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Culver City Councilmember on Homelessness: “Marching People Off to Concentration Camps in Palmdale Is Not a Solution”
The forum, which was held virtually by the Culver City Democratic Club, featured Fisch saying in response to a question about how the candidates would deal with homelessness: “Marching people off to concentration camps in Palmdale is not a solution. It’s not moral and it’s not the Democratic Party way of doing things.”
UCLA Students Urge UC Regents to Take a Stronger Stance Against Antisemitism
“My family fled antisemitism during the revolution in Iran and they went to the two places that were supposed to be safe: Israel and the United States,” she said. “It was supposed to be different here but unfortunately as a senior whose college experience consisted of constantly combating antisemitism, it does not feel different. The department’s statement made my identity feel insignificant.”
California Legislative Jewish Caucus Endorses Diverse Group of Candidates
If elected, these candidates have the potential to significantly increase Jewish Caucus’s presence in Sacramento.
Orange County GOP Congressional Candidates Apologizes for Saying Jews “Control a Lot of the Politicians”
Raths lamented that the Palestinians don’t have the same “clout” that the pro-Israel community does in Washington, D.C. “These politicians go where the money is, unfortunately,” the congressional candidate said. “The Jewish community is very well organized in the United States and they control a lot of politicians. That’s why the foreign aid is so large going to Israel.”
CA Dems Reject Anti-Israel Platform
The California Democratic Party rejected proposed anti-Israel changes to their platform during a March 6 committee meeting.
Paul Koretz, LAPD Chief Announce $50,000 Reward for Information About Suspected Killer of UCLA Grad Student
Kupfer, 24, was working alone at the Croft House furniture store in Hancock Park on January 13 when she was stabbed to death; her body was found by a customer 20 minutes later. The suspect has been identified by police as Shawn Laval Smith.
Croft House Employee in Hancock Park Stabbed to Death
The victim has been identified as Brianna Kupfer, according to various local media reports. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) say that she was alone in the store when the suspect attacked her. A customer later found Kupfer and called 911.