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Gender-identity law brings state in line with SFUSD
The first-of-its-kind gender-identity law California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed earlier this month brings state policy in line with San Francisco’s, with The City’s school district previously receiving flack from some of the new law’s most vocal critics. Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1955 — aka the SAFETY Act — on July 15, which bars public-school districts from requiring staff to notify parents if their child changes their preferred pronouns or gender identity. California is the first state to pass such a law. ...
EX EVERYTHING And GREAT FALLS: Neurot Recordings Labelmates Announce August California Tour
Oakland post-hardcore quartet EX EVERYTHING and Seattle post-metal trio GREAT FALLS have teamed up for a five-city tour through California. The trek runs from August 7th through August 11th with shows in Bakersfield, San Diego, Fullerton, Atascadero, and San Francisco. Both bands continue to perform live in support of their...
Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast
Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — Some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast The post Female firefighters make up 4.43% of fire crews in California — some of these women are combating the Lake Fire on the Central Coast appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Smoke from California fires to bring more hazy skies through Saturday. See the map
As the winds pick up from the north, smoke from fires burning to the north in Siskiyou and Humboldt counties will make the skies above Redding hazy through the first part of this weekend. The skies above Redding this week have been intermittently smoky, though air pollution levels remained in...
California proposal to allow discrimination to help 'marginalized' quietly fails
(The Center Square) - A controversial bill to amend California’s constitution to allow for discrimination that helps “marginalized” groups failed to be heard in the State Senate before a July deadline to make it on the November ballot. The proposed change was part of a 14-bill slavery reparations package from the California Legislative Black Caucus. The bill, ACA 7, was authored by Assemblymember Corey Jackson, D-Moreno Valley, and would have spawned a ballot measure to create an exemption to the state constitution’s ban on racial...
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