Military presence arrives to SCC | Local News

The U.S. Army has established a subtle presence in Santa Cruz County over the past few weeks, with uniformed personnel driving armored vehicles remotely on the US-Mexico border. On April 24, an eight-wheeled military vehicle known as the Striker was placed on a steep hill along the boundary wall near Kino Springs. Two weeks later, […]

California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week

Oakland — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would quadruple the number of California Highway Patrol officers on shifts to Oakland and deploy California National Guard prosecutors starting Monday to crack down on organized crime, carjackings and sideshow acts. The announcement comes five months after the department initially sent 120 highway patrol officers to Oakland as […]

Here Are All The States That Have Ruled About Trump’s Presence On The Ballot

Former President Donald Trump won 18 states to remain on the ballot in the 2024 presidential election, and lawsuits against him are pending in 16 more states. Mr. Trump, Most likely candidate He is seeking the Republican nomination for president, but faces a Democratic-backed attempt to remove him from the state ballot under Article III […]

Environmental racism in Arizona, fueled by the presence of military bases

As a global phenomenon, environmental racism occurs when communities of color are disproportionately affected by exposure to toxic substances due to the areas in which they live. Due to factors such as reasonable rents and inability to access land, historical racism, and the inability to fight corporations, Blacks, Latinos, and Indigenous peoples are typically forced […]