Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Wednesday Must Reads: Oakland Council Panel Rejects Curfew Plan; Radioactive Shards Found on Treasure Island
Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Stories you shouldn’t miss:
1. The Oakland City Council’s Public Safety Committee shot down a proposal from Councilmember Noel Gallo to institute a youth curfew in the city, the Chron reports. Three of the four members on the committee said they would not vote for Gallo’s plan, noting that the understaffed police department does not have the capacity to enforce a curfew. This is at least the third time in the past few years that the Oakland council has rejected a proposed curfew in the city. Previously, the council rejected similar plans from Gallo’s predecessor, Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente.
- Ashley Bates/file photo
3. Twenty of the nation’s top scientists have signed a letter urging Governor Jerry Brown to impose a ban on fracking in California, the AP reports. Brown has come under heavy criticism for approving legislation in September that promises to greatly expand fracking in the state.
4. Legislation currently in Congress would overturn landmark laws in California that prohibit cruel treatment of animals — including the state’s ban on foie gras, shark fin soup, and eggs produced from chickens confined to tiny cages, the Chron reports. The legislation is being pushed by Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King and is backed by major agribusinesses that oppose California’s animal-protection laws.
5. And the Washington Post reports that the federal government’s problem-plagued Obamacare website is unlikely to be fully operational before the end of this month — as the president had pledged.
