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California Public Schools: Still Not as Good as You Think

July 22, 2019 7:39 amJuly 23, 2019 6:57 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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Selected Highlights from California’s Constitution, Part V

July 22, 2019 2:13 amJuly 21, 2019 9:17 pm

The California Constitution, one of the longest of the fifty states, has 32 articles (even though the last one is numbered 35), and three articles contain subparts (Articles 10, 13 and 19). There are approximately 365 sections contained in those...

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Fact-Check Missing in Article About Fur Ban Legislation in California

July 21, 2019 3:14 pmJuly 22, 2019 7:39 am

A recent Sacramento Bee article, Conservative group paid for pro-fur testimony at the Capitol, California activists charge, feigns shock and outrage over a Libertarian college group offering to pay students to travel to the State Capitol and help them oppose...

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When Janie Met Jerry

July 21, 2019 7:47 amJuly 21, 2019 9:09 am

As the California Globe noted, movie star Jane Fonda, 81, has given nearly $300,000 to Democrat federal candidates over the last 20 years. The recipients include Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, and now $1,000 for presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar. The allegedly...

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Berkeley Going Gender-Neutral in its City Code

July 20, 2019 5:06 pmJuly 20, 2019 5:08 pm

The City of Berkeley, CA announced it is removing all gendered language from city code. “The City Council adopted the first reading of the new ordinance on Tuesday, which would replace all instances of ‘he’ and ‘she’ in the city...

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Leaving California: Interviews With Californians Who Moved To Greener Pastures, Part III

July 20, 2019 8:05 amJuly 22, 2019 8:54 am

Everyone is piling on California these days, and for many valid reasons. California is always ranked as one of the worst states in the country in which to run a business, while many other states are ranked at the top...

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California State Fair Honors Active-Duty Military & Veterans With Military Appreciation Day

July 19, 2019 9:26 amJuly 19, 2019 11:36 am

The California State Fair, a tradition in the Golden State since 1854, honored the U.S. Military with Military Appreciation Day Thursday July 18. The featured speaker was Command Sergeant Major Timothy A. Guden, a senior leader at the U.S. Army...