Rebecca Plevin (@rebeccaplevin) 's Twitter Profile
Rebecca Plevin

@rebeccaplevin

Staff writer for @latimes equity initiative. Previously @fresnobee @mydesert @kpcc. Read our coverage here: lat.ms/4erC4zR

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Eight types of pesticides have been found at air monitors in California farming communities. This includes 1,3-D, a soil fumigant classified as a ā€œprobable carcinogen,ā€ which was found at all four sites. latimes.com/environment/st…

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In the latest update in a dispute over a campaign to unionize workers at Wonderful, a California appellate court has ruled that negotiations can continue between the state’s largest farmworker union and the company. with Rebecca Plevin latimes.com/california/sto…

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A spokesperson for Patrick Soon-Shiong responded Saturday to the comments made by his daughter, saying ā€œshe is not involved. Her words do not represent the family or the L.A. Times.ā€ latimes.com/business/story…

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I honestly cannot remember the last time I was as shocked by a news-industry number as I was by this one: ***TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND*** The Washington Post subscribers have canceled over Jeff Bezos' decision to block an endorsement of Kamala Harris. npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-…

I honestly cannot remember the last time I was as shocked by a news-industry number as I was by this one:

***TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND*** <a href="/washingtonpost/">The Washington Post</a> subscribers have canceled over Jeff Bezos' decision to block an endorsement of Kamala Harris.

npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-…
Rebecca Plevin (@rebeccaplevin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Riverside County, Calif., reported its highest detainee death count in decades, including multiple suicides that reveal deep institutional problems. Devastating reporting by Christopher Damien in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and The Desert Sun: nyti.ms/3AAdNIO

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NEW: Ammonia leak reported at troubled Pitman Farms poultry plant in Sanger. ā€œIt smelled and my head hurt, my throat was burning, my tongue was numb and I felt nauseous,ā€ one worker said. ā€œThere were many of us who felt that way.ā€ More in Fresno Bee fresnobee.com/news/local/art…

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California’s Central Valley may be bigger than many states, but it’s routinely ignored in electoral matchups and policy-making on both sides of the aisle. Could there finally be consequences? Fascinating story: motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

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The new owner of one of Skid Row's largest homeless housing portfolios immediately cut janitorial and security services when he took over the 17 properties weeks ago. One 78-year-old tenant broke into the maintenance closet to mop the floors himself latimes.com/homeless-housi…

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Motivated by pent-up frustrations with property crime and homelessness — and a sense that San Francisco and Oakland had lost control of city streets — Bay Area voters tacked right in last week’s election. latimes.com/california/sto…

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L.A. Unified is reversing a controversial decision to relax the admissions requirements for some of its most rigorous academic programs after furious debate, by Rebecca Plevin latimes.com/california/sto…

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Black and Latino families reach reparations deal in tentative settlement with the City of Palm Springs over razed homes Story from Rebecca Plevin latimes.com/california/sto…

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black and latino families whose palm springs homes were razed and burned by city authorities in the 50s and 60s have tentatively agreed to a $5.9-million settlement that aims to address historical injustices Rebecca Plevin latimes.com/california/sto…

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In the dust of the Coachella Valley, residents push for a park along the shrinking Salton Sea Rebecca Plevin reports latimes.com/california/sto…

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inbox: Teamsters announce workers at four Southern California Amazon warehouses have voted to authorize strikes in an effort to push Amazon to recognize their union. Included warehouses in Victorville, Industry, San Bernardino and Palmdale

inbox: Teamsters announce workers at four Southern California Amazon warehouses have voted to authorize strikes in an effort to push Amazon to recognize their union. Included warehouses in Victorville, Industry, San Bernardino and Palmdale
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Starting this week, San Joaquin Valley farmers are banned from burning agricultural waste in the field, a legislative mandate aimed at improving air quality that has been decades in the making. Rebecca Plevin reports latimes.com/california/sto…

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Two years ago, the L.A. Basin's Indigenous Tongva people finally got some land back. Now tribal leaders say traditional land stewardship practices limited the damage from the Eaton fire: latimes.com/california/sto… via Rebecca Plevin

L.A. in a Minute (@lainaminute) 's Twitter Profile Photo

One of the most historically significant properties in all of L.A. is in Altadena. This property is part of the homelands of the indigenous Tongva people, and was the FIRST land reclaimed by native folks in L.A. since the end of the mission system. Let's get into it.