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Bill To Make School Lunches Free for All Californian Students Introduced in Senate

February 11, 2021 2:48 pmFebruary 11, 2021 10:33 pm

A new bill to make school lunches free for all public school students in the state, regardless of status or income, was introduced in the Senate Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 364, authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), breakfast and lunches...

President Joe Biden Denounces Governor Newsom Recall Campaign

February 9, 2021 8:14 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:42 am

President Joe Biden formally came out against the recall movement of Governor Gavin Newsom this week, citing his commitment to numerous policies in California, including his control of COVID-19. President Biden’s support for Newsom came in the form of a...

Assemblyman Kiley Urges Teachers to Opt-Out of Paying Union Dues

February 9, 2021 6:23 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:39 am

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) defended a tweet he made Sunday encouraging teachers in the California Teachers Association (CTA) to stop paying union dues. In his tweet, Assemblyman Kiley explained that teachers have a constitutional right to opt-out of paying union...

Disney to Partially Reopen California Adventure Theme Park Next Month Despite COVID-19 Regulations

February 9, 2021 2:32 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:44 am

Disney announced Monday that a small, limited theme park reopening in Anaheim will begin in mid-March, saving 1,000 cast member jobs. In a letter to Disney workers, Disneyland Resort President Ken Potrock announced that a part of Disney’s California Adventure...

New Bill Would Reform State Park Reservation Systems

February 8, 2021 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2021 5:34 pm

A bill that would completely overhaul the California State Park reservation system was introduced Monday in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 472, authored by Assemblyman Ken Cooley (D-Rancho Cordova) would formally ban the use of automated programs, or as stated in...

Whistleblower Allegations From Inside Gov. Newsom’s Billion-Dollar COVID Lab

February 8, 2021 5:17 pmFebruary 11, 2021 9:41 am

A blistering report Monday from CBS13 Sacramento reported thousands of inconclusive test results coming out of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $100 million COVID-19 testing lab with the $1.7 billion contract with PerkinElmer. All of this expense was supposed to ramp up...

The Crazy Interview with SF School Board President on How San Francisco Renamed its Schools

February 8, 2021 7:38 amFebruary 9, 2021 6:24 pm

The San Francisco Unified School District, “is planning to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him,” the Globe reported in December. “President Abraham Lincoln, considered one of...