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CA Gov. Newsom Vilifies Trump Immigration Policy, Travels 3,000 Miles to Visit El Salvador

April 8, 2019 6:22 amApril 9, 2019 5:56 am

“Governor Gavin Newsom today becomes the first California Governor to travel to the region, where he will examine root causes of migration and join the world community in being part of a solution to the challenges in El Salvador and...

CA Files Suit Against Trump Administration Over Rollback of Federal Vehicle Emission Standards

April 6, 2019 2:03 amApril 8, 2019 9:29 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed yet another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this one on behalf of the California Air Resources Board Friday, claiming that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed...

Competitive Academic Program ‘Too White’ For Sacramento City School District Officials

April 3, 2019 7:49 pmApril 5, 2019 7:47 am

In early March, parents of Sacramento’s C.K. McClatchy High School took to social media expressing their outrage and frustration when their kids, who had already received letters congratulating them on being accepted to the school’s rigorous academic Humanities and International...

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of Bail, But CA Still In Legal Bail Limbo

April 3, 2019 3:15 pmApril 5, 2019 7:57 am

For four years activist Plaintiffs lawyers have been suing smaller cities arguing that the existing bail system is unconstitutional because it violates the principle of equal protection under the law. In San Francisco, such a lawsuit claims, ““Wealthy arrestees purchase...

Soda Consumption is Not Declining in Berkeley, Despite Hefty Tax

April 3, 2019 2:15 amApril 5, 2019 8:04 am

State lawmakers have introduced a package of bills, seeking a statewide tax on sodas, to target soda and sugary beverages they claim contribute to diabetes, obesity and other health conditions. Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco) has authored a bill prohibiting...

Assemblyman Lackey Proposes Bill to Protect Victims Over Death Row Killers

April 2, 2019 12:15 pmApril 3, 2019 9:12 am

Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) is livid that Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritized death row killers in his recent reprieve on the 737 killers on death row, over the actual victims and families of victims. “The people on death row are not...

Sen. Scott Wiener Bill Would Allow State Control Over Parents/Doctors on Child Intersex Surgeries

April 2, 2019 10:28 amApril 3, 2019 5:21 am

A controversial bill by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) would prohibit a doctor from performing medical treatment or intervention on the sex characteristics of an intersex minor without the informed consent of the intersex minor. Except the “minor” who would...