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San Francisco School Board Votes To Change Names of 44 Schools Over ‘Racist’ Namesakes

January 27, 2021 3:46 pmJanuary 27, 2021 3:46 pm

On Tuesday, the San Francisco School Board vote 6-1 that 44 schools around the city, honoring everyone from Abraham Lincoln to Paul Revere to Dianne Feinstein, would be renamed under a storm of controversy. The movement to rename the schools...

Southern California Edison to Pay $2.2 Billion in Wildfire Settlements

January 27, 2021 2:30 amJanuary 26, 2021 9:14 pm

On Tuesday, Southern California Edison announced that it would be paying a $2.2 billion settlement over claims from the 2018 Woolsey Fire within the next 90 days. The Woolsey Fire burned nearly 100,000 acres of land in Los Angeles and...

School Choice Initiative Quietly Gathers Support

January 27, 2021 2:15 amJanuary 26, 2021 3:27 pm

In the November 2020 election, California’s powerful teachers’ unions spent over $20 million promoting Prop. 15, which would have increased taxes on commercial properties. Other unions, mostly in the public sector, spent another $17 million to promote Prop. 15. But voters...

L.A. Councilman de León Bungles Pledge of Allegiance, Gets Lambasted on Twitter

January 26, 2021 8:54 pmJanuary 26, 2021 8:54 pm

Former California Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León, also known as Kevin Alexander Leon before he changed his name, opened up a meeting of the Los Angeles City Council with the Pledge of Allegiance, only he didn’t remember the...

Businesses Scramble To Reopen Following Sudden Reopenings Across California

January 26, 2021 7:42 pm

Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and curfew lifting on Monday, businesses across California are scrambling to reopen in a timely and safe manner. Many counties have announced an immediate re-opening, with restaurants only given a few days notice to...

New Assembly Bill Would Create Mental Health Protocols For Students Post-Pandemic

January 26, 2021 2:15 pm

On Tuesday, a bill that would require the California Department of Education to create protocols for educators to address students mental health issues was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 309, jointly authored by Assemblymen Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and...

CA Labor Secretary Julie Su is ‘Failing Up’ After Massive EDD Fraud and Failures

January 26, 2021 12:05 pmJanuary 26, 2021 2:07 pm

California Globe has been reporting for months on the horrific fraud in California’s unemployment agency, the Orwellian-named “Employment Development Department.” In July, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of a “strike team” to solve numerous issues plaguing the Employment Development...