By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| Recent protests at college campuses across California and the country have sought to bring awareness to racial inequality. In recent events, University of Missouri (Mizzou) has shown to be a campus with a headstrong support system in order to bring an end to recent racism on campus. After many reported cases of demeaning slurs, threats and overall unwelcoming vibes towards ethnic students, protests began to bring awareness to the issue, according to the San Bernardino Sun. Students were concerned that the president of Mizzou Tim Wolfe had more than one chance to put an end to the hatred and went around the problem … [Read more...] about Racial inequality causes college campus protests
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Pay tickets off a dollar a month
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| A traffic ticket amnesty program is now available and allows Californians to pay off certain traffic tickets by offering monthly payments. The amnesty program began on Oct. 1, 2015. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) website, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Statewide Traffic Ticket/ Infractions Amnesty Program into law on June 24, 2015 and will allow California citizens to give payments on unpaid traffic tickets and possibly even reduce their debt by 50-80 percent. To qualify, individuals must have an unpaid traffic ticket that was due by Jan. 1, 2013. However, this does not apply to parking tickets, Driving … [Read more...] about Pay tickets off a dollar a month
Proposal pushes to lower drinking age
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| The age for legal alcohol consumption in California might be lowered to 18 due to a new proposed ballot initiative. For the bill to be a part of the November 2016 ballot, the proponent Terrance Lynn must acquire 365,880 signatures by April 26, 2016, according to KTLA 5. Lynn argued that 18-year-olds have all the responsibilities and entitlements of adults so they should also be allowed to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages. He also estimates that it could bring millions of dollars in taxes every year, according to KSBW. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 made the legal age to consume alcohol, 21 and according to Mothers Against Drunk … [Read more...] about Proposal pushes to lower drinking age
Cybersecurity bill passed
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) was passed on Oct. 27. CISA was passed by the senate despite opposition from many big tech companies, privacy activists and even some lawmakers, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This bill allegedly will make it easier for companies that feel victimized by high profile hacking to report the incident to the government and will protect them from lawsuits. The bill will make information on cyber attacks available for government access, which was previously considered private. Although the bill has a large group opposed to it, it is supported by the White House, … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity bill passed
Marijuana use doubles among Americans
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| The number of American recreational Marijuana smokers has doubled. According to a recent study, in the years 2012 and 2013 use of Marijuana doubled from the ten years prior. The number of adults who use Marijuana rose from 4.1 percent to 9.2 percent between the years 2001-02 to 2014, according to CNN. The study was conducted on interviews with over 36,000 American adults and was sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). This analysis appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Psychiatry. It was led by Bridget Grant, Ph.D. of the NIAAA Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry, according … [Read more...] about Marijuana use doubles among Americans
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Trump Republican chump (Oct 22) Presidential candidate, Donald Trump reported to People magazine in 1998 that if he were to ever run for president he would campaign as a republican. He stated in the magazine, “if I were to run, I’d run as a Republican. They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country. They believe anything on Fox News. I could lie and they’d still eat it up. I bet my numbers would be terrific.” Trump is a candidate for the Republican party for the 2016 election. Nike to the Future (Oct 21) In honor of “Back to the Future” day, Michael J. Fox was the first person to wear self-lacing shoes which his character wore in the 1989 sequel. According to … [Read more...] about CC Briefs
New privacy law for wireless protection
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) on Oct. 8. California is the third state in the nation behind Maine and Utah to authorize the act which enforces strict privacy policies on electronic devices. According to The Associated Press (AP), police will be required to get a court order to search computers or company phones, messages, emails or photos. Natlawreview.com stated information including date, time, recipient, sender and format will now have to be put through the longer process of getting a warrant from a judge if police wish to retrieve it. Subpoenas will allow some information to be accessed, … [Read more...] about New privacy law for wireless protection
Job creations fall short of economists’ expectations
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| Expected numbers for job creation recently came in 60,000 short. According to CNBC, 203,000 jobs were expected to be created in September of this year, but a total of 143,000 were available by the end of the month. The participation rate in the work force dropped to 62.4 percent in September which had not been seen since 1977. Recent and future college graduates may have to wait until March 2016 for these rates to look any better up due to recent reports brought back to Capital Economics, which is the leading independent macroeconomic research company. The jobs being offered and taken into consideration however are not just those requiring a … [Read more...] about Job creations fall short of economists’ expectations
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