Sen. Mark Leno – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation ‘Supporting’ or Harming LGBTQ+ Children?

September 24, 2023 4:00 pmSeptember 26, 2023 3:42 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that he has signed legislation “strengthening protections and supports for LGBTQ+ Californians, including measures to better support vulnerable youth.” It’s still not clear to most what constitutional and legal protections LGBTQ+ youth do not have....

Five Transgender Bills Targeting Concerned Parents Awaiting Gov. Newsom’s Signature or Veto

September 13, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 13, 2023 2:46 am

A teacher friend recently shared with me curriculum required by the school district for use in the early elementary classroom on “gender expression.” It is a video called “Expressing Myself. My Way.” The tag line on the video gives a...

CA Dems Further Erode Parental Rights With Children’s Mental Health Bill

February 15, 2023 5:31 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:14 pm

Democrats in California are now in the business of creating a crisis, then providing perverted and distorted “solutions” in legislation designed to appear to help. However, there are very few things government does well, and California government leads the pack...

San Francisco’s Failing Political Policies Should Forewarn the Country

December 7, 2022 9:09 amDecember 9, 2022 7:40 am

It’s not a secret that San Francisco is a “dumpster fire,” as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently called it. San Francisco was once named the most beautiful city in America. The city is utterly calamitous today with decades of Democrat...

California’s Minimum Wage Certified to Be $15.50 on January 1

July 27, 2022 2:35 pmJuly 27, 2022 2:44 pm

Based upon a written certification issued by the California Department of Finance (DOF) on July 27, the state’s minimum wage will be increased on January 1, 2023 for all employees, regardless of the size of the business. The DOF letter...

Decades Long Attempt to Ban Gun Shows at San Francisco Cow Palace… Back Again

January 27, 2020 7:41 pmJanuary 27, 2020 5:41 pm

The high gang activity and murder rate of the South San Francisco Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood has never been tied to gun sales at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued a statement Monday...