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Walters: Would state spend extra billions to improve children’s wellbeing?

More than a third of California’s roughly 39 million people are under 27 years old, three-quarters of them are nonwhite, and their families’ incomes are, for the most part, relatively low. Children Now, a 33-year-old advocacy organization based in Oakland and led by former Assemblyman , contends that the state is stingy when it comes to children’s wellbeing. That’s the theme of Children Now’s on the state’s youth. It’s 107 pages of issue-by-issue data, grades and proposals for a “pro-kid agenda.” “What’s particularly disturbing is that California continues to trail far behind other states on a number of important indicators of…

Five EV innovations set to make electric car charging better

Five EV innovations set to make electric car charging better Innovations include wireless charging roads and battery swapping stations Car makers are also experimenting with autonomous robot chargers Can technology also help make the charging experience faster? By Freda Lewis-Stempel Updated: 08:25 EST, 9 January 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Charging an electric vehicle is one of the biggest hurdles for motorists to overcome when making the switch to battery-powered cars. While many drivers today may think charging is a time-consuming headache compared to simply filling up with petrol or diesel, the continuous advancement in EV…

‘Kubrick by Kubrick’ Producer Temps Noir Boards Buzzy Malaga Title ‘Passengers…

Temps Noir, the French documentary production powerhouse behind Mediawan Rights sales hits “Kubrick by Kubrick” and “Cinecittà: Making of History,” has boarded “Passengers for the Last Trip,” the fiction feature debut of Cuba’s Marta María Borrás (“Atardecer en el Trópico”). It will hit Spain’s Malaga Festival Fund & Co-Production Event ( MAFF ) this March as the most laureled of Latin America’s projects in the showcase. Put through a near-dozen development programs, and scooping plaudits at Guadalajara’s Co-Production Meeting and Ventana Sur’s Punto Género, it has won at least six prizes. Now in advanced development, “Passengers…

All jobs AXED as construction firm behind flats on land owned by Rangers goes…

ALL MEMBERS of staff have been made redundant after a Scots construction firm went into administration. The workers of Merchant Homes are set to lose their jobs after the firm announced that it had gone bust. 1 Merchant Homes has appointed liquidators Credit: PA:Press Association The firm, which has developments in and around Glasgow , confirmed that 22 jobs will be lost after it faced "extreme challenges". Bosses at the business revealed that a number of factors have caused them to appoint liquidators. These included skyrocketing costs, new contracts facing unforeseen delays, pressures from inflation and a downturn in buyer…

Big Tech firms begin fight back over regulatory oversight of digital wallets

A US lobby group representing the interests of Big Tech firms has hit out at proposals by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to regulate tech giants such as Apple and Google that offer digital payment apps and wallets. In November, the Bureau published a proposed rule that would see non-bank financial companies that handle more than five million transactions per year face the same rules as large banks and credit unions. The rule would cover around 17 companies, most notably Google, Apple, PayPal and CashApp operator Block. These firms would have to adhere to applicable funds transfer, privacy, and other consumer protection…