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San Francisco Schools Changes Art Department Name Because Acronyms are Racist

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 02, 2021 57 Comments

What is in the water in San Francisco? We have evidence that remote learning has caused a huge gap in achievement, but I guess that is not a priority. First, the school board ordered 44 schools to change names. Second, a teacher cried about Bernie's mittens. Now we have the art department declaring acronyms as racist.

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Progressive Los Angeles DA Supports Parole for Manson Family Murderer

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2021 54 Comments

Bruce Davis was a member of the Manson Family cult who participated in the torture and murder of Gary Hinman in 1969. Davis has now been recommended for parole, and the move has the support of new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Like many progressive DAs across the country who won with the financial backing of left-wing billionaire George Soros, Gascón operates more like a high priced defense attorney than a prosecutor.

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Off-Campus Party at Santa Clara University Violates State Orders

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 31, 2021 0 Comments

“Our dilemma as a small unchartered fraternity is that if we do not hold events we will not attract new rushees, and we will not be able to maintain the fraternity in the future”...

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San Francisco School Board Votes to Change School Names, Including Dianne Feinstein Elementary

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 28, 2021 23 Comments

The San Francisco School Board voted to change the names of 44 schools, including the one named after Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

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UCLA ‘Faculty Collective’ Demands Defunding and Abolishment of Campus Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 28, 2021 11 Comments

“We maintain that divestment from policing is the most direct and effective way to achieve a thriving space for Black life and Black studies and a meaningful agenda for generative campus life for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people at UCLA and in Los Angeles”...

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Gender and Sexuality Studies Prof Says Heterosexuality is ‘Tragic’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 27, 2021 20 Comments

"From an LGBT perspective, [being straight] looks actually very tragic."...

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California Gov. Newsom Cancels State’s COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders…Unexpectedly

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2021 18 Comments

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted all regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state, a change that could allow restaurants and businesses in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services.

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Surging recall effort now has Gov. Gavin Newsom worried

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 24, 2021 45 Comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised that his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.

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Los Angeles District Attorney Gascon’s “Reforms” Put Criminal Justice In Free Fall

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 23, 2021 32 Comments

I noted that billionaire George Soros is behind the team that helped elect Los Angeles county’s new District Attorney George Gascón this past November. Gascón promptly announced sweeping changes as he was sworn into office, including the end of cash bail.

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California Moves Ahead With Plan to Dispense Free Abortion Drugs to College Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 19, 2021 5 Comments

“The COVID-19 pandemic has not deterred or impacted implementation planning.”...

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L.A. Cracks Down on Party House After Repeated Lockdown Violations, Shutting Off Its Power and Water

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2021 16 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office gave the water and power department the go-ahead to shut-off utilities to a Fairfax district home where at least three parties took place, which violated the city’s ban on large gatherings.

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Chapman U. Law Prof John Eastman Resigns After Pressure Campaign Over Trump Rally Appearance

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

Professor John Eastman attended the Trump rally last week but did not participate in the Capitol Hill riot. The school faced tremendous pressure from its faculty to fire him for this. The university president refused to fire him. Eastman has now resigned.

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Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 California Stimulus Checks While Facing Surging Recall Effort

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2021 28 Comments

I have noted that California's Governor Gavin Newsom is being targeted for recall in the wake of increasingly unpopular and ineffective pandemic lockdown efforts.

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Pro-Trump protesters in SoCal’s Pacific Beach targeted by AntiFa

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2021 16 Comments

On California's idyllic Pacific Beach, where I have often taken my boogie board to ride the waves, supporters of President Donald Trump staged a rally this weekend.

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L.A. County Supervisor Asks USNS Mercy to Return in Wake of COVID-19 Surge

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2021 48 Comments

A Los Angeles County supervisor asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to request that Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy return to the city’s port to help hospitals battling COVID-19.

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10,000 UC-Berkeley Employees Face Pay Cuts Due to Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 02, 2021 16 Comments

"the university will implement a year-long program of furloughs starting Feb. 1, 2021 for non-unionized staff and faculty"...

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UC-Riverside Gender Studies Prof Cancels Finals and Gives Everyone 100 Percent

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 01, 2021 15 Comments

"I don't know, maybe we should just abandon the construct that is the final."...

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L.A. County Requiring 10-Day Quarantine for Travelers as California Braces for Continuing COVID-19 Restrictions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 30, 2020 27 Comments

California was the first state to implement coronavirus lock-down measures. The approach was seemingly so successful at "flattening the curve" and not overwhelming hospital capacity, Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed to be riding his success to future political opportunities.

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