Category: Northern California

California City Honors Slain Journalist Chauncey Bailey

March 12, 2022
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Officials in California commemorated journalist Chauncey Bailey, who was fatally shot in 2007, by naming a portion of a street in downtown Oakland in his honor. During a ceremony on March 5, a plaque and street signs were unveiled to officially name 14th Street from Broadway Street to Lakeside Drive as “Chauncey Bailey Way.” This is…

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Homeless Providers Optimistic About Newsom’s Court-Ordered Care Proposal

March 11, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new proposal last week to force some homeless suffering from drug addiction and mental illnesses into substance abuse treatment amid sprawling encampments and homeless on the streets. But the move has become a buzzing conversation among homeless activists, residents, and providers alike. Amid a wave of progressive reforms across…

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Students File Lawsuit Against Santa Clara University Over Vaccine Booster Mandate

March 11, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Two Santa Clara University students and Children’s Health Defense California announced during a press conference on March 9 that they are suing the school over its COVID-19 booster mandate and related injuries. “I love school, I love learning, I love being with my friends. Any day that I get to be here with…

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Shootings No Excuse for Gun Control

March 10, 2022
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Commentary Whenever a mass shooting occurs, the gun controllers trot out all their usual arguments to attack the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms.” A good example is George Skelton’s recent column, “California has the toughest gun laws in the U.S. That’s irrelevant if they’re not enforced.” He writes, “How much…

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Forcing Doctors to Assist Suicide ‘A Political Agenda’: Doctor

March 10, 2022
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A group of Christian doctors has sued the state of California over being forced to participate in physician-assisted suicide. One of the doctors said a newly amended law is a political agenda that goes strongly against his faith and will lead to all sorts of problems for patients. “I believe this is a political agenda,…

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Beer-flation Hits US as Crop, Supply Shortages Loom

March 10, 2022
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Brewers small and large in the U.S. expect the cost of beer to increase as the Ukraine conflict threatens global crop shortages and packaging remains in short supply. In California, home to more craft breweries than any other state, some have also reported problems with transportation and trucking shortages. “I think brewers have been hit…

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WWII Veteran Dies at 106

March 9, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—A World War II veteran passed away on March 4, 2022. He was 106 years old. The Stockton Marine Corps Club will host a celebration of life ceremony in Stockton for William (Bill) White. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II….

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California County Elects New Supervisor After Grassroots-Led Recall

March 9, 2022
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REDDING, Calif.—Shasta County swore in a new supervisor on March 1 following a lengthy recall effort that unseated former District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty, who locals claim did not represent their voices on county issues. Recall Shasta—a group of parents, business owners, doctors, nurses, and teachers—told The Epoch Times they saw a need for restoring…

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Newsom’s State of the State Shows His Political Prowess

March 9, 2022
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Commentary California Republicans immediately started trashing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State Address on March 8. They should be learning from it. Whatever you think of his politics, this is a masterful politician who, as I said last year after he bludgeoned the recall attempt, now is aiming directly for the White House. The…

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Newsom Warns Against ‘National Anger Machine’ in State of the State Speech

March 9, 2022
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his State of the State speech on March 8, took aim at red states that stray from his vision of the “California Way” and suggested anger among grassroots populist movements is a threat to democracy. Newsom alluded to political opponents and grassroots groups as “loud voices” and “powerful forces” without…

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