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Gov. Gavin Newsom Opened a Reparations Can of Worms

January 17, 2023 2:45 amJanuary 18, 2023 6:29 am

Despite that California was never a slave state, the San Francisco reparations committee just announced a proposal to pay each multi-decade black resident of the City $5 million. But Wait! It doesn’t stop there. The reparations committee also proposed granting total...

California Reparations Plan is Rooted in Stupidity and Historical Lies

December 21, 2022 9:38 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Reparations Task Force is considering an estimated $569 Billion to be paid by the state for reparations (that’s two and a half times California’s current state budget which already is running a deficit), to give to black-Americans living in...

California’s Ludicrous Slave Reparations Bill

December 15, 2022 9:26 amDecember 17, 2022 8:06 am

If you think the country, politics and society in general is going stark raving mad, it’s worse in California. California is home to one-third of the nations’ welfare recipients and has the highest poverty. Our failing schools now rank 48th...

Lawsuit Challenging Recall Election System In California Rejected By Federal Appellate Court

December 1, 2022 5:02 pm

A civil rights lawsuit that challenged California’s recall election system, as well the candidate being recalled not being allowed to be in the list of replacement candidates, was rejected by the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this...

Gov. Newsom, Lawmakers Hold Rallies In Support Of Abortion Constitutional Measure Prop 1

November 8, 2022 2:30 amNovember 7, 2022 8:29 pm

Lawmakers across California held rallies on Sunday and Monday to gather final support for Proposition 1, a Constitutional Amendment to “enshrine the ‘Right to Abortion, Contraception,”with Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber in particular leading a large rally...

Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Sworn In As Head of California Labor Federation

July 28, 2022 2:30 amJuly 28, 2022 6:18 am

Former Democrat Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, best known for authoring the controversial AB 5 independent contractor reclassification law, was sworn in as the next Executive Secretary Treasurer of the California Labor Federation (CLF) on Wednesday, making her the leader of the...

$1B Annual Public School Arts/Music Funding Proposition On Nov. 2022 Ballot

July 7, 2022 2:30 amJuly 6, 2022 10:21 pm

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber confirmed on Wednesday that there will only be 7 statewide propositions on the November, the fewest since 2014, including the first school arts funding proposition, to reach a statewide ballot in California. According to...