Student Opinion: Can We Move Past Car Dependency?
by Ian Bastida LOS ANGELES — Many Americans rely on cars as their primary means of…
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- ICE Resumes Vehicle Stops after Brief Suspension, but Legal Expert Says Accountability — Not Training — Is the Real IssueThe Trump administration has reinstated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) vehicle stops, days after a temporary nationwide suspension. The brief operational pause was prompted by two fatal shootings involving individuals who were not the intended targets of immigration enforcement. President Donald Trump subsequently reversed the decision, asserting that traffic stops constitute an essential enforcement tool.
- Chicago Breaks Ground on Memorial Exposing Decades of Police TortureChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, accompanied by community organizers and police torture survivors, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial on July 8. The memorial is designated as the first public monument in the United States dedicated to acknowledging state-perpetrated police violence.
- Golden Gate Bridge Protester Says Prosecution Signals Broader Crackdown on Political DissentJordan Harger, a participant in the Golden Gate Bridge protest, asserted that the conviction of seven demonstrators on misdemeanor charges, following a jury's deadlock on felony conspiracy counts, signals an escalating trend toward the criminalization of political dissent. Harger described the prosecution as emblematic of a broader shift in how Bay Area authorities address political activism.
- AT&T Seeks to End Copper-Based Services Affecting Landlines across CaliforniaThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved AT&T's proposal to discontinue copper-based landline services across California, with a phased implementation scheduled to commence June 1, 2027. This regulatory action advances the company's objective of phasing out traditional landline infrastructure, despite ongoing legal and regulatory disputes regarding AT&T's Carrier of Last Resort (COLR) obligations to ensure universal telephone access.