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CALIFORNIA
Newsom vetoes bill proposing safe drug injection sites in California
The rejection of a progressive bill fuels new White House speculation. JEREMY B. WHITE | CONTRIBUTED
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ov. Gavin Newsom’s rejection of supervised drug use in three California cities angered backers of the approach. But it didn’t surprise the The Democratic governor made no attempt to negotiate details of the bill as it worked its way through the state Legislature, supporters of the controversial strategy say. “This is now a year and a half that the bill has been in print and we did not receive any requests for amendments,” state Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat who authored the measure, said in an interview. It’s not hard to see why Newsom was unwilling to touch the issue: Every move he makes is now being scrutinized nationally. He’s quickly become a Democratic contender for president, without ever saying he has any interest in the job. His veto has become the latest evidence of his
national ambitions as he shows a wariness of swinging too far left and a willingness to anger the progressive wing of a party that helps keep him in office. In rejecting the pilot program to allow supervised injection in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, the governor aligned himself with Republicans and more conservative Democrats who viewed the effort as encouraging drug use. He also avoided alienating a national electorate whom he has been increasingly engaging in social media posts and ads targeting red states, including Florida, Texas and Alabama. “He’s been out there speaking to constituents and voters in Florida and Texas about all the ways in which California is ahead of the curve,” said Jeannette Zanipatin, California director for the Drug Policy Alliance. “So, for us, this definitely signals that he was concerned about how this might play out in the media as well as the political arena.” It was only a few weeks ago,
Wiener said, that he and other supporters of the measure even learned of concerns from Newsom. In the past two months, the governor has bolstered his national profile and fueled White House speculation by traveling to D.C. and making his other incursions into Republican-run states. Newsom has said nothing publicly about his decision, on the last possible day, to veto the bill aside from a statement in which he expressed concern about the potential “unintended consequences” of allowing the three cities and sprawling Los Angeles County to test sites where people can use illegal drugs under medical supervision and get access to treatment and other services. Newsom also asserted a willingness to support a smaller test program, though advocates for safe-consumption sites said there was little appetite to go back to the drawing board with a governor disinclined to support a strategy now being employed in New York City and in many
INJECTION SITES: It’s not hard to see why Gov. Gavin Newsom was unwilling to touch the issue: Every move he makes is now being scrutinized nationally. | Courtesy Photo of Justin Sullivan/Getty Images places overseas. Supporters also questioned Newsom’s call to research the issue further, pointing to numerous studies and years of debate in cities like San Francisco, where he used to be mayor. Democratic political consultant Jim Ross, who has worked with Newsom, argues the governor
had a genuine “top of mind” commitment to addressing overdoses. He said the risk of cities mismanaging sites justified the governor’s insistence on a thoroughly vetted local process. “If you put in these safe injec-
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INFLATION IMPACT
U.S. News 360 Reviews Survey Reveals Americans Have Adjusted Spending Due to Inflation AP NEWS | CONTRIBUTED
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new national survey from U.S. News & World Report's 360 Reviews finds four in five Americans (81%) have adjusted their spending due to inflation, and 84% indicate they worry about the impact of inflation on this year's holiday shopping season. To better understand the impact of inflation on consumer
money-saving and purchasing habits, U.S. News used a third-party survey platform to poll 2,000 U.S. adults. It asked U.S. respondents about their coupon habits, 2022 holiday shopping plans, and more. Survey responses were weighted in order to be representative of the U.S. population. "Our latest survey makes it clear Americans are flocking to digital coupons and similar digital money-saving tools
because of inflation's impact to their wallets," said Alexandra Kelly, senior editor, 360 Deals. Kelly adds, "And they seem to be helping. In fact, an overwhelming 91% of U.S. consumers who use coupon sites, apps, and/or browser extensions report having saved money because of these digital resources — and half of Americans (51%) say they definitely plan to use digital coupons and similar online money-sav-
ing tools to help with their holiday shopping this year." Additional survey highlights include: • More than half of Americans (58%) look for coupons at least once a week. • Three in four Americans (76%) have searched for digital coupons while grocery shopping. • American consumers most prefer online shopping on Black Friday, followed by Ama-
zon Prime Day, which trumped Cyber Monday. • Half of Americans (51%) follow couponing blogs and social media accounts. To access the full survey findings, visit: https://w w w.usne ws.c om/ articles/online-shopping-coupon-habits-survey
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RIVERSIDE, CA.
PHI THETA KAPPA
Remains of Baldwin Park woman identified after 31 years
MSJC Students Named Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars
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Bones found in Riverside County more than 30 years ago were publicly identified Tuesday as those of a Baldwin Park woman, according to county officials. The Riverside County District Attorney's office identified the remains as belonging to Kathryn Coffey of Baldwin Park. On Jan. 22, 1991, human remains were found at the base of a hill in the area west of Avenue 62 and Madison Street in Thermal, an unincorporated community in Riverside County about four miles southeast of Coachella. Only bones were recovered, leading authorities to say that the remains had been in the desert for a long time. The remains were found two weeks after what would have been Coffey's 37th birthday. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigated the discovery
REMAINS: On Jan. 22, 1991, human remains were found at the base of a hill in Thermal, an unincorporated community in Riverside County. Now, 31 years later, officials have officially identified the remains of Kathryn Coffey. | Courtesy Photo of FoxLA
at the time but wasn't able to find any leads and the case went cold.
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Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) students Stephanie Daniels and Drashuna Pilcher are two of 207 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students nationwide who have been selected as 2022 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholars, each earning $1,000 scholarships. Daniels is a Hemet resident majoring in Early Childhood Education and Pilcher is a San Jacinto resident majoring in Liberal Arts: Math and Science. “This honor means the world to me,” Pilcher said. “A quote that I love is ‘Always believe the impossible is possible.’ My family comes from nothing, and my aim is to stop that generational curse to enhance my family’s quality of life. It takes generous individuals like this organization to put faith in us as students
to help us achieve our dreams and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this opportunity!” After MSJC, Pilcher plans to earn a nursing degree at a fouryear university. She then hopes to work in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for a few years and then enroll in the Doctorate in Nursing Anesthesia program at Loma Linda University to work in plastic surgery. She would like to open her own med spa locally. For Daniels, the plan is to transfer to a University of California (UC) system school to earn her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She wants to become a child life specialist, working with children in a hospital. “This honor truly means a lot as I am working really hard to
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