Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026
- San Francisco teachers are in their third day of a high-stakes labor fight with the district, leaving nearly 50,000 students out of school. And they’re not alone. Across California, more local teachers unions are in active disputes right now, from bargaining breakdowns to strike authorizations and walkouts.
- A new report commissioned by LA County lays out how ICE raids there have hurt some local businesses.
As SF Teachers’ Strike Continues, Others Unions Locked In Labor Fight
Wednesday is day three of the San Francisco teachers’ strike. After nearly a year of tense contract negotiations between the San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco union, the two sides reached an impasse in the fall. The union says educators need higher wages that keep up with the rising cost of Bay Area living and fully-funded family health care. The district, however, argues its dire budget crisis makes meeting those demands an impossibility.
While the strike is top of mind for students, families and teachers in San Francisco, labor strife is taking place in several other school districts across the state. Teachers with the San Diego Education Association are planning a one day walkout later this month. And members of United Teachers Los Angeles have also authorized a strike. All told, Politico reports that more than two dozen unions across the state are reporting an impasse in new contract negotiations.
Danielle Mahones is with UC Berkeley’s Labor Center. “They are organizing together across districts with parents and students to demand the schools that every California student deserves,” she said. “Which translates to fully funded classrooms and school sites with appropriate staffing of educators and paraeducators and be able to live in the districts where they serve students. It means having access to appropriate healthcare. So that’s what we’re seeing.”
Mahones said the cost of living in the state is one of the biggest issues as to why these labor talks seem to be stalling out in various school districts.
LA County Identifies The ZIP Codes Hit Hardest By ICE
A new report from L.A. County offers a closer look at the economic damage to the region caused by federal immigration enforcement — and at the neighborhoods most affected. The analysis, compiled by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity and Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation, identified the neighborhoods hardest hit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and found that they were more economically precarious.
