The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Education Board will soon vote on a policy that requires board approval before the district can pilot a new book in classrooms after several controversial books made their way into lessons. Under the district’s current policy, teachers submit books to the district’s Literary Review Committee—made up of parents, teachers, and community…
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified to Consider Policy Requiring School Board Approval for Classroom Books
May 4, 2023
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Chancellor of San Diego Community College District Resigns
May 4, 2023
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The Chancellor of San Diego Community College District, Dr. Carlos Cortez, has resigned to care for his ill parents, according to a May 1 press release issued by the district. “I am incredibly proud of the progress we have made together over the past two years on behalf of our students and community we serve,”…
Reparations Task Force Again Actually Hurts Black Californians
May 4, 2023
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Commentary If America is going to survive—and, yes, its existence is not certain—we’re going to have to start uniting our people instead of dividing them. As I have written in previous Epoch Times articles, the California Reparations Task Force is doing the opposite. My articles are here, here, here, and here. That deleterious pattern was…
Orange County’s CalOptima Failed to Spend $675 Million Surplus, Violated Hiring Rules: State Auditor
May 4, 2023
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A state audit conducted on CalOptima Health, Orange County’s medical insurance group for low-income residents, found the agency held back spending surplus funds on service improvement and did not follow best practices when hiring some executive positions. Created by the county in 1993, the agency accumulated more than $1.2 billion in unrestricted funds as of…
California State Senator Arrested for Drunk Driving to Be Arraigned in July
May 4, 2023
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California State Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine, is scheduled for his first court appearance following a drunk driving arrest this week. The senator and congressional candidate—favored by the Democratic Party to replace outgoing Rep. Katie Porter—is scheduled to appear for an arraignment on July 24 in Sacramento Superior Court, according to the Sacramento…
Latest LA Times ‘China Watch’ Propaganda Promotes PRC Economic Recovery
May 4, 2023
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Commentary The Los Angeles Times continues to profit from slipping in an unedited Chinese propaganda sheet, “China Watch,” into its Sunday newspaper, as I reported last September in The Epoch Times. The L.A. Times China Watch “advertising supplement” is part of China Daily, which Wikipedia identifies as “an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese…
California City Leaders Oppose State Control Over Local School Districts’ Curriculum Removal
May 4, 2023
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Mission Viejo leaders took a stand against a California bill that would prohibit local school boards from banning curriculum, textbooks, and instructional material without state approval—and would also create new requirements for “diversity and inclusiveness” in school textbooks and other materials. A resolution to oppose state Assembly Bill 1078, was introduced by Councilmember Wendy Bucknam…
California Bill Creating Information Campaign for Pregnancy Clinics Moves Forward
The California State Assembly Health Committee approved a bill 11–4 on April 25 that would create a public awareness campaign about the services provided by pregnancy centers. According to the bill’s author Pilar Schiavo (D-Santa Clarita), it intends to expose “fake” crisis pregnancy centers by informing the public about the services they provide. Schiavo claims…
Anaheim Dance Studio Owner Arrested on Sexual Assault Allegations
May 4, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—The owner and operator of an Anaheim dance studio has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting several girls at the studio, police said May 3. The allegations against Mark Chavarria came to light after several girls between the ages of 12 and 14 reported multiple sexual assaults at the Chavarria Institute of the…
20-Person Brawl at Laguna Beach Hotels Prompt Forced Closure by City
May 4, 2023
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Laguna Beach officials shut down two hotels after several scuffles involving armed security guards over a civil dispute, officials said May 3. City Manager Shohreh Dupuis ordered the closing of hotels 14 West and Hotel Laguna on Tuesday after police were called there three times throughout the day. Police responded to trespassing claims…
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