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California has gone Covid-crazy

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 08, 2020 25 Comments

LA's mayor battles COVID with utility shut-downs & state is poised to release 17,600 inmates. Meanwhile, San Mateo County's Public Health Officer slams current COVID-19 policies.

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Students and Faculty at California State U. Los Angeles Issue Demands to Tackle ‘Anti-Blackness’

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2020 3 Comments

"take immediate, concrete steps to eradicate all manifestations of anti-Blackness on campus"

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California State U. to Require Course on Ethnic Studies, Social Justice

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 23, 2020 3 Comments

"will soon be required for graduation from California State University after its board of trustees Wednesday approved a proposal to add such courses"

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California Gov. Newsom Orders Major Rollback of Reopening

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 14, 2020 23 Comments

Few people can viral virtue signaling better than Newsom.

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California Faculty Association Demands Free Tuition for All Black, Native, and Indigenous Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 13, 2020 18 Comments

"redress for systemic anti-Black racism in the CSU"

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California plans on releasing 8,000 prisoners, in effort to stop coronavirus spread

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 11, 2020 27 Comments

California's coronavirus situation may have just turned deadlier, but for reasons not having anything to do with the pathogen.

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California State University-Fresno Students Petition for Removal of Campus Gandhi Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 02, 2020 6 Comments

“Gandhi was deeply prejudiced against all minorities, from black Africans, Jews, to low-caste Hindus”

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California Man Fired Over Alleged Racist Hand Sign Said He was Cracking His Knuckles

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 25, 2020 99 Comments

"I don’t know how long it's going to take me to get over this, but to lose your dream job for playing with your fingers, that’s a hard pill to swallow."

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University of California Board of Regents Votes to Restore Affirmative Action

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 7 Comments

"There is amazing momentum for righting the wrongs caused by centuries of systemic racism in our country."

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Two California counties successfully reopened ‘high-risk’ businesses a month ago; now, the rest of the state follows

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 06, 2020 19 Comments

Governor Gavin Newsom is reopening Hollywood, too,...despite the fact Los Angeles Country is a "hot spot".

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SCOTUS: Roberts Joins Liberals To Reject Injunction in California Religious Discrimination Lockdown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 30, 2020 86 Comments

It's open season on religious groups. Dissent: "absent a compelling justification (which the State has not offered), the State may not take a looser approach with, say, supermarkets, restaurants, factories, and offices while imposing stricter requirements on places of worship."

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Pandemic Lockdown Creates Economic ‘Free Fall’ in California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 28, 2020 31 Comments

Top Norwegian health official says they didn't need to lockdown. Fauci says second wave "not inevitable." Disney World slated to reopen. LA officials want to up fines for glove and mask littering.

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California State U. Has No Plans to Reduce Tuition With Online Classes Only

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 26, 2020 6 Comments

"decision comes despite numerous surveys taken during the coronavirus lockdown that have found that students do not believe online classes are equivalent to in-person ones"

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University of California Drops SAT and ACT Requirements for Admission

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 23, 2020 1 Comment

"a decision that was a few years in the making"

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Wuhan Virus Watch: Tesla prepared to move out of California amid fight over lockdown

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2020 33 Comments

Elon Musk Musk clashes with regulators over local shelter-in-place orders.

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University of California May Not ‘Fully’ Reopen in the Fall

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2020 2 Comments

"The keys to this will be the availability of widespread testing"

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Ballot Harvesting Heaven: Gov. Newsom orders mail-in ballots for all California voters

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 09, 2020 55 Comments

Meanwhile, California Republican Party is suing Newsom over the practice ahead of special elections.

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