Jewish Students Forced to Sign Gag Order after Verbal Attack

A California school district forced four Jewish students to remain silent after they became targets of antisemitic harassment and now is misusing a federal law to prevent anyone from holding administrators accountable. The social media account Libs of TikTok posted a report Monday of a verbal attack on four 11-year-old Jewish students at a California middle school that resulted … Continued

Elementary Schools to Celebrate National Coming Out Day

Los Angeles elementary schools with students as young as five will participate in a weeklong celebration of “National Coming Out Day” starting Monday. The “Week of Action Toolkit – Elementary,” sent from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education, outlines suggested lesson plans for elementary students around LGBTQ+ topics. The document, which a … Continued

Law Enforcement Officials Criticize New Gun Laws

Fresno County, California officials are criticizing Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., after he signed multiple gun control bills into law in recent days. Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni and District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp spoke out against Newsom after he signed Senate Bill 2 into law this week, a law which makes it harder for California residents to … Continued

Judge Rules Christian Teachers Exempt from LGBTQ Policy

A federal judge has blocked a California school district from forcing Christian teachers to follow a policy requiring school officials to refrain from telling parents that their children identify as the opposite sex. Judge Roger Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 14, ruling that the … Continued

School District Can’t Discriminate Against Christian Groups

A court ruling in a fight involving a California school district has resulted in a ruling that officials “can’t selectively enforce discriminatory policies against Christian groups, while exempting secular ones.” The decision comes from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. San Jose Unified School District Board … Continued

“Affirming” Child’s “Gender Identity” Soon to be Used in Custody Disputes

California may soon require judges to look at whether a parent goes along with a child’s “gender identity” during custody disputes, worrying advocates who say parents could lose custody if they don’t agree with a child’s claims to be transgender. The Democrat-backed bill, AB 957, passed the State Assembly on Friday and the State Senate on Thursday. If … Continued

Officials Request Biden Restart DNA Testing of Migrants

A California county official asked President Joe Biden to restart DNA testing of migrant families, in a letter sent Tuesday. Shortly after entering office in 2021, Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s DNA collection program used to verify the identities of migrants. San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond expressed concerns about the Biden administration ending the program, saying … Continued

Pro-Life Group Wins Free Speech Case

California state officials have agreed to pay $192,706 in attorneys’ fees to settle with a pro-life group in a free speech case, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) announced Tuesday. The ADF filed a lawsuit in October 2021 on behalf of Right to Life of Central California after Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law, SB 743, restricting certain free speech activities … Continued

State Sues School District Over Parental Rights Policy

ANAHEIM, Calif − California’s attorney general is suing a Southern California school district with over 26,000 students for their new policy that requires schools to alert parents if their children change their gender identity or pronouns. The lawsuit, started by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alleges the Chino Valley Unified School District’s “parental notification” policy is discriminatory … Continued

Professors Fight for Free Speech in Classrooms

Six California community college professors asked a federal court last week to block new regulations that could force professors to teach divisive and controversial concepts. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) filed the Aug. 17 lawsuit on behalf of six professors in the State Center Community College District representing three schools: Madera Community College, Reedley … Continued

Parental Rights Win

FIRST ON FOX — In what’s been called a landmark victory for parental rights, a California school district has settled for $100,000 with a mother who said her daughter was “socially transitioned” to a boy without parental knowledge or consent. Jessica Konen said her 11-year-old daughter, Alicia, was told by her school in the Spreckels Union School … Continued

Cities Adopt Rent Control as Housing Production Plummets

(The Center Square) – California cities are adopting rent control as housing production plummets, leading to further declines in the housing development necessary to make rents more affordable. The neighboring Los Angeles County cities of Maywood, Bell Gardens, and Cudahy, each dense, renter-heavy communities long known for their affordability, have adopted rent control measures, according … Continued

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