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Newsom Signs Bill Ending California’s Anti-LGBT Travel Ban Law To 26 States

September 14, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 14, 2023 6:17 am

A bill to end California’s travel ban to 26 “anti-LGBT law” was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after it had been approved by the Assembly. Senate Bill 447, authored by Senator Toni...

Sen. Wiener’s Universal Health Care Bill Passes Assembly: How Much is Too Much?

September 13, 2023 3:02 pmSeptember 13, 2023 3:03 pm

Universal health care rears its ugly head once again in California. At a time when any Health care reform proposals should be a patient-centered, market-based alternative that empowers individuals to control the dollars and decisions regarding their health care, Sen....

Adding Insult to Injury: Biden White House Does NOT Ask the Globe to be Anti-Impeachment

September 13, 2023 1:51 pm

Neither the California Globe, its estimable editor Katy Grimes, nor its brilliant correspondent (yours truly) received a letter from Joe Biden’s White House telling us how to cover his upcoming impeachment inquiry. We – both the plural and the royal...

Right To Repair Bill Passes Assembly 65-1

September 13, 2023 11:30 amSeptember 13, 2023 11:30 am

A bill to require companies to provide consumers with the necessary materials to repair products that were purchased from a manufacturer passed the Assembly in a 65-1 vote on Tuesday, sending a “right to repair” bill to the Governor’s desk...

Senate Democrats Reject Measure to Lower the Price of California Gas by $1 a Gallon

September 13, 2023 8:41 amSeptember 13, 2023 8:42 am

While Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended taxes on diesel and gasoline to provide relief from high inflation, California Democrats refused to support an amendment to suspend the state’s gas taxes and fees for one year, which would lower gas...

Senate Democrats Kill Attempt to ‘Make Crime Illegal Again’ With Reforms to Prop. 47

September 13, 2023 7:28 amSeptember 13, 2023 7:28 am

Make crime illegal again. Please. There have been numerous attempts since 2014 to repeal and/or reverse Proposition 47, passed by tragically misinformed voters in 2014, and flagrantly titled “The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act,” which reduced a host of felonies...

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...