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Trump impeachment more likely than removal, California Rep. Brad Sherman says at town hall meeting

San Fernando Valley Rep. Brad Sherman received an overwhelming endorsement from constituents Sunday for his decision to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump. Several hundred attendees of a town hall cheered Sherman’s recitation of the reasons he thinks Trump has committed high crimes and misdemeanors, the constitutional standard for impeachment. But he also sought […]

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California Hunger Strike Raises Issue of Force-Feeding on U.S. Soil

More than 12,400 inmates in California have been on a hunger strike since Monday, calling for improved prison conditions and an end to solitary confinement. This is one of the largest strikes in the state’s history and, so far, the Corrections Department has said they have no plans to force-feed the inmates.  The hunger strike

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Good Morning California! How Long Have Gas Companies Been Fracking Around In Your Backyard?

For decades, Californians have been unaware of the prevalence of fracking within their state. Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, is a process of injecting thousands of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals into the earth at extreme pressure and speed to extract natural gas and oil from underground shale deposits. This has caused a

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Another California Knightmare

In July 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 48, The FAIR Education Act, into law. The bill requires public schools to include the political, economic and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in educational textbooks and social studies curricula. It also prohibits schools from sponsoring negative activities

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