Laura Powell – California Globe

Why the Senate Cover-Up of the Absent Senator?

June 30, 2025 10:00 amJune 30, 2025 2:01 pm

Friday, after 5:00pm, the Globe received an email from Senate Rules, with a letter attached and signed by Senate Secretary Erika Contreras dripping with attitude, announcing that despite their previous stonewalled response to my California Public Records Request seeking public...

Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill to Charge Parents With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Trans Children

September 23, 2023 8:47 amSeptember 23, 2023 8:49 am

Straying from his open support of the trans movement, California Gov. Gavin Newsom just vetoed Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), in which a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims...

CA Senate Passes Bill to Charge Parents With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Transgenderism in Custody Cases

September 6, 2023 10:28 pmSeptember 8, 2023 9:18 am

Under California’s Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. This bill just passed the Senate Tuesday. The bill, co-authored by Sen....

Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill to Require Parents ‘Affirm’ Trans Children

June 13, 2023 4:40 pmJune 13, 2023 4:40 pm

The California Senate Judiciary Committee just heard and passed Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), in which a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. The bill, co-authored...

Under New California Bill, Parents Would be Charged With ‘Child Abuse’ for not Affirming Transgenderism

June 12, 2023 8:44 amFebruary 10, 2025 10:39 am

Under California’s Assembly Bill 957 by Assemblywoman Lori Wilson (D-Suisun City), a parent could lose custody for not “affirming” or agreeing to a child’s claims about gender identity. The bill, co-authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require judges...

New California Law to Punish Doctors for ‘Covid Misinformation’ Heard in Federal Court

January 25, 2023 1:51 pmJanuary 26, 2023 12:36 pm

“When seeing a doctor in California now, it is important to understand that you are now visiting a servant of some politicians, not an evidence-based medical professional,” a doctor posted on Twitter in early January. “So health advice should be taken in...

New California Law to Punish Doctors for ‘Covid Misinformation Conduct’

January 3, 2023 7:47 amJanuary 6, 2023 7:49 am

When seeing a doctor in California now, it is important to understand that you are now visiting a servant of some politicians, not an evidence-based medical professional, a doctor posted on Twitter. Effective January 1, 2023, Assembly Bill 2098 authored by Assemblyman...