Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis – but there are ways to fix it | Books

Suppose that when your first child turned nine, a visionary billionaire whom you’d never met chose her to join the first permanent human settlement on Mars. Unbeknown to you, she had signed herself up for the mission because she loves outer space, and, besides, all of her friends have signed up. She begs you to… Continue reading Generation Anxiety: smartphones have created a gen Z mental health crisis – but there are ways to fix it | Books

LAPD shrinks below 9,000 officers, the fewest in a generation

LOS ANGELES — The number of officers employed by the Los Angeles Police Department has dropped below 9,000, a staffing level unseen since the administration of former Mayor Richard Riordan in the 1990s. Several city officials told NBC Los Angeles’ I-Team that 8,967 officers were employed as of July 30, far below Mayor Karen Bass’… Continue reading LAPD shrinks below 9,000 officers, the fewest in a generation