Suit Alleges Workplace Harassment At Google Toward Underrepresented Groups
A disabled, queer, transgender site reliability engineer claims that Google terminated him after he pushed back against the “online bullying."
San Jose Mercury News:
Google Fired Transgender Man For Opposing Bigotry: Lawsuit
Google fired a disabled, queer, transgender engineer for opposing discrimination, harassment and white supremacy among his fellow Googlers, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleged. The site reliability engineer, Tim Chevalier, claimed in the suit that the Mountain View tech giant’s workplace culture was discriminatory toward minorities. (Baron, 2/21)
In other news from across the state —
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Inmates Can Now Pick Their Deputy’s Gender Before Body Search
The San Francisco Sheriff’s Department on Wednesday announced a new policy that allows inmates to note their preference in deputy gender prior to a visual body search. The policy is the Sheriff’s Department’s latest effort to address the needs of of TGN inmates, or transgender, gender variant and nonbinary. (Ravani, 2/21)
The Bakersfield Californian:
New Bakersfield Valley Children's Center Set To Open Oct. 1
More details have been provided on when Valley Children’s Healthcare’s new Bakersfield center will open. A tentative grand opening has been set for Oct. 1, said Tim Curley, director of community and government relations for the Madera-based organization. Curley gave an update on the project at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. The construction of the new facility, called the Eagle Oaks Specialty Care Center, began early last year and is on schedule to be finished in August for a fall opening. The 52,000-square-foot center will be located at Stockdale Highway and Allen Road. (Luiz, 2/21)