Anti-Israel Protesters

Good Morning,

It’s Wednesday, April 24 and this is what we are following:

✔  Anti-Israel protests have closed two California universities

✔  San Francisco Mayor wants a curfew in one part of the city

✔ A California Democrat wants to ban passengers from bypassing airport security lines

✔ A San Francisco 49er saves a local TV anchor from a potential coyote attack

We thank you for being part of this growing community. Make it a good Wednesday.

Netter News Team

📱NETTER’S X-FACTOR 

REBUILD CALIFORNIA

MOUNTING CAMPUS CHAOS

The growing turmoil on Ivy League campuses has now reached universities across California. Students here are participating in anti-Israel protests under the guise of “solidarity”, prompting security concerns and the closure of significant campus facilities.

UC BERKLEY PROTESTS

100 Students have established a “Gaza Security Encampment” on the campus of Berkley. They said they have several demands: the university to sever all ties with Israel, including halting the global internship program. They also want the university to financially divest from companies that support Israel. The students said they wouldn’t leave until the university met their demands.

CAL POLY HUMBOLDT CLOSED

In Northern California, university officials have closed the campus at Cal Poly Humboldt after protesters occupied at least two buildings.

VIOLENT CLASHES WITH POLICE

Video from KYMKEMP.COM shows officers wearing helmets and holding riot shields trying to break up the demonstrators who had set up tents inside Siemens Hall Tuesday.

University officials said they also called the police because the students were endangering other students and vandalizing the building.

The students did not go peacefully. They pushed back against the officers, called them “pigs” and chanted “We are not afraid of you”.

Some protesters even hit the officers with large water coolers. Police arrested three students but many remain inside occupying at least two buildings.

The university has issued an emergency alert, warning that the campus will be closed through Wednesday for the safety of students and faculty.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The Anti-Defamation League and Republican Senators are calling for the National Guard to be deployed to campuses, saying actional from local and federal officials should be taken before “it’s too late”.

What is the line between free speech and anti-Semitism? Also, should these protesters be allowed to wear full face masks to hide their identities and potentially cause a security risk?

This also has many asking, are these universities the best places to spend four years (at least) and hundreds of thousands of dollars?

POLITICS, ECONOMY, EDUCATION & SCIENCE

GOOGLE BOOTS MORE EMPLOYEES

Some are pointing out that university leaders should take note of how Google handles its business.

• The tech giant has fired an additional 20 workers who were involved in a protest over the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.

• In all, 50 workers lost their jobs for workplace activism. 

• The CEO warned employees to keep their politics out of the office.

SAN FRANCISCO CURFEW

In what could be a new tactic to combat crime, drugs, and homelessness in San Francisco, Mayor London Breed wants a curfew in part of the Tenderloin.

Breed introduced legislation to the Board of Supervisors that prohibits some retail businesses (like liquor stores and corner markets) that sell prepackaged food or tobacco products from operating between midnight and 5 am.

This move follows an outcry from residents and business owners over escalating violence and drug-related issues in the area, including hundreds of arrests in drug sweeps over the past few months alone.

MORE MONEY, NO SOLUTIONS

California boasts the highest homeless population in the nation, with over 181,000 individuals counted in the last official survey. Despite $24 Billion spent over the past 5 years to tackle the problem, tangible solutions remain elusive.

Our friend Elex Michaelson over at FOX 11 Los Angeles recently asked the Governor why should we trust him and other Democrats to throw more money at the homeless problem with little to no results:

MILLION DOLLAR HOMELESS HOUSING

This brings us to Santa Monica.

City leaders there have greenlit a project to construct a 122-unit homeless apartment complex at a staggering cost of $123 Million.

Let’s break it down:

• That’s over a million dollars per unit!

• The proposed project comprises a variety of apartment sizes, ranging from studios to three-bedroom units, alongside ground-floor retail spaces and both residential and commercial parking facilities. 

• Ironically, city officials deemed a 196-unit $200 million plan too extravagant and opted for a more “conservative” approach.

HIGHWAY HOUSE

You must give it an “A” for innovation and creativity: A group of homeless in Los Angeles have elevated their encampment near Dodger Stadium along the 110 Freeway, creating real houses complete with windows, front doors, electricity, and even a garden. And in case you’re curious, no, the city hasn’t cleared it out yet.

THE “SECURITY GAP” AT LOS ANGELES MAYOR’S HOUSE

Remember when we asked, why doesn’t the LA Mayor have a security detail at all times after we learned about that brazen break-in at the Getty Mansion? Well, it turns out we are learning some disturbing details about Sunday’s early morning burglary at Mayor Karen Bass’s official residence.

WHAT WE’VE LEARNED:

1. The suspect is a convicted criminal who was recently released after serving time for assault with a deadly weapon.

2. The suspect was homeless and living on the streets of Los Angeles.

3. The crime happened during a shift change and what the LAPD describes as a “short gap” in security.

4. The Mayor and her family went into some kind of “safe room” during the early morning incident.

It’s unimaginable that this doesn’t shake the sense of security for the citizens of Los Angeles, especially when even the Mayor and her family can’t be protected from these criminals.

HOT TAKES

🚨 TESLA’S EARNINGS TANK: Tesla had a significant dip in quarterly revenue. The electric vehicle titan’s Q1 figures plummeted to $21.3 billion marking a stark contrast from the $23.3 billion reported during the same period last year.

🚨NO MORE SKIPPING AHEAD: If you are used to breezing through airport airport security lines in California that might change. In a first-of-its-kind law, Some state lawmakers want to put the breaks on third-party services like Clear using the faster TSA pre-check lanes.

🚨 DEATH BY IV BILL KILLED: The proposed law to amend California’s assisted suicide legislation, backed by Democrats, has been abandoned. It aimed to broaden access beyond terminal illness and introduce additional methods like intravenous injection.

🚨 IPHONE ATTACKS INCREASE: There’s a surge in password reset attacks targeting Apple iPhone users, inundating them with reset prompts. This is known as MFA (multi-factor authentication) bombing. Mashable reports a big increase in cases. Netter lays it out here.

🚨 HOME SALES LOSE STEAM: Californians aren’t jumping into the housing market right now. New data reveals single-family home sales took a hit in March, as mortgage rates and prices both saw increases.

🚨 AMAZON FOR FOOD STAMP USERS: Amazon introduced a new grocery delivery service for Prime members, and a budget-friendly option for government food stamp recipients, featuring one-hour delivery windows.

GOLDEN STATE GLOW

🌴 Yikes! Are squirrels🐿️ wreaking havoc on runways at least two NorCal airports? (SF Gate)

🌴 A meeting between Brock Purdy and a Bay Area TV anchor led to the San Francisco 49ers quarterback inadvertently saving her life- so says Brock. But the anchor remembers it differently.

🌴 This looks either terrifying or exhilarating, we are not sure which. The world’s largest bounce house sets up in SoCal this weekend. It’s not just for kids! Details here.

 🗓THIS DAY IN CALI-HISTORY

April 24: 

1962: Dodger’s Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in a triumphant win against the Chicago Cubs. He wasn’t called the “Left Arm of the Gods” for nothing.

1990: The space shuttle Discovery launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope, named after Edwin Hubble, a Southern California astronomer whose groundbreaking work reshaped our understanding of the universe.

1995: The last bomb associated with the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski detonated in Sacramento and killed the president of the California Timber Industry Association.