Julie Hamill – California Globe

Bill to Prohibit Public Libraries From Banning Books Passes Assembly Committee

April 11, 2024 12:30 pmApril 11, 2024 12:30 pm

A bill that would prohibit public libraries from banning books or other materials because of topic or content passed the Assembly Education Committee in a 5-1 vote with 1 abstention on Wednesday. Assembly Bill 1825, authored by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi...

A Tale of Two Lawmakers in the Sacramento Swamp

January 8, 2024 7:46 amJanuary 8, 2024 7:52 am

There is a reason the expression “Drain the Swamp” is used to describe rooting out corruption and bad behavior in politics. “Swamps” exist in every city hall, state Capitol and in Washington D.C. Sacramento’s swamp is one of the largest...

LA Public Health Chief Barbara Ferrer Grilled in Court for On-Going ‘Twitter Files’ Censorship Scandal’

May 9, 2023 3:30 amMay 9, 2023 5:42 pm

Last Wednesday, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health chief Barbara Ferrer was in a conference room with her two tax-payer funded lawyers for her deposition in the Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents lawsuit filed against the county over numerous...

Will LA County Ignore ‘Sweetheart Deal’ to Settle With Parents Over Covid Mandates

March 27, 2023 3:37 pmMarch 27, 2023 3:37 pm

A lawsuit filed in July in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of parents sought to halt any plans to bring back an indoor mask mandate on school children, and claimed that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health...

Parent Lawsuit Gaining Steam Against LA Public Health Dept. Over Indoor Mask Mandate

September 6, 2022 2:50 amSeptember 7, 2022 4:37 pm

A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of parents seeks to immediately halt any plans to bring back an indoor mask mandate on school children, claiming that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health “is...

LA Public Health Agency Drops Threat of New Mask Mandate… For Now

July 28, 2022 4:58 pmJuly 30, 2022 7:46 am

Mid-afternoon Thursday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced it is “pausing” the latest mask mandate – not cancelling, but “pausing.” As the Globe reported Wednesday, “A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of...

Lawsuit Filed Against LA Public Health Dept. Over Attempt to Bring Back Indoor Mask Mandate

July 27, 2022 8:16 amJuly 28, 2022 12:31 pm

A new lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on behalf of a group of parents seeks to immediately halt any plans to bring back an indoor mask mandate on school children, claiming that the Los Angeles Department of Public Health “is...