Emma Gallegos
Times-Standard
Bakersfield, CA, United States
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Advocates propose an alternative to refocus budget on Black students
Black in School, a coalition of Black education and civil rights groups, has come up with a counterproposal to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to increase funding to high-poverty schools that would … → Read More
Once again, McFarland city leaders lobby the county to turn its library into a police station
Representatives from the city of McFarland are pressing the Kern County Board of Supervisors to reconsider the city’s plan to turn the community library into a police headquarters. A city presentation on Tuesday prompted the board’s first public discussion about the fate of McFarland’s library. When the proposal to convert the library into a police station was made public earlier this year, it… → Read More
Education Secretary Cardona calls lowering standards for teachers ‘unfortunate’
The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More
Proud Boys member running for Sacramento-area school board confronts another candidate
The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More
State announces recipients of $108.6 million in grants to streamline transition from school to college and career
The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More
Gates Foundation offers grants to scale high school pathway programs
The latest education news updates from EdSource. → Read More
UCLA backtracks on ad for unpaid adjunct job
The university pulled down the posting from its recruitment page and apologized. → Read More
New Hoverboard Explodes And Ignites House Fire While Being Charged
It sounded like a bad scene: "there were several explosions that shot burning pieces of the hover board across the room." → Read More
Photos: Runners Strip Down For Cupid's Undie Run In Wrigleyville:
Everyone looked fantastic in the subzero temperatures: not a pair of whitey tighties or grandma panties in the bunch! → Read More
Liberal Twitter Rejoices In Antonin Scalia's Death
It took no time at all on Liberal Twitter for news of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death to turn to gleeful grave dancing. > Let's go live now to Twitter pic.twitter.com/WLLY0hqLI3 — Jason Sparks (@sparksjls) July 28, 2015 Some were more measured in their responses: > "I feel bad for his family" and "That guy was a homophobic, racist jerk" are not mutually exclusive sentiments. —… → Read More
Ohio TV Station Staff Fired, Reportedly For Playing Cards Against Humanity
To be fair, the homegrown card game revels in flouting good taste—and probably a fair amount of anti-harassment workplace policies. → Read More
35 Vibrant Color Photos Of Chicagoans In The 1940s:
Based on the archives, we'd guess that two of his favorite spots in the city were the lagoon at Jackson Park and Promontory Point. → Read More
Amy Schumer's Dreamy New Beau Is A Chicago Furniture Designer
Expect to see more of Amy Schumer around: per Instagram, she has a new boyfriend who is also a furniture designer in Chicago. → Read More
'Good Day Chicago' Producer Reprimanded For Telling Reporters Not To Wear Hats In Cold
"It's kind of ridiculous," station General Manager Dennis Welsh said. → Read More
Texas Trooper Who Arrested Sandra Bland Charged With Perjury
The Texas trooper who pulled over Sandra Bland for a routine traffic violation—three days before she was found dead in her jail—has been indicted by a Texas grand jury. → Read More
Anita Alvarez Believes Protests Against Her Are A Political Ploy
"I have no reason to resign. I've done nothing wrong. I hold my head up high." → Read More
Rahm Wants Every Cop To Have A Taser
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to announce changes in Chicago Police Department tactics this afternoon, including a proposal to put a taser in the hand of every officer on the streets by summer. → Read More
Rahm Aide Attacked By Man Who Said 'Police Are Killing Us'
An aide for the mayor was attacked while attending a vigil for Quintonio LeGrier, a 19-year-old who was fatally shot along with his neighbor by police this weekend. → Read More
Bucktown Nightclub Shooting: Woman Shot In Head, Man Injured
Two people were shot as they exited a nightclub in Bucktown over the weekend. → Read More
Photos: Logan Square Bar Transforms Into Mos Eisley Cantina For One Magical Night
The Outer Rim used to have the kind of dives where you could take out a bounty hunter without anyone blinking an eye. But boy, has this place changed! → Read More