 |  | | Deep Dive | Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | |
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Welcome to a special bonus edition of The Localist, where veteran editors who oversee our in-depth reporting highlight stories you might have missed in the daily onslaught of breaking news.
Here are 7 stories reported by our journalists that are worth your time. | | Ballot box battle |  | | The state GOP says it won’t remove unofficial ballot boxes it has set out in parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties and in Fresno, despite receiving a cease-and-desist request from the state attorney general and the state’s top election official. Party leaders argue they’re simply “harvesting” ballots, something that’s legal under California law. The attorney general and others say the mislabeled boxes, and the unregulated method of handling the ballots, makes the boxes illegal. Read More | |
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| Have district elections leveled the playing field for minorities? | | In a move to create more opportunities for minority candidates, dozens of cities in Southern California have switched from at-large city council and school board elections, in which voters citywide cast ballots for all candidates, to district elections, where only voters in a geographic area decide races. The results, thus far, have been mixed. Read More |
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| Shame of Covid | | For thousands of people who survived a tough bout of Covid, a second battle looms -- blame. Because the disease is such a political football, survivors say they’re stigmatized by people on both sides of the political aisle. Donald Trump catching it hasn’t helped. Read More |
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| Toxic industrial site could be abandoned | | A proposed settlement agreement with the federal government would permit the owners of the Exide battery recycling plant in Vernon to abandon the facility and its responsibility to address the lead, arsenic and other contaminants scattered into nearby communities during its decades of operation. The state vows to fight the agreement. Read More | |
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| What’s harder than distance learning? | | Try distance learning when your home is a by-the-week motel. Just click on your computer and everybody in class gets to see your living situation. And that’s just one hurdle faced by thousands of Southern California children who are homeless students, often living in motels. Outreach is underway to help those kids keep up. Read More |
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| Schools confront question: Are Indian, other mascots offensive? | | Is it OK for a high school to call itself the Braves? Or the Rebels? Some say no, as evidenced by petitions asking Inland Empire schools to drop mascot names. Cal State San Bernardino sociology professor James Fenelon, who is of Native American heritage, says the community must fight Native American-themed mascots. “Imagine what would happen if any other ethnic group was being mocked in such a manner,” he said. Read More | |
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