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    American Exceptionalism in One Heartbreaking, Grotesque Tweet

    A victim of the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, California told Gov. Gavin Newsom that he wanted to leave the hospital as quickly as possible to avoid high medical costs.

    Julia Conley
    Jan 25, 2023

    An anecdote told by California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference on the mass shooting in Half Moon Bay—the second such appearance he made in two days, following another deadly shooting in Monterey Park—encapsulated the United States' twin crises of economic injustice and rampant gun violence, said advocates on Monday.

    The Democratic governor told the press that while visiting a man who'd been injured in the shooting at two farms in the Bay Area city, the victim said he was hoping to leave the hospital quickly to avoid high medical bills.

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    A San Mateo County sheriff deputy stands at the scene of a shooting in Half Moon Bay, California

    'This Is a National Emergency': Dems Push for Assault Weapons Ban Amid String of Massacres

    "It is far past time to reenact an assault weapons ban and get these weapons of war out of our communities."

    Jake Johnson
    Jan 24, 2023

    A gunman killed at least seven people in the small California city of Half Moon Bay on Monday, the second mass shooting in the state in three days and one of nearly 40 that have occurred since the start of the new year—a rolling epidemic of violence that Congress has repeatedly met with inaction or inadequate compromises with gun lobby-backed Republicans.

    The Associated Press reported that police "arrested a suspect in Monday's shootings, 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, after they found him in his car in the parking lot of a sheriff's substation." Officers found a semi-automatic handgun in the suspect's vehicle.

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    A Peet's Coffee & Tea employee fills takeout orders for customers in Oakland, California on May 18, 2020.

    Baristas Form First Unionized Peet's Coffee in US With Help From Starbucks Workers

    "We will not be the last," said Peet's Workers United.

    Kenny Stancil
    Jan 22, 2023

    In a win for workplace democracy, employees at a Peet's Coffee & Tea located in Davis, California formed the chain's first unionized shop in the United States on Friday.

    Workers at the café voted 14-1 to join Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021.

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