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Kamala Harris Raised Money in California as Hurricane Helene Wreaked Havoc
While millions of Americans came face-to-face with the reality that they no longer have a place to call “home,” Vice President Kamala Harris was campaigning around the country. Hurricane Helene, a massive Category 4 hurricane, made landfall Thursday in Florida and plowed through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Other states, including Virginia,…Christina Lewis -
TAKEN: California Took Away a Widow’s Teenage Daughter to Transition Her
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A mother in California lost her daughter to the foster care system in 2016 after she wouldn’t support the then-14-year-old girl identifying as a boy. “I lost my husband, but this was worse than losing my husband, because I had my rights taken away,” the mother told The Daily Signal. Years…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
California City to Sue State Over Anti-Parents’ Rights Policy
The city of Huntington Beach is set to file a lawsuit against California's "unconstitutional" law requiring school districts to hide students' gender identity from their parents, the city's attorney tells The Daily Signal. The Southern California beach community's City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night establishing itself as a "Parents' Right to Know" city. The…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
Harris Had Record of Pushing Left-Wing Positions on Biggest Legal Issues as California AG
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—More than a dozen briefs signed by Vice President Kamala Harris during her time as California attorney general highlight her left-wing stances on several contentious legal issues of the past decade. Harris filed briefs with the Supreme Court in favor of affirmative action, backing buffer zones that prevent pro-life counseling outside abortion…Katelynn Richardson -
California Proposal to Give Home Loans to Illegal Aliens Comes Under Fire
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—California lawmakers are one step closer to making hundreds of millions of taxpayer-funded home loans available to residents living in the country illegally. Democrats on the California Senate Appropriations Committee late last week unanimously approved AB 1840 to move forward, according to an official vote tally for the legislation. The bill has one last…Jason Hopkins -
Sanctuary Cities for Parental Rights? California City Aims to Protect Families from Radical Gender Policies
The mayor of Huntington Beach, California, is fighting for parental rights despite a recently signed state law requiring schools to conceal students’ gender transitions from parents. Huntington Beach Mayor Gracey Van Der Mark introduced an ordinance Aug. 6 to make the Southern California beach town a “Parents’ Right to Know” city. “The state of California is…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
EXCLUSIVE: California School District’s Ethnic Studies Course Trains Students for ‘Social Justice,’ ‘Activism’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Los Angeles County school district offers an ethnic studies course covering the “intersectionality” of “identity markers” such as race, gender, and sexual orientation. “Ethnic Studies aims to educate students on social justice themes related to ethnicity, identity, and the historical element that is the common denominator, while providing students with…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
EXCLUSIVE: California District Allows 12-Year-Olds to Transition Without Parental Involvement, Denies It
A California high school disputed The Daily Signal’s recent report that it allows kids to transition gender without parental involvement, yet internal documents say parents are optional for ages 12 and up. The Daily Signal reported on July 28 that the Newport-Mesa Unified School District allows students to complete so-called gender support plans, which lay…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
EXCLUSIVE: Organization Fighting Radical Gender Ideology in California Sues School District for Withholding Public Records
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The nonprofit that has been exposing radical gender ideology in California filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the public school district in Burbank, California, for failing to comply with state law by providing requested documents. Burbank Unified School District, in Los Angeles County, hasn’t responded to the Center for American Liberty’s repeated…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
VICTORY: California Dad Wins Custody of Son, 4, Over Mother Who Sought to Raise Him Nonbinary
Harrison Tinsley, now has full custody of his 4-year-old son, Sawyer, after a long legal battle prompted by his ex-girlfriend’s efforts to raise the boy nonbinary. “I know he’s a boy,” says Tinsley. “He wants to be a boy. He adamantly expresses that. If you say anything to the contrary, he gets very upset, and…Virginia Allen -
California School District Partners With LGBTQ Center That Recommends Transgender Surgeries for Minors
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A California high school refers students to an LGBTQ+ nonprofit that helps minors get transgender surgery referrals, documents obtained by The Daily Signal reveal. The high school in the Newport Mesa Unified School District in Southern California has scannable QR codes in its hallways that take students to a number of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
California Bans Policies Requiring Parents Be Notified of Child’s Pronoun Changes
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday banning schools from implementing policies that require parents be notified if their child requests to be identified as a different gender. AB 1955, also known as the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth (SAFETY) Act, strikes down policies that some…Jaryn Crouson -
California Courts ‘Sealed My Case to Hide Their Corruption’ as Ex-Wife Seeks ‘to Castrate My Son,’ Father Warns
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A Texas father is fighting in court to prevent his ex-wife from subjecting their son to experimental transgender medical interventions after she moved to California, seemingly taking advantage of the Golden State’s “transgender sanctuary” law. A California judge has taken the extraordinary step of hiding the entire case from the public…Tyler O’Neil -
How California’s Paradise Became Our Purgatory
California has become a test case of the suicide of the West. Never before has such a state, so rich in natural resources and endowed with such a bountiful human inheritance, self-destructed so rapidly. How and why did California so utterly consume its unmatched natural and ancestral inheritance and end up as a warning to…Victor Davis Hanson -
FBI Agents March, Wave LGBTQ Flags at California ‘Pride’ Parade
The FBI isn’t commenting after several of the law enforcement agency’s employees participated in an LGBTQ Pride parade in West Hollywood, California. At least a dozen uniformed FBI agents, some carrying handguns, marched Sunday in the city’s annual Pride parade, according to video posted on X. The FBI employees waved LGBTQ rainbow flags or the…Hudson Crozier -
California Considers Legislation Concealing Students’ Gender Transitions From Parents
In November, a poll found 68% of Americans across party lines thought parents should be notified “if their child changes their gender identification or preferred pronouns at school.” And while some are shocked this is a controversial topic to begin with, many are not-so shocked to learn the state of California has proved to be an epicenter…Sarah Holliday -
Fired Christian Teacher Wins $360K in Lawsuit vs. California School District for Anti-Religious Bias
California’s Jurupa Unified School District board on Monday approved a $360,000 settlement agreement for Jessica Tapia, a Christian teacher who was fired for refusing to use preferred pronouns or lie to parents about their child’s gender identity. “This is wonderful news,” Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for education studies at the Family Research Council, told The…Joshua Arnold -
In California, Newsom’s Energy Experiment Goes Awry
This Earth Day, which falls on Monday, California residents must be glad that their state accounts for less than 1% of the greenhouse gas emissions of the top 50 countries. Yet Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, still wants to achieve 100% net-zero carbon electricity by 2045. With the highest effective poverty rate in America and some of the nation’s highest electricity costs, Newsom’s top priority…Miles Pollard -
California School System Sued Over Falsified History About Israel-Hamas War
A California public school district that attempted to hide pro-Hamas course material from parents now faces legal action. The Deborah Project, which describes itself as “a public interest law firm that defends the civil rights of Jews in education,” filed suit April 8 against the Berkeley Unified School District, accusing it of “intentionally trying to…Tony Kinnett -
California Cares More About Virtue Signaling Than Alleviating Homelessness
California spends an astounding amount of money to combat homelessness. Presumably. I know this is a crazy question to ask, but does all that spending actually do anything to reduce the amount of homelessness? The answer from California’s state agencies tasked with running homelessness programs seems to be no more than a shrug. According to…Jarrett Stepman