Sidney's Picks: Philanthropists pledge a half-billion to save local news

The Best of the Week’s News:
- Philanthropists pledge $500 million to save the struggling local news industry. (NYT)
- Hillman Prize-winner John Archibald decries assault on free press in Alabama. (AL.com)
- You can (sometimes) fight City Hall: Missouri judge rules in favor of community gadfly. (MO Indy)
- Miami-Dade County commissioners reject groundbreaking heat ordinance that would have protected workers. (WaPo)
- Activists fought phone fees in Connecticut prisons and won. (MoJo)
- SpaceX is a death trap. (Reuters)