Tag: Northern California

California Lawmaker Blocks Parental Rights Bill as Debate Continues Over Secret Gender Transitions at Schools

The chairman of a California Assembly committee has blocked a parental rights bill that would ban secret gender transitions at schools following several packed school board meetings that reflect an ongoing national debate over student privacy versus parental rights and growing public interest in the controversy. Assembly Bill 1314, authored by Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona),…


Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Cannot Remain Free During Appeal, Judge Rules

A U.S. judge on Monday denied Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ request to remain free on bail while she appeals her conviction on charges of defrauding investors in the failed blood-testing startup that was once valued at $9 billion. Holmes, who rose to fame after claiming Theranos’ small machines could run an array of diagnostic tests…


California Governor’s Plan to Cancel Walgreens Contract Over Abortion Drug Blocked by Federal Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is backtracking on statements made last month, after federal regulations prevented him from pulling state contracts with Walgreens, over the abortion drug mifepristone the retailer refuses to dispense in 21 U.S. states. “California has no intention of taking any action that would violate federal Medicaid requirements, or that could undermine access…


California Democrat Removed From Committee After Voting Against Newsom’s Oil Penalty Bill

A California Democratic lawmaker has been removed from an Assembly committee after voting against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new law aimed at punishing oil companies for windfall profits. Newly elected Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) represents a small community north of Bakersfield in central California. The region produces about 70 percent of the state’s oil. Bains published…


Growing Number of School Districts Sue Social Media Companies

The list of school districts from across the nation that have filed lawsuits against social media companies continues to grow. At least a dozen states have school districts that have filed such lawsuits, with Kentucky having the most. In Kentucky, at least 14 school districts have already filed complaints. On the West Coast, Washington’s Seattle…


Mexico’s Gun Problem Not California’s, nor America’s

Commentary Aren’t American officials supposed to side with Americans? One would think so. Not California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the attorneys general from 16 other states and Washington, D.C. They filed an amicus brief in an appeal to a case brought by the country of Mexico against 10 U.S. gun manufacturers. The case is…


California Seeks Federal Help for Salmon Fishers Facing Ban

SAN DIEGO—California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon fishing industry, they said Friday following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. Dealing a blow to the salmon fishing industry,…


Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes University Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…


Former NCAA Swimmer Riley Gaines Refutes SFSU Statement That Trans Activists Protested ‘Peacefully’

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines—who said she was physically attacked at San Francisco State University (SFSU) on Thursday night after giving a speech on the issue of “Saving Women’s Sports”—rejected the SFSU’s statement that suggested transgender activists had protested “peacefully” at the event. “I had to reread that to make sure that they actually used…


A Ride on Roaring Camp’s Redwood Train in Felton, California

As the train ascended the tight curves of Bear Mountain in Santa Cruz, California, it began to sing. Harmonic tones rang out among redwood trees as the projecting edge (flange) of the train’s wheels pressed up against the inside of the rails. “This railroad has tighter curves than almost any other railroad in the country,”…