Fight Over Parental Notification Continues After Chino Valley Ruling
Fight Over Parental Notification Continues After Chino Valley Ruling
SAN BERNARDINO — In a convoluted ruling from the bench Tuesday, the San Bernardino County Superior Court granted in part and denied in part Chino Valley Unified School District’s motion to dissolve the 2024 injunction blocking the district’s original parental notification policy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta. Judge Michael Sachs...
By California Policy Center
Governor Signs CPC-Sponsored Local Government Transparency Bill
Governor Signs CPC-Sponsored Local Government Transparency Bill
Governor Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1126, a California Policy Center-sponsored bill authored by Senator Steven Choi, Ph.D. (R-Irvine) that will make it easier for taxpayers to access the audited financial records of their local governments online. The new law will help residents hold local leaders accountable and identify financial problems before they become crises. Taxpayers...
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Ninth Circuit Hears CPC’s First Amendment Challenge to SB 399
Ninth Circuit Hears CPC’s First Amendment Challenge to SB 399
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in California Policy Center v. Garcia-Brower, CPC’s lawsuit challenging California Senate Bill 399, a law that violates employers’ First Amendment rights by prohibiting the discussion of “religious or political matters” during mandatory workplace meetings. Jeffrey Schwab, Senior Counsel with Liberty Justice Center, presented...
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California Local Elected Officials Oppose AB 1383
California Local Elected Officials Oppose AB 1383
Local elected officials from communities across California have signed a coalition letter opposing AB 1383 (McKinnor). The signatories — from city council members to school board trustees — have direct experience overseeing local budgets and understand the long-term fiscal challenges that rising pension costs can create for cities, counties, school districts, and other local agencies. In...
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Report Overview: Creating Opportunities to Bring Seawater Desalination to Coastal Federal Lands in California
Report Overview: Creating Opportunities to Bring Seawater Desalination to Coastal Federal Lands in California
Executive Summary California’s water supply challenges increasingly pose risks not only to the state’s economy, but to national food production, interstate commerce, international trade, and national economic stability and security. While seawater desalination is a proven technology used worldwide to expand reliable water supplies, large-scale projects along California’s coast have faced significant regulatory barriers at...
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Bonta Sues to Keep Parents in the Dark
Bonta Sues to Keep Parents in the Dark
The lawsuit comes after a federal investigation sparked by a California Justice Center complaint exposing FERPA violations. Just weeks after a federal investigation found that the California Department of Education had “egregiously abused its authority” by hiding students’ gender transitions from parents, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued to stop federal enforcement actions — the...
By California Policy Center, California Justice Center
Federal Investigation Finds California Department of Education Violated FERPA by Keeping Secrets from Parents
Federal Investigation Finds California Department of Education Violated FERPA by Keeping Secrets from Parents
The U.S. Department of Education announced this week that its investigation into the California Department of Education found that state policies that pressure schools to keep secrets from parents violate federal law. Specifically, the DOE said the “California Department of Education (CDE) is in continued violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—a federal law...
By California Policy Center, California Justice Center
Explainer and Model Policies: Assembly Bill 495 and Parental Rights
Explainer and Model Policies: Assembly Bill 495 and Parental Rights
Assembly Bill 495 (Celeste Rodriguez, D – San Fernando Valley) was passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Newsom, over the objections of many parental rights advocates, attorneys, and policy experts. This explainer breaks down the parts of the law that pose a potential threat to parental rights, and presents three model...
By California Policy Center
CPC board promotes Will Swaim to CEO, Jackson Reese to President
CPC board promotes Will Swaim to CEO, Jackson Reese to President
The California Policy Center is pleased to announce that Will Swaim has been named Chief Executive Officer of the organization, and longtime Executive Vice President Jackson Reese has been promoted to President. The board approved the promotions to ensure CPC’s continued growth and long-term mission. Swaim will continue leading CPC as CEO, advancing the organization’s...
By California Policy Center
Judge Certifies Class Action for Parents and Teachers in Lawsuit Challenging California’s Gender Secrecy Rules
Judge Certifies Class Action for Parents and Teachers in Lawsuit Challenging California’s Gender Secrecy Rules
A federal judge has certified a landmark class action lawsuit that could finally bring an end to California’s state-sanctioned “Parental Exclusion Policies” that order teachers to hide a child’s gender transition at school from their own parents. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of the Southern District of California issued the October 15 order in Mirabelli v. Olson, a lawsuit...
By California Policy Center
Petaluma Blames the Messenger After Ranking Dead Last for Fiscal Health Among California Cities
Petaluma Blames the Messenger After Ranking Dead Last for Fiscal Health Among California Cities
Sacramento – The City of Petaluma issued a lengthy press release last week in an attempt to spin its way out of the “F” grade it earned for ranking dead last among California cities on the California Policy Center’s 2024 Local Fiscal Health Dashboard. Petaluma ranked No. 328 out of 328 cities with reported data....
By California Policy Center
Primer: Redistricting in California
Primer: Redistricting in California
How it works, how the current system came to be, and what to know about Proposition 50. With Proposition 50 — which would impact congressional redistricting until 2030 — on the November ballot, many Californians are wondering what the ballot measure would do and how redistricting works. This primer outlines California’s current redistricting system, traces...
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Long Beach Teachers Union Demands Higher Pay Amid $46M Deficit, $100M Projected Shortfall
Long Beach Teachers Union Demands Higher Pay Amid $46M Deficit, $100M Projected Shortfall
Contract negotiations in Long Beach Unified School District have been stalled for weeks, and the end is not in sight yet. The contract between the school district and the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) expired in June. Union representatives and the district reached a tentative agreement that month, but in a development described as...
By California Policy Center