Here are the morning’s top stories on Thursday, October 17, 2024…
- In this high stakes election year, many politically-engaged Californians are volunteering in their communities. But some feel they can make more of a difference traveling out of state, like to neighboring Nevada.
- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million dollars to victims of clergy sex abuse.
- Phillips 66 is shutting down its Los Angeles-area refinery.
Volunteers Canvas In Neighboring Nevada
With the election just a few weeks away, both presidential campaigns are kicking into high gear in swing states, hoping to make a last minute pitch to undecided voters.
For many Californians who have been volunteering for their preferred candidate, the two closest states where they feel they can make an impact are Nevada and Arizona.
Harris-Waltz campaign volunteers Lisa Danz and David Bonaccorsi are from the Bay Area, but have been spending time in Nevada, canvassing neighborhoods. “We’re reaching a universe of voters that are not necessarily Democrats. They’re independents or no party preference,” Bonaccorsi said. “And so we don’t know who we’re going to get here.”
Archdiocese Of LA Agrees To Pay $880 Million To Victims Of Clergy Sexual Abuse
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese, it was announced Wednesday.