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State Senators Announce Legislation to Bolster Cal Fire Pay, Fire Prevention Efforts

February 4, 2025 2:18 pmFebruary 4, 2025 2:26 pm

How many California residents are aware that CalFire’s fire fighters are not all full time employees? A large chunk are laid off 3-months each year and have to go on unemployment. That is about to change according to Senate President...

White, Asian Students Sue University Of California Over Racial Discrimination

February 4, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 4, 2025 2:46 am

The group Students Against Racial Discrimination sued the University of California system on Monday, alleging that UC is still not selecting students in a “color-blind manner” despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2023 that race cannot be used as...

AG Rob Bonta Issues Statement Denouncing Trump’s Dismantling DEI Programs, Initiatives

February 1, 2025 3:16 pmFebruary 2, 2025 3:16 pm

Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the Attorneys General of 12 other states, issued a joint statement on Friday, denouncing President Donald Trump’s recent Executive Orders diminishing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and efforts in the federal government. Since...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues New Executive Order To Help Capture More Water From Upcoming Winter Storms

January 31, 2025 6:14 pmFebruary 2, 2025 3:14 pm

January was a doozy of a month for Governor Gavin Newsom. He came in into 2025 “Trump-Proofing” California as much as possible and making more steps towards a 2028 presidential run. But, as the month ends, he is now one...

Gavin Newsom Notified of Intent to Recall

January 31, 2025 1:15 pmFebruary 10, 2025 10:36 am

An intent of recall petition, started only last week by Saving California, was received by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday following enough signatures gathered, moving forward the latest recall attempt. Several recall efforts have been mounted against Newsom since he...

International Student Pro-Palestine Protestors’ Visas Revoked Under New Executive Order

January 31, 2025 2:29 amJanuary 31, 2025 2:30 am

A new executive order signed off by President Donald Trump on Wednesday to combat antisemitism has greenlit possible deportations for international students in California who participated in pro-Palestinian protests on campuses last year. In April and May of 2024, California...

Legal Challenges Expected over Slave Descendant Priority College Admission Bill

January 30, 2025 6:33 pmJanuary 30, 2025 6:33 pm

A bill based on a Reparations Task Force suggestion that would give admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) faced growing challenges this week following multiple lawyers saying that...