Housing is a Human Right.org
Senator Wiener — a state legislator who aggressively pushes a controversial “trickle-down” housing agenda that activists say fuels gentrification and displacement — has long relied on vast amounts of campaign cash from luxury-housing developers and other real estate insiders to win elections and stay in power. … more »
Stanford.edu
Comprehensive analysis finds harm from head to toe, including dementia, heart and lung disease, fertility problems and reduced intelligence. The research shows head-to-toe harm, from heart and lung disease to diabetes and dementia, and from liver problems and bladder cancer to brittle bones and damaged skin and infertility. … more »
wikipedia.org
A high-profile bill that would have increased home building near mass transit and in single-family neighborhoods across California has been killed for the year, ending a major battle over how to address the state’s housing affordability crisis that has attracted attention nationwide. … more »
WRAL
It’s spring, and in America’s state capitals legislatures are winding up their business and, too often, bringing out the padlocks. In California, the legislature has been considering the shuttering of records that could reveal misconduct or conflicts of interest in publicly funded research. … more »
Anses.fr
The food additive E171 (titanium dioxide nanoparticles), commonly used as a whitening agent in high quantities in foods, products and medicines, such as chewing gum and mayonnaise, can cause inflammation leading to inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer. … more »
Peter Rejceck
Tech companies often fail to tell users how their data will be employed. Sometimes, the firms can’t even anticipate it themselves. … more »
Smithsonian
If California would join Maine and 14 other states, it could mean that our next president will be elected by popular vote. … more »
Electrek
As our federal government continues to pour billions into subsidizing the oil industry and even coal, and California pours billions into massive, misguided development, instead of public transportation, China has cemented its dominance in electric vehicle technology. Another industry the U.S. has lost due to bad political decisions by both parties. … more »
altermedia.org
Is the 5G threat real or not? The Russian network RT America aired the segment, titled “A Dangerous ‘Experiment on Humanity,’” in covering what its guest experts call 5G’s dire health threats. U.S. intelligence agencies identified the network as a principal meddler in the 2016 presidential election. … more »
Scripps Institute
Carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere have soared to a new high, one never before been seen in human history, researchers announced. A daily CO2 reading by researchers on Saturday recorded a 415.26 parts per million (ppm) baseline. … more »
