Category: Northern California

California’s Education Department Recommends Transgender Books for Kindergarteners

September 9, 2022
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As California students head back to school this year, they may encounter books and materials promoting LGBT topics, transgenderism, and gender ideology for children as early as preschool and kindergarten. Dozens of books with such topics are promoted for use in classrooms by the state’s Department of Education’s recommended literature list under the topic “Gender/Sexuality.”…

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California Power Grid Operator Says ‘Miscommunication’ Caused Unnecessary Blackouts

September 8, 2022
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California’s power grid operator blamed miscommunication with utility operators for some residents experiencing “unnecessary” rolling blackouts amid Tuesday night’s heat. Officials from the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) confirmed Wednesday that despite reaching record-level power demand, operators did not need to order rolling blackouts Tuesday evening. However, CAISO did confirm that a handful of utility…

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The Art of Politics Versus Leadership

September 8, 2022
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In today’s world, in almost any profession or occupation, many people would not have the intestinal fortitude (or “neck” as some would say) to seek a promotion, an advancement, or even a higher station in life unless they could demonstrate that their past performance was deserving of such. Hopefully, America hasn’t deteriorated to the point…

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California Issues Alert for 9th Day in a Row, Again Requests No Charging of Electric Vehicles

September 8, 2022
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California’s power grid urged customers to conserve energy for the ninth day in a row on Thursday as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave lingering over the drought-stricken region since the start of September. The California Independent System Operator (ISO), the grid operator for most of the…

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Newsom Hails Success of Phone Alerts Urging Power Conservation, Avoiding Rolling Blackouts

September 8, 2022
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Alert messages transmitted to millions of cell phones, urging Californians to slash their power use due to strain on the state’s power system, worked dramatically well Tuesday, Sept. 6, and staved off rolling blackouts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the next day—but he expressed concern about over-using the message system. Newsom, speaking to reporters…

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California’s Legislature Votes to Ban All COVID-19 Vaccine Dissent by Doctors

September 7, 2022
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Commentary California’s full-time Legislature has for years now consisted of a Democratic Party super-majority, backed by Democrats in every statewide office. This has emboldened them to enact anything they want with essentially no checks or balances. The recently completed legislative session provided more stunning examples of their excesses. They voted to set wages for fast…

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Abortion, Gambling, Taxes, Kidneys, Arts: California’s 7 Ballot Initiatives

September 7, 2022
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Commentary The Labor Day weekend has launched the sprint to the Nov. 8 election. But already voters have been inundated with weeks of ads on TV and social media for two gambling initiatives. Here’s a rundown of the choices placed before California voters. Proposition 1 Proposition 1 would insert the right to an abortion into…

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California Passes Legislation to Protect Workers’ Off-Duty Marijuana Use

September 7, 2022
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A bill that makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against people who use marijuana while away from work has passed the California Legislature and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature by the end of September. Assemblyman Bill Quirk (D-Hayward) authored the legislation, passed Aug. 30, that would make it illegal for an employer to discriminate…

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146-Year-Old Apple Orchard Offers a Taste of History to Passersby

September 7, 2022
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PHILO, Calif.—Along a highway cradled between fruit orchards and vineyards stands a cider tasting bar. Visitors smell fresh apples and hear joyful chattering under the tents. Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, a family-run business about an hour south of Fort Bragg, has been flourishing since 1876. Fifth-generation farmer and cider maker Sharon Gowan told NTD, a sister…

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California Can’t Compel Doctors to Take Part in Assisted Suicides, Court Rules

September 7, 2022
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A federal district court in California has ruled that doctors in the state who object to assisted suicide cannot be forced to take part in the procedure. U.S. District Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha for the Central District of California, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, ruled on Sept. 2 that a state law that took effect in…

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