Phoenix New Times: Whole Hog: How Phx Lechon Roasters Made a COVID Pivot Thanks to Local First Arizona
The pandemic eliminated these opportunities for lechon, but Brian Webb continued to connect with Filipino families and other communities who wanted to celebrate with a whole roast pig and locally made Filipino food. Read the story.
Phoenix New Times: How Arizona’s Dining Rooms Are Reopening With Smaller Crowds in Mind
Many Arizona restaurants are ready to invite the public to be their guest once more. They’re opening their doors to diners for the first time since mid March, when Arizona’s shelter-in-place order hit the pause button on the restaurant industry. And many industry members are changing the dining experience as they monitor coronavirus headlines and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Read the story.
Phoenix New Times: Helping Phoenix Day Laborers With Food Supplies
Work has been in short supply here lately, due to the coronavirus pandemic. But thanks to the Barrio Defense Committees — a Phoenix advocacy group that’s served this specific community for about 15 years — many of those gathered at least walked away with supplies from a white truck filled with $10,000 worth of food paid for by the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. Read the story.
CapRadio: Sacramento Approves Two Police Reform Measures But Activists Want More
Council members agreed to appoint an Inspector General to review use-of-force incidents inside the Sacramento Police Department. This vote gives the Inspector General the “full independence and authority to investigate officer-involved shootings and use-of-force incidents that result in serious bodily injury or death.” Read the story.
CapRadio: Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg Denounces Property Theft, Vandalism
Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg met with neighbors and news media Sunday morning as he toured the damage left behind by last night’s protests against the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on Floyd’s neck in a video that went viral, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter. Read the story.
CapRadio: Letter: 1,200 California Religious Leaders Say They Will Reopen May 31
In direct opposition to the state’s stay-at-home order that was designed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, religious leaders signed what they call a “declaration of essentiality” — a letter that announces their plans to reopen while observing social distancing guidelines. Read the Story.
Newark Patch: Resident Looks Forward to New Egypt
Student Layma Murtaza came back to the U.S. when the demonstrations heated up, but she plans to return to Cairo soon to celebrate the end of Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule in Egypt. Read the story.
Newark Patch: UPDATE: Fire Scene `Stable’ at Evergreen Oil Company, Officials Say
While the investigation into Tuesday morning’s oil refinery fire gets under way, city officials don’t yet know whether the incident is related to a recent outbreak of odor emissions that have prompted at least 20 complaints from the public. Read the story.
Newark Patch: Family Prepares for Memorial
The mother of the 17-year-old high school student who was murdered last week will spend Christmas Day at her son’s sidewalk at Cedar Boulevard and Birch Street. Read the story.
