Category: Northern California

Newsom Needs More Money for His Bullet Train to Nowhere

February 7, 2022
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Commentary Governor Gavin Newsom’s bullet train project from Merced to Bakersfield makes so little sense that members of his own party are trying to put the brakes on it. Thus far about $9 billion has been spent with virtually nothing to show for it. In his recently proposed state budget, Newsom seeks another $4.2 billion,…

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California to End Indoor Mask Requirement

February 7, 2022
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As the Omicron virus variant subsides from its peak, California’s statewide indoor mask mandate requirement will expire on Feb. 15 for vaccinated residents, officials announced on Feb. 7. Unvaccinated residents will still be required to mask up indoors, along with those in certain statewide facilities, such as health care settings and K–12 schools. Gov. Gavin…

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California State Lawmaker Proposes Universal Basic Income Test Program for Poor College Students

February 6, 2022
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A California state lawmaker wants the government to give $500 a month to impoverished college students as a test for a controversial kind of social program known as universal basic income (UBI). Legislation that would create the program may be introduced later this month by Democrat Dave Cortese, a state senator who represents part of…

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Why I Support the San Francisco School Board Recall

February 5, 2022
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Commentary I support the recall of three members of the Board of Education in San Francisco in an election that is taking place on February 15, 2022. Because some liberal Democrats have attempted to criticize anyone taking this position, specifically by alleging that it’s a Republican-led effort and part of a movement by conservatives to attack…

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Human Rights Groups March Across Golden Gate Bridge to Boycott Beijing Olympics

February 5, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO—Thirteen human rights groups crossed the Golden Gate Bridge and went to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on Feb. 4 to express opposition to holding the 2022 Winter Olympics in China. The groups told NTD Television that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has a long track record of human rights abuses. “Today, we’re…

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California Teacher Calls Pro-Police Mask The Next Confederacy Flag

February 4, 2022
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A California substitute teacher referred to a mask worn by a student bearing the thin blue line flag for police officers as the next confederate flag and told the teen he had no right “bastardizing” the American flag. The middle school teacher, whose identity could not be confirmed by The Epoch Times, was caught on…

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‘Freedom Friday’: Students Segregated, Sent Home for Protesting Mask Mandate

February 4, 2022
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One chilly January morning, a Sacramento County student Kinsey decided to walk into school without a face mask. She would later say the simple act took “all the courage [she] had” in the face of the state’s indoor mask mandate for schools. Kinsey, a high school junior at Bella Vista High School, said she used…

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Reps. Steel and Porter Introduce Bill Aimed to Help Veteran-Owned Businesses

February 4, 2022
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A new bipartisan bill from the U.S. House of Representatives was introduced to help veteran-owned businesses remain competitive, Reps. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) and Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced on Feb. 1. The bill, called the Driving Veterans Success Act, would create a new Veterans Business Enterprise Program. The program would require the Department of Transportation to ensure…

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Naked Man Arrested After Allegedly Opening Fire on Greyhound Bus

February 4, 2022
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OROVILLE, Calif.—A 21-year-old man who was acting erratically opened fire inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California, killing a 43-year-old woman and wounding four others before he was arrested, naked, inside a Walmart after getting into a fight, authorities said. Asaahdi Coleman started shooting at passengers as they exited the Los Angeles-bound bus after it…

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Anti-Defamation League Changes Definition of Racism After Backlash

February 3, 2022
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The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has changed its definition of racism amidst public backlash, after the organization’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, criticized then accepted the apology of television personality Whoopi Goldberg for making racially insensitive and inaccurate remarks on “The View.” On Feb. 2, the organization Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER) and 20 other civil rights groups sent…

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