‘Time’s Running Out’: Mother Of Child On Life Support Blocked From Saying Goodbye By Travel Ban
Abdullah Hassan was born in Yemen and traveled to the United States with his father a few months ago to receive treatment in California for a degenerative brain disease. But Abdullah’s mother, a Yemeni national currently living in Egypt, has not been able to obtain a visa.
Los Angeles Times:
A 2-Year-Old Is On Life Support In Oakland. Trump's Travel Ban Could Keep His Yemeni Mother From Saying Goodbye
The mother of a 2-year-old boy on life support in an Oakland hospital may not receive a travel ban waiver in time to say goodbye to her son, the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Monday. At a news conference in Sacramento, members of CAIR, community activists and faith leaders stood alongside the boy’s father and demanded that the Trump administration expedite the woman’s application for a waiver. (Parvini, 12/17)
In other news from across the state —
San Jose Mercury News:
Bay Area County To Vote On 1,000 Homes For Poorest Residents
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve funding for construction of six new affordable rental projects and the rehabilitation of three existing buildings, using money from the $950 million housing bond that county voters narrowly passed two years ago. If the latest units are approved, the Measure A bond will have funded 19 projects over the past year and a half — putting the county ahead of schedule in allocating the money and meeting its housing goals. (Kendall, 12/18)
Orange County Register:
Marijuana Startups Trading Equity Stakes For Legal Help, Real Estate
Some attorneys, landlords and other service providers in California are quietly taking equity stakes in cannabis startups in lieu of cash fees — a practice that many say comes with ethical and legal risks. Equity payouts can solve two problems at once. They can lower the initial costs and other barriers to entry for entrepreneurs struggling to join California’s emerging cannabis market. (Staggs, 12/17)
LAist:
Lockheed Martin Polluted LA's Water For Years. Now It's Stepping Up Its Cleanup Efforts
The city of Los Angeles gets about 12 percent of its water from underground sources. A big gulp of that groundwater comes from the San Fernando basin. But for decades, parts of this basin have been polluted with toxic contaminants released by manufacturing industries, including aerospace company Lockheed Martin. (McNary, 12/17)