Difficulties faced during the worldwide pandemic and the challenges the newspaper industry are topics Frank Pine of the Southern California News Group and the Bay Area News Group discussed with the Chronicle. Being the executive editor for the Southern California News Group and the Bay Area News Group, Mr. Pine is responsible for 13 newspapers in California, including The Sun, Redlands Daily Facts, The Press Enterprise, and The Daily Bulletin from the Inland Empire. Q: Has the pandemic helped or hindered your work? A: Generally speaking, fewer people are reading print and more people are reading more online. Since the pandemic has occurred, we have not seen a good drop off for our … [Read more...] about Frank Pine on news during the pandemic: “I think lots of things in the Inland Empire warrant national attention”
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Pick it, Tax it, Pack it
By Saeed Villanueva |Staff Writer| Pot farmers are divided over the possible legalization of marijuana in California. On Nov. 8 people can vote for Proposition 64 which would legalize marijuana use in California and allow the state to give licenses to those who grow and sell cannabis. Prop. 64 would allow those who are at least 21 years old to possess, transfer, and sell up to an ounce of marijuana for recreational use and would allow Californians to grow up to six plants. However, the measure would enforce a 15 percent tax on the retail sales of the product which has led to indifferent feelings about the initiative from farmers in Northern California’s pot growing … [Read more...] about Pick it, Tax it, Pack it
Justice Department seizes AP phone records
By Caleb Gasteiger | Staff Writers | In an aggressive move to stop additional leaks from occurring, the Obama administration secretly seized two months of phone records from the Associated Press (AP). The seizures were accomplished without the AP’s knowledge by bypassing the AP and going directly to the phone companies where they subpoenaed 20 phone lines including its offices, home phones and cellphones of journalists, according to The New York Times. Chief Executive of the AP, Gary Pruitt, addressed the situation in a public statement about what this means to his publication and America. “We don’t question their right to conduct these sorts of investigations,” said Pruitt, to … [Read more...] about Justice Department seizes AP phone records