Benicia Police Chief Erik Upson: What we have done and what we are doing…

A few steps the Benicia Police Department is taking for a better future From Facebook: Benicia Police Department, June 17, 2020  Please watch this short video from Chief Erik Upson regarding a few steps the Police Department is taking for a better future. More from City of Benicia website: What we have done and what … Continue reading Benicia Police Chief Erik Upson: What we have done and what we are doing…

In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm

Washington Post, By Rick Noack, June 19, 2020 As coronavirus cases surge in the U.S. South and West, health experts in countries with falling case numbers are watching with a growing sense of alarm and disbelief, with many wondering why virus-stricken U.S. states continue to reopen and why the advice of scientists is often ignored. “It really … Continue reading In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm

Proposed EPA rule would disadvantage minority communities

[Editor: The excellent article below does not link to the EPA’s proposed new rule.  It can be found here, and note that PUBLIC COMMENTS may be sent on or before July 27, 2020.  Submit your comment here.  – R.S.] Soot rule thrusts EPA into spotlight on race E&E News, by Jean Chemnick, June 12, 2020 … Continue reading Proposed EPA rule would disadvantage minority communities

US Senator Tom Cotton under fire for encouraging military violence against protesters

Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the troops’ op-ed is just wrong CNN, by Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst, June 4, 2020 Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, a military veteran who is close to President Trump and who is sometimes mentioned as a future US defense secretary, wrote an op-ed Wednesday in the New York Times under the headline, “Send in … Continue reading US Senator Tom Cotton under fire for encouraging military violence against protesters