Gov. Gavin Newsom joined his counterparts from Oregon and Washington Friday to proclaim the states as safe havens for women seeking abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade—the landmark 1973 precedent which largely legalized the procedure nationwide. As a result of the Supreme Court ruling, each state now has the option…
Newsom Joins Oregon, Washington in Pact to Ensure Abortion Access
June 24, 2022
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California to Pay Law Enforcement Employees $1,500 Pandemic Bonuses
June 24, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—The State of California agrees to pay $1,500 pandemic bonuses to eligible law enforcement officers and public service officers, under tentative agreements reached with several labor unions last week. The one-time payment of $1,500 bonuses will go to eligible workers to recognize the support and service they have provided during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…
Website Tells Kids How to Get Trans Hormones, Puberty Blockers Without Parental Consent
A website geared toward teens and adults questioning their gender identify or who are transgender tells kids as young as 13 how to get cross-sex hormones with—or without—parental consent. Kelly Schenkoske, a concerned parent in California’s Monterey County, researched the TransgenderMap.com website after she discovered it by clicking on a series of links beginning with…
New Trans Swimming Rule Tells Parents to Transition Boys Early
June 23, 2022
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Commentary Many conservatives have hailed the decision by the world swimming governing body, FINA, to restrict the participation of transgender women in female sports. Under the new rule, a swimmer cannot simply switch from male to female over the course of a year, as occurred recently with college trans swimmer Lia Thomas. But FINA did…
Tesla Model S Spontaneously Bursts Into Flames at California Junkyard
A Tesla Model S spontaneously burst into flames at a California junkyard earlier this month and fire crews used thousands of gallons of water to put out the blaze, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said. In a statement on Facebook, the fire department shared a video and pictures of the electric vehicle that was involved…
Red Tape Stokes Devastating Wildfires: Report
June 23, 2022
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A new report vividly illustrates how bureaucracy and litigation slow down prescribed burns and mechanical treatments of wildfire-prone lands by the U.S. Forest Service, with one fire management category taking an average of more than seven years to actually start following project initiation. Recent years have seen some of the biggest wildfires in the documented…
Good Samaritans Help California Swimmer Attacked by Shark
June 23, 2022
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A California man who was in the water at Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove was rescued by good Samaritans after he was attacked by a shark on Wednesday, police said. “The adult male swimmer sustained significant injuries from the shark bite and was transported to Natividad Hospital by [American Medical Rescue],” said Pacific Grove…
US Supreme Court Denies Bayer Appeal Over Roundup Weedkiller Lawsuit
June 23, 2022
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Bayer AG’s appeal to review a million-dollar lawsuit filed by a Californian resident, suing the company for developing cancer from over 20 years of using Roundup weedkiller. The rejection potentially opens the German company up to billions of dollars in losses from future lawsuits. The justices maintained the…
Ukraine War Sabotaging California’s Green Agenda
June 22, 2022
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Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to declare California as a “nation-state,” with the world’s fifth-largest economy. But the Ukraine War’s sabotage of the state’s Green Agenda belies that boast. Foreign policy is still conducted by the U.S. president and the State Department, and military policy by the Department of Defense. The California National Guard has…
Liberated Ethnic Studies Comes Down the Pike to K-5 Classrooms
June 22, 2022
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Commentary In October 2021, Governor Newsom signed California’s ethnic studies mandate for high schools into law. While many school districts are still deciding on the specific curricula contents for their high school ethnic studies courses, a group of teacher activists have been busy introducing the paradigm in lower grades. On June 10, 2022, the Liberated…
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