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Flight to Nowhere? United Proposes Flights To A ‘Closed’ Airport In China

Nov 09 2023

Flights between the U.S. and China have been severely limited since the start of the pandemic. Even as China re-opened, they’ve limited flights by U.S. airlines, and the U.S. government has limited flights here by Chinese airlines. Neither side’s decisions are supported by the bilateral agreement between the U.S. and China.

With limits on flying between the two countries slowly being lifted, United has filed to operate more flights. One of those is San Francisco to Chengdu. They’ve filed to fly to an airport there that no longer accepts international flights.

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Exposed: The Backroom Deal That Just Crushed LA’s Homeless-Hotel Initiative And Handed A Union Power

Nov 03 2023

A Los Angeles ballot measure which would have required hotels to house the homeless was revealed to be a strategic ploy by the union representing hotel housekeepers to negotiate labor terms. Ultimately, a deal was struck to circumvent voters, imposing new regulations on hotel development rather than enforcing the homeless accommodation mandate.

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