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Gov. Newsom’s ‘Legal Unit’ Denies Globe Request for his Public Schedule

November 19, 2021 9:35 am

With California Gov. Gavin Newsom missing in action for nearly two weeks following his October 27th COVID booster shot, the Globe sent his press office a request for his public schedule. On November 8, 2021, the Globe emailed the Governor‘s Press Office,...

Superior Court Overturns SF School Board Admissions Policy For Lowell High School

November 19, 2021 2:26 amNovember 18, 2021 8:37 pm

The Superior Court of California ruled on Thursday that the San Francisco Board of Education’s decision to remove a merit-based admissions system to Lowell High School earlier this year is to be nullified. In February, the SF Board of Education...

Sacramento Mayor Wants More Youth ‘Programs’ Following Shooting Murder of 8-Year Old

November 18, 2021 5:11 pmNovember 22, 2021 11:52 am

Tuesday night, a little girl, only 8 years old, was killed in Sacramento on the 2600 Block of 5th Street. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg posted this reaction on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mayor_Steinberg/status/1461389935194169348 The Sacramento Police Department reported: When officers arrived on scene,...

Paso Robles Teacher Who Told Conservatives Students To ‘Jump Off a Bridge’ May Face Disciplinary Actions

November 18, 2021 4:08 pmNovember 18, 2021 5:14 pm

An incident last week in a San Luis Obispo County school where a teacher told a conservative student group waving a profane flag against Joe Biden to “jump off a bridge” has garnered national and international attention this week. Last...

UC Irvine Lab Assistant Wins Settlement over Unconstitutional Union Dues Seizures

November 18, 2021 10:37 am

UC Irvine lab assistant Amber Walker has won a settlement forcing University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union officials at her workplace to stop illegally taking union dues money from her paycheck, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation...

CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons

November 18, 2021 2:29 amApril 3, 2022 8:21 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an en banc (full bench) Appeals Court rehearing on Wednesday against the Court’s ruling last month that struck down California’s ban on private prisons. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...

UC Lecturer’s Union Makes Tentative Agreement Hours Before Strike

November 17, 2021 4:26 pmNovember 17, 2021 4:37 pm

The University of California and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), a union that represents one third of all lecturers in the UC system, avoided a strike on Wednesday morning by coming to a tentative new labor agreement Wednesday...