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California Legislature Continues to Restrict Lobbyist and Public Access to Capitol Hearings

April 28, 2022 10:50 am

Even after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Feb. 29, 2022 he was dropping the mask mandate on school kids March 12, the California State Senate leaders quickly sent a memo out to Senators and staff announcing mask mandates would remain in...

Perspectives on State Lobbying in California: Essays by Advocates in California’s Capitol

March 17, 2022 4:16 pmMarch 17, 2022 4:16 pm

California Globe contributor Chris Micheli and nearly fifty of his lobbying colleagues released a new book of essays describing their experiences and advice for those interested in a lobbying career in state government. Based on Micheli’s past twenty-five years as...

BIG Parent Rally at CA Capitol Protesting Gov. Newsom’s Ongoing COVID School Mandates

January 4, 2022 2:20 amJanuary 5, 2022 7:18 am

Parents from across California showed up at the State Capitol Monday to once again push back against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandate for students. As with the last parent rally in November, moms, dads, children, grandparents, teachers,...

SacBee Calls Parents ‘Angry, Violent, Toxic’ While Touting City’s New Community Organizer Hire

November 16, 2021 9:42 amNovember 17, 2021 12:02 pm

The Sacramento Bee recently published a news article calling angry and frustrated California parents “violent” and “toxic extremists.” Within days the Bee published another article touting Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg’s latest hire: a former Community organizer to run Sacramento’s new...

School Walkout: ‘Government Is Not A Co-Parent’ rally At State Capitol Monday

November 15, 2021 2:19 pmNovember 15, 2021 7:12 pm

The “Government Is Not A Co-Parent” rally At California’s State Capitol Monday was vast. The “Statewide School Walkout” rally was exactly what it professed it would be: moms, dads, children, grandparents, teachers, and concerned citizens, showed up en masse at...

‘Government is Not a Co-Parent’ Rally at State Capitol Monday

November 14, 2021 8:26 amNovember 14, 2021 8:26 am

The Independent Women’s Network has organized a nationwide rally Monday for parents fed-up with their kids’ public schools and teachers unions which pushed to keep schools closed, forced kids into distance learning, and if they are back at school in-person,...

Where is Governor Newsom?

November 6, 2021 2:48 pmNovember 8, 2021 11:58 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s last public appearance was October 27th, when he received a coronavirus booster shot. Then, only two days later on October 29th, citing “family obligations,” Gov. Gavin Newsom abruptly cancelled his much anticipated trip to Scotland to...