SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A grassroots coalition is seeking to have California voters decide if two new laws related to single-family zoning have gone too far and are currently gathering signatures to potentially put the issue on the November 2022 ballot. The laws in question are Senate Bill 9 and Senate Bill 10, which both went into effect…
Coalition Pushes Back Against California’s New Single-Family Housing Laws
January 19, 2022
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Parents of Gender Dysphoric Teens Oppose Proposed Standards of Care for Minors
Some parents of gender dysphoric children are outraged over proposed new standards of care that push for the use of puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and gender reassignment surgery for minors. In the past, the minimum age requirement for these treatments has been 18, but some activist groups and medical professionals have recommended lowering the age…
California Missed a Chance to Protect Pandemic-Era Human Rights 4 Years Ago
January 18, 2022
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Commentary The United States Supreme Court ruled justly when it stated that businesses with more than 100 employees do not have to mandate taking vaccinations. Most Americans do not believe that businesses should be implementing mandates on their workers. And there are a significant number of individuals who are very uncomfortable about having to take…
The Choo-Choo Boondoggle That Wouldn’t Die
January 18, 2022
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Commentary It’s alive. The California High-Speed Rail boondoggle, that is. In explaining parts of his new budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statement on Jan. 13: “The California Blueprint includes a proposed $9.1 billion package to advance clean transit initiatives that support the state’s climate and public health goals, promote equity and bolster the…
California Agrees to Remove Aztec, Ashe Prayers From Ethnic Studies to Settle Lawsuit
The State of California has agreed to remove Aztec and Ashe prayers from the classroom to settle a lawsuit launched by the Californians for Equal Rights (CFER) Foundation and three San Diego parents. “We are encouraged by this important, hard-fought victory,” CFER President Frank Xu said in a media release on Jan. 14. “Our state has simply gone…
Wells Fargo Beats Profit Estimates on Uptick in Loan Demand, Cost Cuts
January 16, 2022
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Wells Fargo & Co. on Friday beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter profit as a rebound in U.S. economic growth encouraged more customers to take loans and the bank kept a tight lid on costs. Profit jumped 86 percent to $5.8 billion, or $1.38 per share, flattered by a $943 million gain from the sale of…
Northern California Sticker Company Moves to Utah
Joining the California exodus is a beloved sticker company from Petaluma, Calif. The president of the company says he doesn’t like the state’s policies, high taxes, and social issues, so they are moving to Utah. Since 1979, Mrs. Grossman’s Paper Company has been producing stickers and creative products for the young and old worldwide. Andrea…
Illegal Marijuana Grows Continue to Threaten Legal Cannabis Industry
When Proposition 64 was passed in 2016 and legalized recreational marijuana use, many Californians celebrated. But five years later, cannabis business leaders are sounding the alarm on taxes hampering the industry, and experts say illegal marijuana grows ran by drug cartels are popping up across the state. “These trespass[ing] illegal cannabis growers, a majority of…
Parents Were Told CRT Was Not Taught in Classrooms—Then They Saw an Educators’ Webcast
January 14, 2022
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A webcast of high-level California educators discussing how to teach critical race theory (CRT) has raised the ire of parents, teachers and organizations who’ve been told since early last summer that CRT is not being taught in K-12 schools. The three-hour webcast, called “Demystifying Critical Race Theory | Teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 Classrooms”…
Critics Accuse Educators of Blatant Deception Over CRT in the Classroom
January 14, 2022
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A webcast of high-level California educators discussing how to teach critical race theory (CRT) has raised the ire of parents, teachers and organizations who’ve been told since early last summer that CRT is not being taught in K-12 schools. The three-hour webcast, called “Demystifying Critical Race Theory | Teaching Critical Race Theory in K-12 Classrooms”…
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