Category: Northern California

Effort to Repeal California’s Sanctuary State Law Fails in Committee

April 19, 2022
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The proposal to repeal California’s sanctuary state law failed in a state Public Safety Committee meeting on April 19. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) introduced Assembly Bill 1708 in an effort to remove the sanctuary state law Senate Bill (SB) 54. SB 54 was passed in 2017 to make California a sanctuary state by preventing local…

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California School Districts Respond to State’s Delay of Student Vaccine Mandate

April 19, 2022
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Local school districts in California are deciding whether to implement the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K–12 students to attend in-person instructions after the state postponed the mandate until at least mid-2023. The state Department of Public Health announced on April 14 that the state will delay its vaccine mandate for students from July 2022 to…

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Autistic California Teen, Missing 3 Years, Found in Utah

April 19, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY—A 19-year-old who disappeared from his family’s home in California nearly three years ago has been found in Utah, bringing astonishment and relief to his parents who feared they would never see him again. Connerjack Oswalt was shivering and cold when sheriff’s deputies came across him Saturday sleeping in a convenience store in…

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California’s Labor Shortages Persist Amid Dropping Unemployment Rate

April 19, 2022
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California’s unemployment rates decreased substantially over the past year according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, but businesses still face worker shortages. Employment rates have increased in 49 states in the nation, according to an April 15 report (pdf) released by the labor department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, with California accounting…

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15-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death at California High School

April 19, 2022
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STOCKTON, Calif.—A 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death Monday on a high school campus in an apparently random attack, authorities said. The girl was stabbed several times at about 11 a.m. at Stagg High School in Stockton in California’s Central Valley and died at a hospital, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. said…

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The Fascinating History of Point Lobos, Calif.

April 18, 2022
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, seven miles south of Monterey, Calif., is one of the most gorgeous spots on the West Coast. Though the underwater preserve comprises over 9,907 acres, the land open to the public is surprisingly compact—just 400 acres bordered by a six-mile perimeter trail. However, this meeting of land and water contains…

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Attention, Last-Minute Filers: Tax Return Deadline Is Monday, April 17

April 17, 2022
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Tax procrastinators be warned—Monday, April 18, is the deadline to get your taxes filed. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting 2021 tax returns in January. While Tax Day is normally April 15, Monday will mark the third year in a row the Internal Revenue Service has extended the filing date for federal tax returns….

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Attention, Last-Minute Filers: Tax Return Deadline Is Monday, April 18

April 17, 2022
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Tax procrastinators be warned—Monday, April 18, is the deadline to get your taxes filed. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting 2021 tax returns in January. While Tax Day is normally April 15, Monday will mark the third year in a row the Internal Revenue Service has extended the filing date for federal tax returns….

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Dinner and a Show: San Francisco Edition

April 16, 2022
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Last Saturday my wife and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary. We decided to go to an old-school San Francisco landmark, John’s Grill. We were fortunate enough to get a little more than just dinner. We got the San Francisco version of “Dinner and a Show.” Established in 1908, John’s Grill is famous for serving…

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Road Trip: See California’s Socialist Failures as Historical Landmarks

April 15, 2022
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Commentary It’s campaign season and I’m receiving plenty of political fundraising mail. One technique that I personally don’t care for, and never respond to, is the request to fill out a survey and mail it back, with a generous check, in the envelope provided. One recently had the following question: “Do you agree that Socialism…

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