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Amended Daylight Savings Bill Survives Suspension Day But Faces Difficulties Ahead

May 20, 2024 12:00 pmMay 21, 2024 9:51 am

A bill that would have originally banned daylight savings time in California, but was later amended to create a study on the benefits and negatives of doing so, continues to face a difficult road ahead this week despite recently surviving...

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee Resigns In Disgrace Following Attempted Protester Deal

May 20, 2024 10:05 amMay 20, 2024 10:05 am

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee resigned on Friday following a tumultuous week where he had been placed on leave for attempting to make a widely criticized deal with Pro-Palestinian protesters on campus that would have brought about an academic...

Bill to Make Kindergarten Mandatory Fails To Move Past Senate Appropriations Committee

May 18, 2024 5:30 pmMay 19, 2024 8:24 am

A bill that would have required that all children complete one year of kindergarten education prior to entering the first grade beginning in the 2026-2027 school year failed to move past the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, with the bill...

Reparations Bills Have A Mixed Reception From Lawmakers As Many Are Held Back Over Cost

May 17, 2024 1:12 pmMay 17, 2024 1:13 pm

Multiple reparations bills based on the California Reparations Task Force’s final report were held back in the Senate and Assembly on Thursday over concerns of cost amidst California’s $73 billion budget deficit. For several years, one of the major issues...

First of 14 Slavery Apology Bills Passes California Assembly

May 17, 2024 2:43 amMay 17, 2024 2:44 am

A bill that would issue a formal apology by the state for human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants was passed by the Assembly in a 62-0 vote on Thursday. Assembly Bill 3089, authored...

50 Arrested At UC Irvine As Police Break Up Encampment, Retake Building From Protestors

May 16, 2024 7:07 pmMay 16, 2024 7:09 pm

Police at University of California at Irvine arrested 50 Pro-Palestinian protestors on Wednesday following the University declaring that the protest has gone “violent”, with law enforcement also breaking up the encampment on campus and retaking as building that protestors had...

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee Placed On Leave For Agreeing To Academic Boycott Of Israel

May 16, 2024 12:59 pmMay 16, 2024 12:59 pm

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee was placed on leave on Wednesday less than 24 hours after becoming the first University administrator in the country to agree to an academic boycott of Israel in exchange for Pro-Palestinian protestors to remove...