been powered by some small business owners who are disgruntled about pandemic-era restrictions and pessimistic about the state’s future. But in a state where Democrats outnumber Republican registered voters two to one, is there a path toward victory?
Plus, LA police officers are collecting social media data on every civilian they stop, regardless of whether they are arrested or accused of a crime. That’s according to documents obtained by the Brennan Center for Justice.
The City of Orange is asking Mary’s Kitchen, a nonprofit serving unhoused people, to shut down and vacate its lot by Saturday. Some residents are trying to save the 26-year-old organization.
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3 storiesCalifornia small business owners are powering recall efforts. Will they succeed?
California’s recall election has been powered by some small business owners who are disgruntled about pandemic-era restrictions and pessimistic about the state’s future.
Read the story10 minLAPD is collecting social media info from civilians they stop. Some worry it’s mass surveillance
The department added “social media accounts” as a line on the physical field interview cards in 2015, according to a memo from former LAPD Chief Charlie Beck.
Read the story8 minMary’s Kitchen helps unhoused residents without question. Now the City of Orange is asking them to shut down
The organization, led by 82-year-old Gloria Suess, has spent more than 25 years serving three meals a day and providing restroom facilities to unhoused people in Orange.
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