Ashkelon A program started by President
Eisenhower as a way to bring Americans closer to people from
different countries is now dividing people in Sacramento. The
Sacramento City Council will vote on a resolution Tuesday night
that would make Ashkelon, Israel the municipality's 10th sister
city. Palestinian-Sacramentans are upset because they say the
Israeli government bars them from visiting Ashkelon without special
permits that include an extensive body search. On the other
hand, Sacramento has had a sister city in Bethlehem, Palestine since 2009 and
proponents for making Ashkelon a sister city say it's only fair to
have a sister city in Israel too.
News Network Bond holders and pensioners are battling to get
paid as Stockton inches deeper into bankruptcy
proceedings. The city is planning to default on bonds but pay
all pensions in full. Wall Street owns the bonds and argues that
sparing pensions while defaulting on bonds is unfair, and is filing
an injunction to change the city's plans. That means Stockton may
have to cut pensions, which would set a precedent allowing other
insolvent cities to do the same. Meanwhile tensions between
Stockton and Occupy protesters are flaring up. Stockton Record Columnist Michael Fitzgerald joins us to explain the
situation.
Good Jobs A new report from the Center for Economic and
Policy Research finds that the American economy has lost
one-third of its power to generate good jobs. A good job
translates to about $37,000 a year (or $18.50 an hour) and includes
benefits. California's unemployment rate is higher than the
rest of the country, so does that mean that the state has lost more
than one-third of its power to generate "good jobs?" We're
going to try to find out how many good jobs are in California and
where those jobs are in the state.
Punch and Pie Sacramento's punk rock scene
doesn't get nearly as much respect as the city's indie music scene,
but now punk rockers have a new event to rally
around. The first ever Punch and Pie Fest is a five day festival
featuring 25 bands from across the country. It runs
Wednesday, August 15 through Monday, August 20 at the Press Club in Midtown.
