Category: Northern California

College Trustee’s Anti-Conservative Comments Will ‘Figure Prominently’ in First Amendment Case, Attorney Says

January 6, 2023
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After a college board vice president quipped about getting rid of conservative faculty members, the attorney representing two history professors said he expects these “ugly comments” to “figure prominently” in a First Amendment lawsuit. Vice president of Kern Community College District (KCCD) Board of Trustees John Corkins made comments against conservative faculty members at a…

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Pick One on Education: Equity or Excellence

January 6, 2023
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Commentary I remember a news story from three decades ago about a rural parochial school in Mexico. It had a dirt floor and the priest taught three subjects: the Spanish language, mathematics, and religion. All his students went to a university. In America, public schools can’t have religion, but they can have ethical training, which…

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California Trying to Find, Compensate Sterilization Victims

January 5, 2023
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SACRAMENTO—About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their knowledge, and now the state is trying to find them so it can pay them at least $15,000 each in reparations. But after a year of searching, the state has approved just 51 people for…

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California Law Allowing Private Residents to Sue Gunmakers Takes Effect

January 5, 2023
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A new California gun law allowing private citizens to sue manufacturers and retailers for selling banned firearms went into effect this year. California’s new regulations give private citizens the ability to sue anyone who imports, distributes, manufactures, or sells assault firearms, homemade weapons, ghost guns, or .50 BMP rifles. The law, Senate Bill (SB) 1327, also…

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California Fire Agency Makes 160 Arson Arrests in 2022

January 5, 2023
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Officers investigating wildfires in California made 160 arson arrests last year—up from 149 in 2021—the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently reported. The number of people arrested for intentionally setting fires in the Golden State has steadily increased in the past four years as officers more diligently investigate arsons and the…

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California 2023 Budget Preview: Pain Is Coming

January 5, 2023
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Commentary The most important California government document every year is the governor’s January budget proposal. The one for fiscal year 2023-24, which begins on July 1, will be released next week by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The January budget sets the tables for budget negotiations lasting until the governor’s May Revision—the “May Revise” in Sacramento parlance….

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Family Says Missing Rapper Theophilus London Found Safe

January 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months, a relative announced Wednesday night. “We have found Theo. He is safe and well,” the rapper’s cousin, Mikhail Noel, posted on Instagram. “At this time the family would love prayers and privacy. Thank you all!!!” The post didn’t provide details of where London…

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Deaths Reported As Powerful Bomb Cyclone Slams Into California

January 5, 2023
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The National Weather Service said early Thursday that a “significant storm” has arrived in California, bringing heavy rainfall, flooding with debris flows, and landslides that are expected to impact the state throughout the day, while local media reported that what has become a “bomb cyclone” has led to the death of at least one person….

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Declares State of Emergency Ahead of California Winter Storms

January 4, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency across the state on Wednesday to support its ongoing response to recent winter storms. The state was bracing for a series of strong weather systems in Northern California expected to bring heavy rains and flooding throughout the area starting Wednesday and continuing for the rest of the week….

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California’s Trans-Friendly Prisons ‘Unsafe’ for Women: ​​Former Inmate

January 4, 2023
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A new California law, allowing men who identify as female to be housed in women’s prisons, is wreaking havoc within the women’s prison system and creating an environment of fear and “total chaos emotionally,” according to Amie Ichikawa, a plaintiff in a lawsuit which seeks to overturn it. “It’s the worst human science project I’ve…

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