Andrew brings in some news stories he think deserve more attention, like the Sheriff of LA trying to get a helipad built for himself funded by taxpayer money, and some weird ones that probably deserve less attention, like a man befriending a swan in Turkey.
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Sources:
LA Sheriff helipad controversy -
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-10/sheriff-villanueva-helipad-construction-halted-socal-gas
https://abc7.com/villanueva-sheriff-helipad-la-habra/10330639/https://laist.com/latest/post/20210211/sheriff-villanueva-personal-helipad-sparks-fight-socalgas
Background on work to remove Sheriff from office and allegations of misconduct
https://abc7.com/sheriff-los-angeles-county-remove-removal/7841169/#:~:text=LOS%20ANGELES%20(CNS)%20%2D%2D%20The,will%20do%20so%20in%202022
https://laist.com/latest/post/20210126/la-county-supes-given-legal-options-for-removing-elected-sheriffhttps://laist.com/2021/01/22/did_the_la_sheriffs_department_systematically_violate_peoples_rights_the_state_wants_to_know.php
Lotter Winner/Deer Story
https://apnews.com/article/man-hits-2-deer-wins-2m-lottery-fdb293407e168a44ddc4cd8aefe9a7e7
Amazon union-busting tactics and Bessemer vote
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-historic-union-vote-gets-underway-alabama/
Man-Swan friendship
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-man-friend-swan-37-years-4f953fb187d21593775156f9e37964c6