Author: Alex Trent

Outfox Hospitality, which was formed in 2023 from a merger of specialty grocers Foxtrot and Dom’s Kitchen & Market, filed for bankruptcy this week. Last month, Outfox suddenly closed all its stores in Chicago, Texas, and Washington D.C, a move that has become the subject of multiple class action lawsuits. Bankruptcy Filing Source: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Outfox filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. In the filings, the company estimates that it has between 5,001 and 10,000 creditors. While the company purports to possess between $10 million and $50 million in assets, its liabilities…

In a press conference streamed on Governor Gavin Newsom’s YouTube channel, Newsom praised the state’s efforts in creating a “national model” for helping homeless veterans and those with mental health issues. As clips of the press conference circulated online, Newsom was slammed by critics for promoting California as a national model when it has the most homeless people compared to any other state in the country. Press Conference Source: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons The press conference, streamed on May 14, featured Newsom and other state leaders discussing updates on progress made by California addressing homelessness and mental health. “The state of…

A crackdown on migration into the United States from Mexican authorities is helping slow migrant flow into the country, resulting in authorities stopping nearly three times as many people as they did last year. This crackdown comes amidst pressure the Biden administration is putting on Central and South American countries to do more to clamp down on border crossings. Helping Reduce Migration Source: Wikimedia Commons US officials assert that this increase in enforcement from Mexican authorities is helping taper down border numbers that would normally be surging during this time of year as the weather gets warmer. Biden officials are…

In a recent interview with Los Angeles Daily News, SJSU environmental studies professor Dustin Mulvaney outlined some of the consequences of California’s increasing reliance on solar power to generate electricity. The way solar infrastructure is scaled up could present increased environmental problems as millions of Californians continue to increasingly rely on solar consumption for their energy needs. Collateral Damage Source: Sarah Swenty/USFWS According to Mulvaney, solar infrastructure is not always built in the right places and can have the accidental effect of killing plants and animals.  In California, Mulvaney asserts that the state has mostly done a good job protecting…

Recently, fast-food restaurants have been experiencing increased menu prices in response to rising labor and food costs, which is causing many of their customers to cut back on eating out. Now sit-down restaurants like Apple Bees and Chili’s are taking the opportunity to try to match the price of fast food with the advantage of having a meal delivered to your table. Fast-Food Prices Source: BrokenSphere/Wikipedia Commons In the past decade, inflation at fast-food restaurants has been dramatic, with a majority of this inflation taking place over the past five years in response to economic conditions and COVID-19. According to…

President-Elect José Raúl Mulino of Panama is promising to shut down the Darien Gap, one of the largest immigrant crossing zones in the world, as part of his term when he becomes president. If successfully shut down, the move would potentially stop hundreds of thousands of migrants from reaching the US-Mexico southern border. Mulino Victory Source: Yosi Bitran/Unsplash José Raúl Mulino won the election for President of Panama last Sunday, with the results being finalized Thursday and him winning 34% of the vote. During his campaign, he made the issue of migrants a main issue. In comments made after the…

After a series of drug parties and a shooting in a Long Beach neighborhood, residents voiced their concerns and have successfully banned some new Airbnbs in their neighborhood of College Estates. The ban on Airbnbs will apply to short-term rentals as a rebuke to the many out-of-state residents who would show up to party at these neighborhood rentals. Filing a Petition Scott Graham/Unsplash Andy Oliver, a resident of the College Estates neighborhood in Long Beach, filed a petition in April to the Community Development Department for the damage out-of-state tourists are doing to the neighborhood.  Oliver experienced seeing a shooting…

Desperate to stop an Iowa immigration law from going into effect July 1, immigration advocates and the Department of Justice have filed separate lawsuits to stop the law ahead of this date. The Iowa law, modeled after a similar one in Texas, would empower local law enforcement to arrest people who have been previously deported and would allow judges to issue orders to send people back to their country of origin. SF 2340 Source: Paul Burley/WIkimedia The Iowa law, known as Senate File 2340, was signed into law in early April, which was decried some as a sad day for…

A Tiktoker expressed his frustration about not being able to afford to live the way he wants, even though he makes three times the federal minimum wage in a viral video that got over 2 million likes. His almost 2-minute rant received almost 50,000 comments from other users, mostly agreeing with the take and finding the American dream has become increasingly out of reach in modern times. Desperate Plea Source: Aaron Burden/Unsplash In a loud and performative tone, TikTok user Nick Sumners desperately asked for justification for the financial struggles he experiences. “Can somebody explain to me in crayon-eating terms…

As Biden’s first term as president comes to a close, a group of more than 80 Democrat lawmakers have sent a letter to the president demanding urgent action to help undocumented immigrants. Seeing this as a critical moment, immigration advocates worry about the possibility of a Trump reelection, which could see massive deportations and crackdowns on asylum seekers. Democrat Letter Scott Graham/Unsplash The letter from Democrats to the president contains a desperate plea for action as well as recommendations for Biden on how to use his executive power ahead of the November elections. “Dear Mr. President: We urge your Administration…