Reposted by Caelyn PenderThe Mercury News @mercurynews.com · 26/02/2025Friday, consumers are planning to participate in an “economic boycott” protesting companies rolling back their DEI policies. If you are a Bay Area resident participating and are interested in sharing why, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to Caelyn Pender at cpender@bayareanewsgroup.com 051
Caelyn Pender @caelynpender.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Trump has threatened mass deportations of immigrants living in the U.S. without permission. But Trump faces two obstacles to carrying out mass deportations in the Bay Area: lack of detention facilities and assistance of local law enforcement. More here: www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/18/r...mercurynews.comDespite Trump threats, here’s the reason the Bay Area may not see mass deportationsExperts take Trump’s threats seriously but say ICE would need to make changes to fulfill them. 010
Caelyn Pender @caelynpender.bsky.social · 11/02/2025When President Donald Trump issued a stop work order for agencies providing services to refugees, nonprofits across the Bay Area were left scrambling to support hundreds of refugees who had arrived in the previous 90 days. Read the full story: www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/10/b...mercurynews.com‘We will not abandon them’: Bay Area nonprofits scramble to support refugees after federal stop-work orderThe funding that allows local groups to support hundreds of refugees who have already arrived has disappeared. 010