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California Community Colleges System Quietly Disavowed Tyrannical Diversity Dictates After Lawsuit

April 9, 2025 2:48 pmApril 9, 2025 2:49 pm

The cult of diversity is crumbling all over California. Last month, the University of California announced with much fanfare that it would no longer require diversity statements for faculty hires. And in a little noticed move, the California Community Colleges...

Ending DEI Requires Largest Demotion Operation in American History

November 19, 2024 11:29 amNovember 19, 2024 11:29 am

President-elect Donald Trump has promised the “largest deportation operation in American history.” The operation is necessitated by President Joe Biden’s refusal to arrest and deport millions of illegal border crossers. The Biden administration has also hired and promoted thousands of...

Gov. Newsom Bans Legacy Admissions, Pretending to Care About Merit

October 18, 2024 8:06 amOctober 18, 2024 8:06 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have now banned “legacy” admissions to colleges. Hilariously, he asserts that college admissions should be based on merit. This is rich considering he has made “diversity, equity, and inclusion” the governing principle...

LA Lights the Way

September 29, 2024 5:00 pmSeptember 29, 2024 5:02 pm

Tonight is the last night when “Angelenos” will be able to see their most noted structures lit up like – well, not a Christmas tree because that would be, um colonialist? From those giant LAX thingies at the airport to...

The Food on Your Table is Literally at Stake

August 24, 2024 3:05 amAugust 24, 2024 9:45 am

The unintended consequences of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) continue to reverberate across the Central Valley. On Tuesday, August 20, 2024 there was a court hearing at the Kings County Superior Court that further tested the reach of state...

An ‘Inclusive’ DEI Sacramento

August 16, 2024 9:00 amAugust 16, 2024 10:59 am

The City of Sacramento has – like sooo many other cities – an Office of Diversity and Equity and it wants you to know – to start with – exactly what that means. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are, of course,...

People First: One California City and One Agency Eschews DEI

July 30, 2024 5:30 amJuly 30, 2024 5:31 am

The astute reader may have noticed that over the past year or so, the California Globe has been running a periodical series called “Hidden in Plain Site.” The premise is simple: review government websites for what they are saying in...