SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—California lawmakers introduced a bill on Jan. 20 designed to allow children 12 and older to receive any U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vaccination, including the recent COVID-19 vaccine, without parental consent. The Teens Choose Vaccines Act, or Senate Bill 866, builds on an existing state law that gives autonomy for…
New Bill Would Give California Minors 12 and Older Vaccine Autonomy
January 22, 2022
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Massive California Wildfire Triggers Evacuations, Closes Highway
A 1,500-acre fire near the coastal community of Big Sur, California has triggered evacuations and the closure of the section of a major highway, state and local officials said on Saturday. The Colorado Fire, which has been active since Friday, was 5 percent contained, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said….
California Bill Would Let Children Get COVID-19 Jab Without Parental Approval
January 22, 2022
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California Democrat lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow children to be administered with COVID-19 vaccines without parental consent. Senate Bill 866, also known as the Teens Choose Vaccines Act, has been introduced by state Senators Scott Wiener and Richard Pan, who intended to add a new section to the California Family Code. “A minor…
Cargo Ships Wait Off Coast of Mexico as Supply Chain Delays Worsen
January 21, 2022
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While a growing number of Los Angeles-bound cargo ships are now biding time off the coast of Mexico, the supply chain crisis progressed this week as consumers found empty shelves in stores across the U.S. “There’s a big population [of ships off the coast of Mexico],” Kip Louttit, director of the Marine Exchange, told The…
Stanford Students Petition Against School Booster Mandate
STANFORD, Calif.—A group of Stanford University students, led by first-year Ph.D. student Monte Fischer, delivered to school leaders on Jan. 18 an open letter against the school’s booster shot mandates. The letter is addressed to President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Provost Persis Drell, and Associate Vice Provost Russell Furr. It demands a repeal to Stanford’s policy mandating…
San Diego Police Conclude Mother Killed Herself, 2-Year-Old Son in Petco Park Fall Last Year
By Alex Riggins From San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO—A police investigation has concluded that a San Diego mother intentionally killed herself and her 2-year-old son last September when they fell off a six-story concourse at Petco Park before a Padres game, a homicide lieutenant said Wednesday. An attorney for the woman’s family said police have…
California School District Faces Legal Action Over LGBTQ+ Activist Teachers
A mother of a student has taken legal action against a school district in Salinas, Calif., over policies she claims allowed two teachers at Buena Vista Middle School to secretly brainwash her teenage daughter into identifying as bisexual, and later as transgender. Jessica Konen blasted members of the Spreckels Union School District (SUSD) at a…
Speaking Up! Learning From My Sister Joyce, the Disability Rights Activist
January 19, 2022
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Commentary Sometimes, when I find myself thinking once again about my sister Joyce Jackson and the role that she played in the disability rights movement of the seventies, I’ll pull up YouTube on my iPhone, click on the documentary “The Power of 504,” and relive those electrifying days when this nation was captivated by the…
Why is Free Health Care for the Poor Not Enough for California Progressives?
January 19, 2022
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Commentary The California legislature is considering a proposal to implement single payer health care in the state. “Single payer,” of course, is a euphemism for government-run health care. The single payer is the government. Most people do not want the government in control of our health care. By calling it instead “single payer,” it sounds…
39 States and Navient Reach $1.7 Billion Settlement in Student Loan Case
A Jan. 13 settlement between student loan servicer Navient and 39 states will cancel $1.7 billion in student loans, but the agreement has raised questions about the issue of student loan accountability. The settlement resolved a long-standing lawsuit that alleged that Navient, previously known as Sallie Mae, engaged in unfair practices by steering student loan…
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