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Back to homepageGov. Brown signs gender bathroom bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1266, by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, which would require a student to be permitted to use the male or female bathrooms and locker rooms in public schools, based on the student’s gender self-identification. With the
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Obamacare enforcers reject Obamacare
Riddle me this, Batman: the Obamacare health plan is so bad, even its IRS enforcers don’t want to give up their existing federal health plans for the new Obamacare plan. The National Treasury Employees Union wants its members to be
Read More‘Mayor Steinberg’ a disaster-in-waiting for Sacramento
July 10, 2013 By Katy Grimes Sacramento’s City Council has historically been a revolving door into state politics. Do the names Phil Isenberg, Bob Matsui, Debra Ortiz, Lloyd Connelly, Darrell Steinberg, and Dave Jones, ring a bell? Each of these
Read MoreCA senator seeks to coerce Boy Scouts, other nonprofits
July 9, 2013 By Katy Grimes Government should not be in the business of dictating the policies and religious convictions of private groups and charities. But that is exactly what one California lawmaker is attempting. Senate Bill 323 by Sen.
Read MoreDon’t take your guns to San Fran town
July 8, 2013 By Katy Grimes Touting “community values” and the need to reduce crime, Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, wants the Crossroads of the West gun show tossed out of the Cow Palace in South San Francisco. But a
Read MoreAssemblyman’s bill addresses NSA surveillance
July 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes Life in America would be far different if at the end of every day you had to report in to a federal government agency where you had been, who you met with and talked
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CA Legislature passes slew of ‘Gunmageddon’ bills
June 3, 2013 By Katy Grimes SACRAMENTO — Call it “Gunmageddon.” The many anti-gun bills moving through the legislature would severely restrict gun ownership and use in California. A major one is Assembly Bill 48 by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. It passed
Read MoreOn gun shows and leisure suits…
May 2, 2013 By Katy Grimes What do leisure suits and gun shows have in common? More than you might think. It turns out that some members of the California Senate don’t particularly like either. But I’ll bet in this
Read MoreAmmo tax would cost more than the ammo
April 17, 2013 By Katy Grimes The recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is the motivation behind the overwhelming number of gun-control measures moving rapidly through the state Legislature. One of these bills, AB 760,
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