Category: Northern California

How California Can Help Taiwan Against China

August 11, 2022
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Commentary “Great results can be achieved with small forces,” said Sun Tzu in “The Art of War.” Although California is not a “nation state,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to boast, it is the largest U.S. state and can do much to help Taiwan in its struggle against the People’s Republic of (Communist) China. Foreign…

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California Man Pleads Guilty to Running Fraudulent Competing PACs, Stealing $3.5 Million

August 11, 2022
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A California man pleaded guilty on Aug. 8 to conspiracy to solicit millions of dollars by running two fraudulent political action committees (PACs), according to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice. Robert Reyes Jr., along with others, ran the Liberty Action Group PAC and the Progressive Priorities PAC. The former supported former…

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Pro-Antifa California Teacher Who Vowed to Turn Students Into ‘Revolutionaries’ Got Paid to Resign

August 11, 2022
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A California teacher who bragged about using his position to radicalize students into far-left “revolutionaries,” has been given three years of pay by his school district to resign, according to a report. Gabriel Gipe, an AP government teacher at Inderkum High School of Natomas Unified School District, in January agreed to leave his post with…

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Pro-Antifa California Teacher Who Vowed to Turn Students Into ‘Revolutionaries’ Is Paid to Resign

August 11, 2022
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A California teacher who bragged about using his position to radicalize students into far-left “revolutionaries” has been given three years of pay by his school district to resign, according to a report. Gabriel Gipe, a teacher of Advanced Placement government at Inderkum High School, agreed in January to leave his post with a $190,000 payout…

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Health Officials, LGBT Groups Demand More Monkeypox Vaccines, Testing

August 10, 2022
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As the number of confirmed monkeypox cases rose to more than 1,300 in California on Aug. 9, health officials and the LGBT community are demanding the federal government step up its response to the outbreak. Those 1,300 cases account for about 20 percent of the United States caseload, according to Dr. Vivek Jain, a disease…

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Port of Los Angeles, Inglewood Receive $119 Million Federal Transportation Grants

August 10, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Port of Los Angeles and Inglewood will receive grants from a U.S. Department of Transportation Program to rebuild infrastructure, and Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein said Aug. 10 that it will improve safety and benefit the California economy. The grants—totaling more than $119 million—are part of a program funding eight local governments,…

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California Bill Would End Medical Worker Mandate to Report Suspected Domestic Violence

August 9, 2022
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Legislation to remove mandatory requirements for doctors and other health practitioners to report suspected domestic violence is set to be considered by a California senate committee Aug. 11. Assembly Bill 2790, proposed by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Berkeley) and co-authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), has received both praise and criticism. The bill removes criminal…

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It’s Grape Season in California’s Napa Valley

August 9, 2022
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CALISTOGA, Calif.—Clusters of deep purple, red, and green grapes hang on acres of vineyards. At Napa Valley’s Castello di Amorosa, a castle winery, Veraison is in season again. “Veraison” is the viticulture word to describe the transition from berry growth to berry ripening. “The acid will start lowering, and the sugar content will be greater….

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San Francisco Judge Strikes Down Law That Let Non-Citizens Vote in School Board Elections

August 9, 2022
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A judge in California recently overturned a law that allowed non-citizen parents to vote in school board elections in San Francisco, saying it violates the constitution and statutes of the state. The move was similar to a separate ruling in late June by a judge in New York, who struck down a law that would…

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Returning Community College Students May Have Tuition Waived Under California Bill

August 8, 2022
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More Californians may soon go to community college for free under a bill introduced by a Los Angeles Assemblymember, which passed in the California Assembly in May and will be heard in the state Senate next week. Assembly Bill 2266, known as the “Free Community College for All” program, was introduced by Assemblymember Miguel Santiago…

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