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As Orange County Announces Pilot Program for COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Drs. Warn this is ‘Unjust and Discriminatory’

April 14, 2021 4:05 pm

There is much talk across the country about establishing vaccine passports as a way to provide evidence of vaccination for COVID-19 – all for a still experimental vaccine for a virus that is 99.98% recoverable. “The vaccine passport should be...

Gov. Newsom Announces State Aims to ‘Fully Reopen’ Mid-June, But Masks Still Mandatory

April 6, 2021 3:13 pmApril 9, 2021 11:19 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that in 10 weeks or by June 15th, the state “aims to be fully reopened,” but masks will still be mandatory. What started out as two weeks to flatten the curve has turned into 14...

Thoughts on Lobbying During the Pandemic

April 6, 2021 6:32 amApril 6, 2021 6:42 am

With the California Legislature in full swing for its 2021 Session, legislative advocacy continues, but in some different ways. There are far more similarities than differences in lobbying during the pandemic. The biggest difference obviously is the lack of in-person...

Teachers React to Parents Called ‘White Supremacists’ for Demanding In-Person Learning

April 1, 2021 6:51 pmApril 1, 2021 6:51 pm

The Globe received several interesting responses from teachers to our article about the group of parents who were called “White Supremacists” by a Sacramento teacher and union representative, for speaking out at a school board meeting in support of returning...

Continued California School Shutdowns Could Reduce the Lifespans of Students

March 31, 2021 7:50 am

California is still the most strictly locked down state in the country, with Gov. Gavin Newsom now threatening to impose stricter lockdowns ahead of Easter. The governor told the state’s residents to resist multi-generational gatherings in homes with hugging and...

Parents Called ‘White Supremacists’ by Sacramento Teacher For Demanding Schools Reopen

March 30, 2021 10:31 amApril 1, 2021 6:50 am

Parents calling for in-person learning and supportive of the online group Reopen California Schools got an earful over the weekend. A teacher who lives in West Sacramento but teaches at Kennedy High School in the Sacramento City Unified District went...

California Wealth Tax Proposed in Constitutional Amendment

March 23, 2021 11:23 amMarch 26, 2021 6:48 am

On March 22, Assembly Members Alex Lee, Wendy Carrillo, Lorena Gonzalez, Miguel Santiago, Ash Kalra, Luz Rivas, and Mark Stone introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 to propose a wealth tax to be placed before the voters. Officially, ACA 8 is...