California Politics & News
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California State Senate Committee Bans Saying ‘He’ and ‘She’
Spiked Online editor Brendan O’Neill reacted to a California state Senate committee banning the words “he" and "she” during hearings and said it’s an example of political correctness run amok. “It’s crazy. It really shows how far the politically correct lobby are willing to go in terms of policing language,” O’Neill said on “Fox &…Nick Givas -
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Why California’s Push for ‘Free’ Community College Is So Misguided
Just when you thought California couldn’t ask any more of its taxpayers, the state Legislature is pushing for two years of “free” community college for all residents, regardless of income. California already has several existing programs to subsidize students who attend community college. Almost half of California’s community college student population has taken advantage of…Mary Clare Amselem -
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PragerU Brings New Suit Against Google in California State Court
Conservative nonprofit PragerU filed suit against Google in California court on Tuesday for allegedly violating state law in restricting access to Prager’s educational videos on YouTube, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The suit claims that YouTube’s restrictions on many of Prager’s videos violate California law in four…Peter Hasson -
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Amid Alleged Voter Fraud in NC, Left Celebrates California System Susceptible to Same Fraud
It’s time for progressives to make up their minds: either they’re concerned about voter fraud, or not. Right now, even as liberals fret over potential voter fraud in North Carolina, where vote irregularities favored the Republican candidate, they’re also celebrating Democratic victories in California—a state whose system could easily be susceptible to the same kind…Jarrett Stepman -
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California to Consider Taxing Text Messages in 2019
California regulators are currently contemplating whether residents would have to pay a fee on text messages from their cellphones. The proposed tax would help fund programs in the state that provides low-income Californians with phone service and will be discussed further during the January 2019 meeting by the California Public Utilities Commission. The rational from California regulators is this:…Joe Simonson -
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California Democratic Chair Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman announced his resignation Thursday after allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate workplace behavior. A Los Angeles Times report surfaced Wednesday that said 10 California Democratic Party staffers and political activists had accused him of making lewd, sexual comments to them in the workplace or that Bauman had touched them without their permission….Hanna Bogorowski -
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Climate Scientist Says Global Warming Not Among the ‘Real Problems’ Behind California Wildfires
Despite what Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown and environmentalists say, man-made global warming is not a big factor in the wildfires raging across California, according to a veteran climate scientist. University of Washington climate scientist Cliff Mass, no skeptic of global warming, said blaming California’s deadliest wildfire on a changing climate “has little grounding in…Michael Bastasch -
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Trump Calls for ‘Great Climate’ and ‘Safe Forests’ While Surveying California Wildfire Wreckage
President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for better forest management while surveying wildfire damage in Northern California with Gov. Jerry Brown and other officials. “Other countries do it differently. It’s a whole different story,” Trump said Saturday, mentioning that Finland manages forests by “raking and cleaning things, and they don’t have any problem.”…Michael Bastasch -
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22 Photos of California’s Devastating Fires
California continues to be ravaged by wildfires. In Northern California, 63 have died and as many as 600 are missing due to the Camp Fire, which isn't close to being contained. Meanwhile in Southern California, two-thirds of the Woolsey Fire is now contained, but three have died as a result. Here's a look at the…Troy Worden -
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Why This California College Student Is Choosing to Stand Up for Her Beliefs on Gender
A 20-year-old student senator at the University of California Berkeley says she didn’t expect the intense opposition she received for voicing her Christian beliefs on sexual identity and gender. Although Isabella Chow, a junior, has the support of the school’s College Republicans chapter, her own student party cut ties with her and other students and…Rachel del Guidice -
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Trump Is Right: Poor Land Management Is Leading to Bigger California Fires
Another year, another set of deadly fires burning up California. The devastation is heartbreaking. The “Camp Fire” has almost completely obliterated the Northern California town of Paradise. It’s now officially the deadliest fire in California history. Over 40 people have died. https://twitter.com/colincampbell/status/1062380410397691905 Heartbreaking photos capture what Paradise looked like before and after the #CampFire ripped…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘Multiple Men’ Were ‘Ready to Take a Bullet for Any Single One of Us,’ Says Woman Who Survived California Shooting
Multiple men reportedly put their bodies on the line to protect patrons at the club in California where a gunman entered Wednesday night, killing 12 and reportedly taking his own life. “While we were all dog-piled at the side, there were multiple men that got on their knees and pretty much blocked all of us…Grace Carr -
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13 Reported Dead After Shooting in California Bar
At least 13 people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman, were shot and killed in a Southern California bar Wednesday night, according to authorities. Police are reporting at least 10 other injuries in addition to the 13 killed in the bar about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The suspected gunman was found dead. “It’s a horrific scene…Emma Colton -
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Judge Bans Enforcement of California Law Requiring Pro-Life Groups to Promote Abortion
A federal judge in San Diego has permanently barred enforcement of California’s Reproductive FACT Act, which requires pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to disseminate information about abortion. The Friday order follows a June 26 Supreme Court decision that found that the FACT Act likely violates the First Amendment. “The government has no business forcing anyone to express a…Kevin Daley -
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How California Became Exhibit A for a Self-Inflicted Housing Crisis
The California tech boom should have been the engine for widely shared prosperity and renewal. Instead, contrary to the state’s uber-progressive reputation, California has the highest real poverty rate in the nation. One-fifth of the population of the state falls below the poverty line when the cost of living is taken into account. That dire…Jonathan Wood -
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The California-Wide Web? Why Sacramento Can’t Go Its Own Way on Net Neutrality
California is quickly becoming the regulation capital of the world. At a time when Washington is trying to rein in its quarter-million regulators, Sacramento is busy imposing new restrictions and mandates faster than ever. Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law perhaps the costliest regulations of all; namely, network neutrality rules on California broadband…James Gattuso -
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California Admits DMV Error Added Noncitizens to Voter Rolls
An error at California’s Department of Motor Vehicles caused more than a thousand people, including some who were not U.S. citizens, to be incorrectly registered to vote, state officials said Monday. The DMV admitted that a “processing error” at agency field offices resulted in as many as 1,500 people being added to voter rolls between…Will Racke -
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California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Bill Requiring Female Board Directors
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Sunday that will require publicly traded companies with headquarters in the state to have women serving on their boards of directors. “Given all the special privileges that corporations have enjoyed for so long, it’s high time corporate boards include the people who constitute more than half the ‘persons’…Hanna Bogorowski -
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Republicans Offered to Interview Ford in California. Why Didn’t She Know That?
Whatever side you fall on in the fight over Brett Kavanaugh, most Americans can agree on one thing: Somewhere along the way, the process broke down. This isn’t how it’s supposed to work. Over the weekend, Republicans blamed the mess on Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who sat on Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation for…Kelsey Bolar -
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California Governor Rejects Bill Mandating Abortion Pills on College Campuses
California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown rejected a bill Sunday that would mandate college campuses to offer abortion pills, calling it unnecessary. “According to a study sponsored by supporters of this legislation, the average distance to abortion providers in campus communities varies from five to seven miles, not an unreasonable distance,” Brown wrote in the veto letter….Neetu Chandak