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Failing Grades Soar At Top San Francisco High School After Dropping Merit-Based Admissions

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 29, 2022 28 Comments

Lowell High School in San Francisco was a top performing school that admitted students based on test scores and grades, until the city decided that merit-based admissions didn't comport with 'equity' standards. Against the objections of parents, they switched to admissions based on lottery and now it's no longer a top school. Who could have predicted such a thing would happen?

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San Francisco School District Drops the Word ‘Chief’ From Job Titles Out of Respect for Native Americans

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 28, 2022 11 Comments

“By changing how we refer to our division heads we are in no way diminishing the indispensable contributions of our district central service leaders”...

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UCLA Symposium: Make Healthcare, Associated Research ‘More Gender Inclusive’

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 25, 2022 4 Comments

“many people, especially scientists, do not understand the nuances of issues of sex and gender”...

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Gas Hits $6 a Gallon in California, Might Go Even Higher in Washington State

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 24, 2022 52 Comments

The national average price of a gallon of gas is now over $4.50. In blue California, it has crept up to a stunning $6 a gallon. Of all of Biden's failures, this is the one that could truly doom his presidency. It's a problem that touches everyone, regardless of their background or political beliefs.

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San Francisco Archbishop: Pelosi ‘Not to be Admitted to Holy Communion’ Due to Abortion Support

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 20, 2022 43 Comments

"A Catholic legislator who supports procured abortion, after knowing the teaching of the Church, commits a manifestly grave sin which is the cause of most serious scandal."...

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California Law Mandating Female Quotas on Corporate Boards Judged Unconstitutional, In Victory For Judicial Watch

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 17, 2022 13 Comments

“S.B. 826’s goal was to achieve general equity or parity; its goal was not to boost California’s economy, not to improve opportunities for women in the workplace nor not to protect California taxpayers, public employees, pensions and retirees.” ...

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Seventeen States File Lawsuit Against EPA Because it Allowed California to Set Vehicle Standards

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 17, 2022 19 Comments

The lawsuit claims that Michael Regan, the agency's administrator, violated a doctrine in the U.S. Constitution granting states equal sovereignty....

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California Won’t Give Up ‘Woke Math’ Program

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 15, 2022 3 Comments

“Like the return of the undead, woke math has come back to haunt California’s classrooms"...

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Lake Mead Gives Up its Dead, as Waters Recede from Drought

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 14, 2022 14 Comments

Retired Las Vegas officers offer reward for divers who find additional bodies in Lake Mead....

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Dog-Walker Discovers Box of Mail-In Ballots on East Hollywood Sidewalk

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 12, 2022 14 Comments

Meanwhile, one gubernatorial candidate creates a buzz with her pithy, three-word platform....

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CA Adult Transgender Child Molester Pleads Not Guilty to First-Degree Murder

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 11, 2022 7 Comments

LA DA Gascon won't be around to give James "Hannah" Tubbs a slap on the wrist....

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Investigation Launched at Stanford U. After Noose is Found on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 10, 2022 16 Comments

“We are sharing this message with the full university community so that everyone is informed and we can move forward as one committed to ending anti-Black racism.”...

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Pelosi Slams Gov. Newsom for Saying Democratic Party ‘Has Gone Missing’ in Abortion Fight

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 10, 2022 33 Comments

"Catholic" Pelosi: "The fact is that we have been fighting for a woman's right to choose – and that is to choose. We have been fighting against the Republicans in the Congress constantly."...

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University of California Wants Ethnic Studies Mandate That Gov. Newsom Called Offensive to Jews

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 09, 2022 4 Comments

"offensive in so many ways, particularly to the Jewish community"...

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Faculty Members at San Francisco City College Camp Outside Admin Building to Protest Layoffs

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 07, 2022 12 Comments

"Camp-out organizers told NBC Bay Area they began occupying the steps in front of the building Tuesday and spent their first night as a way to draw attention to their concerns."...

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California Community Colleges Still Struggling With Financial Aid Scams

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 05, 2022 2 Comments

"assuming every fraudulent application receives $5,000 in aid, the potential total loss comes to $3.1 million"...

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California’s Population Shrank in 2021 for Second Year in a Row

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2022 22 Comments

The state of California lost its population in 2021 for the second consecutive year. If this had happened only once, it could be shrugged off as an anomaly, but not for two years in a row. What are people supposed to do? They tried to recall Governor Newsom and it failed. If you want change that badly, your last option is to vote with your feet.

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Los Angeles Abortion Protesters Attack Cops, Leave One Injured

Posted by Mary Chastain on May 04, 2022 30 Comments

Disgusting....

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