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3,000 Petition Signers Tell Gov. Newsom ‘Veto Antisemitic Ethnic Studies Bill’

September 27, 2021 4:21 pmSeptember 28, 2021 2:04 pm

Thousands of Californians, including Holocaust survivors, petitioned Governor Gavin Newsom to veto Assembly Bill 101 by Assemblyman Jose Medina (D-Riverside), which would mandate an ethnic studies high school graduation requirement. The California legislature recently voted to advance AB 101 along party lines....

Junipero Serra Statue On State Capitol Grounds To Be Replaced By Native American Memorial

September 27, 2021 3:25 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill over the weekend that replaces the now toppled state of Father Junipero Serra on the grounds of the State Capitol Building with a monument for Native Americans who lived in the Sacramento area before...

Governor Newsom Signs Bill That Requires All Self-Driving Cars To Be Zero Emission By 2030

September 24, 2021 11:50 am

A bill that would require all autonomous vehicles in California to be solely zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) by 2030 was signed into law by Governor Newsom on Thursday. Senate Bill 500, authored by Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine), would specifically prohibit the...

California Colleges and Public Schools Ordering More Vaccine Mandates Than Most Other States

September 24, 2021 8:55 amSeptember 24, 2021 10:20 am

Public Universities and community colleges across California have mandated COVID vaccines for staff and students in order to attend or teach classes. In August, the California Department of Public Health issued a public health order requiring all school staff to either...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs $15 Billion In Climate Change Legislation

September 24, 2021 2:30 amSeptember 27, 2021 6:12 am

At a press conference at the site of the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park on Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed and approved funding a $15 billion climate bill, the largest in California history. Included as part of the...

California Now a ‘Reproductive Freedom State’ as Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation

September 23, 2021 8:12 am

Declaring California a “Reproductive Freedom State,”Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills claiming this will help expand access to reproductive health care. “Reproductive health care” is the preferred euphemism for abortion services. These two bills are California’s legislative reaction to Texas passing...

First-in-the-Nation Warehouse Worker Quotas under Assembly Bill 701

September 23, 2021 6:33 amSeptember 23, 2021 6:42 am

On September 22, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 701 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego). which is a first-in-the-nation measure concerning warehouse workers and quotas. Section One of the bill contains five legislative findings and declarations, including...