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Tim Scott: CA Will Seize Your Children Over Pronouns
“Think about how incredibly dangerous it is that states like California want to take away your kids if you don’t agree with the pronouns that the schools choose for your kids. Think about how the Biden Justice Department labeled as domestic terrorists parents who show up at school districts. “And they want to make fun of what I had to say. I know they’re coming for our culture. This is a group of Democrats, the most dangerous, radical and weird group of Democrats who literally say there are six genders, and god is non-binary. “If you don’t want to stand up […]
Costume Designer Bob Mackie Dies At Age 87
People Magazine reports: Bob Mackie has died at the age of 87. In a post shared on Mackie’s Instagram page on Sept. 14, his team wrote, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today. He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do. His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world.” Mackie was perhaps Hollywood’s most famous costume designer, best known for his collaborations with Cher […]
Justice Department sues Kansas schools for protecting trans students from being outed
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against a Kansas school district, accusing officials of helping students socially transition at school without informing their parents. The Trump administration’s suit against Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, the fifth-largest school district in the state, marks the first such legal action in the department’s history. “Parental rights are paramount in the operation of America’s public schools, and Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools does not know children better than their own parents,” said Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general and head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Department will not tolerate school districts playing fast and loose with […]
Local News
Wake Up Sonoma Reports on Sonoma School Board Meeting About the Pride Flag at Sonoma Valley High School
On Thursday night, September 10 there was a school board meeting which continued to illuminate the ways in which we have the wrong people sitting on our school board, and points to it’s ineffectiveness. Who are the adults in the room? Three of the Board members showed their inability to understand basic concepts of inclusion, bias, and compassion. There were moments of shock, disbelief and outrage from the audience in ways they can’t .. or won’t, comprehend these ideas, but then continue to re-process and state their same listless, inaccurate arguments. The disrespect shown to the students, as well as […]
Arts & Entertainment
Friday/Saturday September 18 & 19: Occidental Jazz Festival! at Occidental Center for the Arts.
Friday/Saturday September 18 & 19: Occidental Jazz Festival! at Occidental Center for the Arts. OCA offers audiences an opportunity to experience jazz in an intimate setting , where musicians and listeners truly connect. Greg Johnson, leader of Glass Brick Boulevard curated the lineup, as well as directing the Junior-Jazz All Stars youth band. This year’s festival continues OCA’s commitment to presenting exceptional regional artists while creating opportunities for audiences to discover new music and new voices. Featuring Jose Neto and Netoband, Glass Brick Boulevard, Paul Hanson, Michael Manring and Scott Amendola, Jaycie Grady 4 Tet, Ken Cook Trio and the Junior […]
September 12 @ 8 pm at Occidental Center for the Arts Fall Into Funk Dance Party with Ariel Marin & James Earley Band
Saturday September 12 @ 8 pm at Occidental Center for the Arts. Fall Into Funk Dance Party with Ariel Marin & James Earley Band!Join us for a fun night of your favorite funky tunes performed live by one of the Bay Area’s hottest bands! Songstress Ariel Marin, James Earley and talented friends return for an evening of funky grooves, groovy funk and everything you need to get your dance on! Tickets are $25, $10 for OCA members at www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org; or at the door. Limited seating. Dance floor. Wheelchair accessible. Fine refreshments, Art Gallery open at intermission. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. […]
State News
Newsom Signs New Restrictions On Social Media
The New York Times reports: California’s governor on Thursday signed into law restrictions on addictive social media technology and interactions with harmful artificial intelligence chatbots, ushering in some of the strongest online protections for young users in the United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under the age of 16, the first law of its kind in the nation. He also signed a new law mandating that A.I. companies disclose to young users whenever they engage with a chatbot, not a human, and restrict dangerous content on topics […]
San Diego repeals bathhouse ordinance passed during HIV/AIDS crisis
San Diego has officially removed a decades-old ordinance that targeted LGBTQ+ people from its books. The San Diego City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday (1 September) to repeal a bathhouse ordinance originally passed in 1988 and amended in 1991, during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The law explicitly sought to regulate bathhouses in an effort to prevent gay and bisexual men from having sex and transmitting HIV, as reported by KPBS. The ordinance had effectively been sitting unused for years. Council President Joe LaCava’s office brought the repeal forward after a staffer stumbled across it while searching the city’s municipal code. LaCava said the law […]
