Rita Barnett-Rose – California Globe

Another COVID Case, Another Warning: California Courts Are Backing Power Over Law

February 12, 2026 7:23 amFebruary 12, 2026 7:23 am

California courts are still refusing to reckon with the excesses of the COVID era. A newly decided appellate case involving school masking is the latest red flag: when government overreaches during a declared emergency, Californians should not expect the judiciary...

As the United States Leaves the WHO, Newsom Grandstands

January 27, 2026 9:02 amJanuary 27, 2026 9:03 am

On January 22, 2026, the United States formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, its failure to enact meaningful reforms, and its lack of institutional independence. That same day—after...

How California Eliminated Medical Exemptions by Design—and Why Hepatitis B Will Expose the Lie

January 22, 2026 11:05 amJanuary 22, 2026 11:06 am

Any California parent who has tried to obtain a medical exemption in recent years—or opened a notice revoking one—has learned the same lesson: the system is rigged against them. After personal belief exemptions were eliminated in 2015 under SB 277,...

Jurisdictional Science and the Collapse of Medical Legitimacy

January 17, 2026 9:17 amJanuary 17, 2026 9:17 am

Recently, significant policy changes at the federal level have begun moving the country back toward informed consent and individualized medical care. For the first time in decades, federal health agencies are retreating from long-entrenched models of coercion and centralized control,...

The CDC Just Overhauled the Childhood Vaccine Schedule — What It Means for California Families

January 7, 2026 11:57 amJanuary 7, 2026 11:57 am

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the most significant revision to the childhood vaccine schedule in decades. Under the new guidance, the federal...

Federal Agency Revises Health Care ‘Quality’ Metrics to Dismantle Vaccine Coercion

January 6, 2026 4:14 amJanuary 6, 2026 4:15 am

Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a major change in federal health policy: states will no longer be required to report childhood vaccination levels as a “quality measure” for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance...

Are Parental Rights Making a Comeback — Not if California Leadership Can Stop It

December 26, 2025 3:00 pmDecember 26, 2025 3:00 pm

Judge Benitez’s order restoring parental rights, free speech, and religious conscience is a long-overdue return to sanity — and California’s Democratic leadership is already trying to stop it. On December 22, 2025, a federal judge in California did something that...