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2024 Election $10 Billion K-12 Community College Bond Act

April 27, 2023 2:45 amApril 27, 2023 2:46 am

A bill to place a proposition on the 2024 ballot over a $10 billion bond in state matching funds for K-12 and California Community College new school construction and modernization was passed in the Assembly Higher Education Committee on Wednesday....

Oakland Teacher’s Union Votes To Authorize Strike Pending Negotiations

April 27, 2023 2:30 amApril 27, 2023 2:31 am

The Oakland Education Association (OEA) teacher’s union confirmed on Wednesday that they have voted to authorize a strike, with a walk out possible as soon as next week if an agreement isn’t reached with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)...

LAUSD: ‘Violating Employee Rights and Misleading the Courts’

April 26, 2023 5:22 pmApril 26, 2023 5:26 pm

With so many news articles revealing that the American Federation of Teachers was far more deeply involved with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s school reopening guidance from February 2021 than previously known, we now also know that the...

SF Board Of Supervisors Votes To End 30 State Travel Ban

April 26, 2023 12:37 pmApril 26, 2023 12:37 pm

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 7-4 on Tuesday to end a travel ban on 30 states that have passed restrictive laws on abortion, voting, and LGBT issues, citing that the law had proved to be ineffective in trying...

Looming Writer’s Strike with Undertones of Woke Agenda Could Spell Disaster for Hollywood

April 26, 2023 7:31 amApril 26, 2023 7:49 am

The Writer’s Guild of America is set to begin another strike if their demands are not met by the end of their contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. This would be the first strike since the...

LA Mayor Bass’ $1.3 Billion Homeless Spending Budget Proposal Draws Criticism

April 26, 2023 2:30 amApril 26, 2023 2:31 am

LA Mayor Karen Bass’ $1.3 billion homeless department and fund budget for the coming year continued to draw criticism on Tuesday from many involved with homeless services, with many noting that the Mayor is focusing too much on her Inside...

Bill To List Human Trafficking Under Three Strikes Law Passes Senate Committee

April 25, 2023 5:54 pmApril 25, 2023 5:54 pm

A bill to include human trafficking in the listing of crimes defined as “serious” under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law, was passed by a unanimous vote in the Senate Public Safety Committee on...