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California Public Schools: Still Not as Good as You Think

July 22, 2019 7:39 am

The 60 percent increase in Kindergarten through 12th grade spending in California’s schools, just since 2011 hasn’t made a difference in student performance, California Globe recently reported. Recently, education scholar Lance Izumi and I had a chance to discuss his...

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CA Bill Guarantees New ‘Rights’ to Foster Kids, Promotes Abortions, Rape Care, Phone Calls, Texts and Privacy From Adults

July 11, 2019 9:36 amJuly 11, 2019 9:39 am

60 percent of all child sex trafficking victims have histories in the child welfare system A foster care bill currently in the California legislature, guarantees rights to foster children that should raise the hackles of anyone concerned with child...

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California’s Regulatory Hostility Prevents More New Homes

June 29, 2019 7:20 amJune 29, 2019 3:10 pm

If “NIMBYism” means stop destroying well established and tranquil low density neighborhoods with mandated high density projects, then California needs more NIMBYism, not less. The median home price in Los Angeles County is $618,000. In Santa Clara County it’s $1.2 million. In the entire...

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Sen. Jackson’s Campus Rape Bill Moving Through Legislature Despite Legal Opposition

June 26, 2019 2:07 amJune 26, 2019 12:31 pm

“Schools in California lack clear guidance regarding the rights California students are entitled to during a school misconduct investigation and proceeding involving an underlying complaint of gender-based discrimination, including sexual harassment and/or violence,” says Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara). ...

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Democrat Rep. Katie Porter Supports Impeachment of Trump, Has Her Own Ethics Concerns

June 18, 2019 10:00 amJune 24, 2019 12:01 pm

Freshman U.S. Rep. Katie Porter added her name on Monday to an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump. The Democrat from Irvine joined nearly 60 other House members seeking to impeach Trump, despite special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in which...

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Cal Chamber Annual Job Killers List Down to 5 Bills

June 3, 2019 2:03 amJune 4, 2019 7:00 am

The annual Job Killer list by the California Chamber of Commerce grew this year to 31 bills in 2019. The Job Killers are identified as harming California’s economic growth and job creation should they become law. That list is now...

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Air Board Regulator Threatens Trump and California With Drastic Auto Regulations

May 20, 2019 8:49 amMay 21, 2019 7:32 am

California’s top environmental regulator, California Air Resources Board Chairwoman Mary Nichols, has stepped up the state’s war against the Trump Administration, as well as the state’s residents by threatening to enact drastic, new pollution rules — including a ban on...