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Lawsuit Forces California Department of Education to Remove Aztec God Chants From Ethnic Studies Curriculum

January 18, 2022 2:27 amApril 3, 2022 3:09 pm

The California Department of Education (CDE) agreed to drop two religious chants from its ethnic studies model curriculum (ESMC) during the weekend after parents, the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, and the Thomas More Society threatened to sue them over...

San Francisco Sends Out Ballots For Upcoming February 15th Special Election

January 17, 2022 3:49 pmJanuary 19, 2022 12:02 pm

At-home ballots for the February 15th Special Election in San Francisco are expected to begin to reach voters’ homes this week to decide both the recall of three San Francisco School Board members, as well as who replaces David Chiu...

Bill To Make Juneteenth an Official State Paid Holiday Introduced in CA Assembly

January 17, 2022 11:50 am

A bill to make Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipations of slavery in the United States, a paid state holiday in California, was introduced to the Assembly late last week. According to Assembly Bill 1655, authored by Assemblywoman Akilah...

NFL Announces Super Bowl LVI is to Remain in L.A. Despite COVID-19 Concerns

January 15, 2022 2:16 amJanuary 15, 2022 7:38 am

At a media event held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood late on Thursday, NFL officials confirmed that Super Bowl LVI will still be held at the stadium after weeks of concern following reports that the NFL had been looking at...

One-Third of All LAUSD Students Called In Absent During First Week Back At School

January 14, 2022 4:23 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District announced on Friday that 130,000 district students, or around 1/3rd of all students, have been absent this week from school, with the large amount of absences attributed to COVID-19 and COVID-19 fears. Some of...

RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Denied Parole By Governor Newsom

January 14, 2022 12:00 pm

On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom denied the parole of Sirhan Sirhan, the now 77-year-old man who has been in prison for 53 years for the 1968 murder of New York Senator Robert Kennedy, marking the 16th time that Sirhan...

Lawless California? Homicides Up Again In 2021

January 14, 2022 8:43 amFebruary 4, 2022 9:54 am

December was another violent month in California. And 2021 showed homicides on the increase in the state. “There was a 94% increase in homicides from 2019 to 2021 in areas patrolled by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,” CBS Los...