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CA Parents Seek to Abolish the California Teachers’ Association

May 10, 2021 1:29 pmMay 10, 2021 3:34 pm

California’s 6 million public school students have been “distance learning” from home since California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered statewide business and school closures in March 2020 – more than 430 days ago. A group of parents have started a petition...

Recall Candidate John Cox Solidifies Homeless Stance in Los Angeles Speech on Monday

May 10, 2021 1:13 pmMay 10, 2021 6:19 pm

Republican Recall Candidate John Cox continued his “Meet the Beast Bus Tour” on Monday outside the LA Dream Center in Los Angeles, focusing on homelessness and Governor Gavin Newsom, and the Globe was there. In a speech similar to his...

CA Public Health Officials Still Advancing COVID Vax ‘Until We Reach Community Immunity From Vaccinations’

May 10, 2021 8:30 amMay 10, 2021 2:42 pm

California has administered 32,471,842 total COVID vaccines, according to the California Department of Public Health. The CDPH says “the risk for COVID-19 exposure and infection will continue to remain until we reach community immunity from vaccinations.” Yet some doctors say “community...

CA’s Northern Rural Counties’ 135k Recall Signers Are Not ‘Highest Support for Newsom Recall’ as Claimed

May 8, 2021 10:55 amMay 9, 2021 8:31 am

The California Secretary of State’s office released a final recall petition report on Wednesday, showing that a total of 1,719,943 valid signatures were verified out of 2,161,349 signatures submitted two months ago – just under an 80% validation rate, the...

California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study

May 8, 2021 2:20 amMay 10, 2021 1:14 pm

According to a new report released Friday by the California Department of Finance, California’s population fell by 182,000 people last year, the state’s first yearly population loss since first becoming a state in 1850. The overall growth rate of -0.46%...

Appellate Court Rules in Favor of CalSavers Retirement Program

May 7, 2021 3:45 pmMay 10, 2021 8:32 am

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that CalSavers, an automatic retirement savings fund for those not offered a 401(k) or pension in California, would not be shut down. CalSavers was created by the state in 2017 as...

Remote Learning Reimbursement Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee

May 7, 2021 10:49 am

A bill that would give as much as $2,250 in tax credits to help reimburse parents for added virtual learning costs in the past year unanimously passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee 5-0 on Thursday. Senate Bill 610, authored...