Gov. <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> (D-CA) signed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oil</a> companies from “price gouging,” contending that the new law would protect the state’s <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/climate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate</a> and lower <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/inflation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prices</a>.
The legislation, introduced by State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-CA) at the end of last year, forces oil companies to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-moves-to-limit-oil-company-profits-in-energy-strapped-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduce</a> their profits in order to avoid a civil penalty from the California Energy Commission. Newsom endorsed the bill with the support of various climate groups and activists.
“With this legislation, we’re ending the oil industry’s days of operating in the shadows. California took on Big Oil and won,” Newsom said in a <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/28/governor-newsom-signs-gas-price-gouging-law-california-took-on-big-oil-and-won/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We’re not only protecting families, we’re also loosening the vice grip Big Oil has had on our politics.”
The new law will <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320241SB2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">permit</a> the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission to create a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and establish a penalty for any refineries in the state which exceed the margin.
The average gas price in the state of California is presently $4.83 per gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=US" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from AAA, which is 40% higher than the national average gas price of $3.46 per gallon.
Newsom immediately faced criticism from the oil and gas sector after he signed the legislation. “Price caps, taxes, and tax-like penalties do not increase supply or reduce prices, but instead can have the opposite effect: less investment, less gasoline supply, and ultimately higher costs for Californians,” Western States Petroleum Association CEO Catherine Reheis-Boyd said in a <a href="https://www.wspa.org/resource/wspa-president-ceo-responds-to-passage-of-sb-x1-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “With this politicized process behind us, it’s time for serious discussion about what it will take to ensure an affordable, reliable and safe fuel supply for the years ahead.”
California also has the highest gas taxes in the United States: residents can expect to pay nearly $1.00 in state taxes and fees beyond the federal excise tax of $0.24 cents per gallon, according to <a href="https://www.api.org/-/media/Files/Statistics/State-Motor-Fuel-Taxes-Charts-january-2022.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the American Petroleum Institute. Newsom has previously dismissed the notion that high taxes are partially responsible for elevated fuel costs in his state.
“When gas prices started skyrocketing in August and September, our gas tax and fees hadn’t changed a single cent,” he remarked in a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-code-for-a-tax-increase-gavin-newsom-revamps-call-for-oil-industry-price-gouging-penalties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> meant to promote the legislation. “Our proposal includes some of the nation’s most aggressive transparency measures as well, so we can get answers and prevent it from happening again.”
Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher (R-CA), who labeled the price gouging policy “code for a tax increase,” <a href="https://twitter.com/J_GallagherAD3/status/1640913266661801992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the bill “one of the greatest ripoffs” in the state’s history. “The state collects the lion&#8217;s share of the money from the high gas prices and he just allowed it to collect even more,” he asserted. “We keep paying the price for his failed policies.”
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Congressional Democrats have also claimed that rising energy costs are attributable to price gouging. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) voiced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pelosi-pushes-democratic-bill-that-would-give-biden-power-to-control-gas-prices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> last year for a bill that would allow President Joe Biden to declare an “energy emergency,” providing him the authority to regulate costs by prohibiting fuel companies from selling their products at rates deemed to be “unconscionably excessive” and “exploiting” such an emergency.
Gas prices have increased 45% since the $2.38 per gallon charted when the Biden administration assumed power in January 2021, according to <a href="https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg&amp;f=m" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Energy Information Administration. Costs reached heights of $5.00 per gallon in June 2022.

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What are they smoking out in California?
Don&#8217;t answer that question, we don&#8217;t want to know, but we do want to know how exactly the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden State</a>&#8216;s government is seriously considering a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/reparations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reparations</a> package for its black citizens that would cost at least $800 billion. California is currently in <a href="https://fee.org/articles/la-times-says-california-is-debt-free-really/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">roughly $777 billion</a> in debt.
Following the death of George Floyd in 2020, California Democratic Gov.  Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsoms-reparations-task-force-kicks-around-giving-223000-to-black-californians" target="_blank" rel="noopener">task force</a> to look into creating a dollar amount, or other ideas, that would make amends for historical wrongs against black citizens, chiefly slavery and Jim Crow era laws. California never legalized slavery, it should be noted.
Now, the task force is nearing a July 1 deadline when it has to submit its suggestions. The panel came to the near $1 trillion figure by consulting with a group of economists. On Wednesday, the panel will vote on which number to submit.
According to the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/2023-03-29/urgent-reparations-for-black-californians-could-top-800-billion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>, the estimated amount is 2.5 times California&#8217;s $300 billion annual budget. It also does not include a &#8220;health inequity&#8221; payment of $1 million toward older black Americans.
The news outlet noted that consultants told the panel to &#8220;err on the side of generosity.&#8221; One of the panel members encouraged her colleagues to keep an &#8220;open mind&#8221; to it all.
Now, before you think these leftists are so open-minded that their brains have fallen out, not all black Californians will get the payout. If this ever passes, they will have to prove that they have a direct lineage to American slavery.
Of course, putting on our leftist thinking caps here (an oxymoron, to be sure), one can easily predict that after descendants of slaves are given reparations, then the rest of Black California will receive them soon after to cover the damages caused by alleged &#8220;systemic racism.&#8221;
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A panel in San Francisco already wants to give most black residents who meet certain requirements $5 million each. That number was pulled out of thin air, so at least at the local level, there seems to be some math involved.
If you are a resident of the western state and of the mind that perhaps California should just pass this gigantic redistribution of wealth so we can put an end to the conversation once and for all, then you thought wrong. This is just the start.
According to the economists advising the task force, &#8220;It should be communicated to the public that the substantial initial down-payment is the beginning of a conversation about historical injustices, not the end of it.&#8221;
Who will pay for all of it? Nobody has said, but something tells me that Grusome Newsom, as some circles call him, will try to get the federal government to foot the bill — which means the American taxpayer would pay for it.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 20: A poster depicting George Floyd is displayed on Hollywood Boulevard on January 20, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States and Kamala Harris became the country’s first female, Black and South Asian American vice president. SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on during a press conference on February 01, 2023 in Sacramento, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Attorney General Rob Bonta, state Senator Anthony Portantino (D-Burbank) and other state leaders announced SB2 – a new gun safety legislation that would establish stricter standards for Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permits to carry a firearm in public. The bill designates “sensitive areas,” like bars, amusement parks and child daycare centers where guns would not be allowed.

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The California legislature may prevent K-12 schools from suspending or expelling students who are drunk or high, or in possession of illicit drugs or alcohol.
The proposed ban is outlined in <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB599&amp;showamends=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Assembly Bill 599</a>, from Democratic Assemblymember Chris Ward. The Education Committee approved AB 599 last week unanimously; it now heads to the Appropriations Committee. 
The bill argued that students shouldn’t be expelled or suspended for being drunk or high because “high feelings of school connectedness can decrease drug use” — indicating that students should remain in that school environment, rather than being forced out, in order to prevent further drug or alcohol use. 
Ward characterized this ban as a “public health approach” in the bill language.
The bill would also require the California Department of Education to create a model policy by July 1, 2025 for addressing students in possession of and using illicit drugs on school property. A similar policymaking requirement would be imposed on local educational agencies, who would also have to provide resources for education, treatment, or support for substance abuse. 
Ward also replaced language in the bill referring to “he” or “she” with gender-neutral terms, like “the principal” or “the superintendent.” 
The California State Assembly advanced AB 599 out of the Education Committee last week. At the committee hearing, Ward stated that suspensions and expulsions for substance abuse played a role in reinforcing the school-to-prison pipeline. Ward further commented that his bill would result in a “more humane” approach to handling problematic students. 
Democratic Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, chair of the Education Committee and a former school board member, asked how to measure the effectiveness of zero-tolerance policies on drugs and alcohol in schools. 
Nora Lynn — the associate director of a public policy organization that co-authored the bill, Children Now — didn’t offer specific measurement criteria but claimed that the results of a zero-tolerance policy impact outweighed deterrence.
“We would just point to the very strongly disproportionate impacts on youth of color, young boys of color, and we feel like that far outweighs whatever deterrence there may be,” said Lynn. 
Muratsuchi challenged Lynn’s response, noting that she hadn’t provided any measurement criteria. Ward then stated that comparative data to prove his bill’s effectiveness would be available following the bill’s implementation. It appeared that Ward’s answer didn’t satisfy Muratsuchi.
“I would appreciate that our policy decisions be data-driven rather than based on impressions or anecdotes,” said Muratsuchi. 
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Lynn had also argued that suspensions and expulsions weren’t the appropriate response for drug infractions.
“This practice ostracizes students, reduces school connectedness, and increases the likelihood of drug use among disconnected students,” said Lynn.
Several other organizations co-authored the bill: the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (CACFS), California Youth Empowerment Network (CAYEN), and California Academy of Child &amp; Adolescent Psychiatry (CALACAP).
CAYEN representative Danny Thirakul argued that minors’ “lived experiences” should dictate policy, and that punitive measures for alcohol or drug use was dangerous. Thirakul further argued that the response should be to have mental health professionals try and understand why the youth are using the substances.
“[Youth] want opportunities to safely evaluate their behaviors and make positive changes for themselves rather than being criminalized in a world where youth are experiencing a well-documented mental health crisis and opioid crisis,” said Thirakul. 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AB599?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AB599</a>(<a href="https://twitter.com/AsmChrisWard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AsmChrisWard</a>), our co-sponsored bill with <a href="https://twitter.com/ChildrenNow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChildrenNow</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/_CAYEN_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_CAYEN_</a>, &amp; CalACAP, has passed out of the Asm Ed. Committee today! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CaLeg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CaLeg</a>
This critical bill would promote a public health approach in schools to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SUD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SUD</a> among our youth, instead of an expulsion or suspension. <a href="https://t.co/iMs7xKDVih">pic.twitter.com/iMs7xKDVih</a>
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Others who signaled support for the bill included the American Lung Association, the California Alliance, AspiraNet California Coalition For Youth, and Mental Health America of California.
None spoke in opposition to the bill during the hearing.

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California Legislature Considers Bills Prohibiting Expulsions, Suspensions of Drunk or High K-12 Students

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A former U.S. marshal was convicted last week of trying to frame his ex-fiancé for hiring men to sexually assault the marshal’s wife.
A federal jury convicted Ian R. Diaz, 44, of conspiracy to commit cyberstalking, cyberstalking, perjury, and obstruction of a federal matter, the Department of Justice said in <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deputy-us-marshal-convicted-conspiracy-cyberstalking-perjury-and-obstruction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a press release</a>. Though not named by the DOJ, Buzzfeed News <a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pocharaponneammanee/ian-angela-diaz-guilty-frame-sexual-assault" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that Diaz and his then-wife, Angela, claimed in 2016 that Ian’s ex-fiancé Michelle Hadley had posted ads on Craigslist saying Angela wanted to hire men to live out her “rape fantasies.” The Diazes falsely reported that Hadley’s ads led to Angela getting sexually assaulted.
Hadley was arrested in June 2016 and spent 88 days in jail after she couldn’t afford the $1 million bail that was set for her. After spending nearly three months in jail, investigators finally determined she had been falsely accused. The charges against her were dropped on January 9, 2017 – the same day authorities charged Angela Diaz for the crimes against Hadley. Angela pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison.
She and Ian divorced sometime after Angela was charged.
Ian and Hadley had broken up in August 2015 and were locked in a bitter argument about a condo they had purchased together, Buzzfeed reported.
In February 2016, Ian married Angela, and three months later, the couple began conspiring to “interfere” with Hadley’s stake in the property. The couple decided to frame Hadley for the crimes they alleged, using fake emails, VPNs, and encrypted messages to carry out their plot.
Between June and July 2016, the couple made multiple false reports to police claiming Angela had been sexually assaulted due to ads they claimed Hadley posted on Craigslist.
Ian, then a U.S. marshal, was able to convince police in Anaheim, California, that Hadley was a threat, leaning on his experience to tell them that he had investigated threats against federal judges and prosecutors but had “never seen anything like this.”
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“Ian Diaz abused his position as a deputy U.S. Marshal to execute an intricate cyberstalking scheme that framed an innocent person for sexual assault, leading to her unjust imprisonment for 88 days,” Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. said in a statement released by the DOJ. “As this prosecution demonstrates, the Criminal Division is committed to preserving the public’s confidence in law enforcement by holding accountable any official who violates their oath of office and victimizes the community they are sworn to serve.”
Diaz is scheduled for sentencing on June 30 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced on Sunday that he will not run for the seat held by retiring Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dianne-feinstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dianne Feinstein</a> (D-CA) in 2024.
After <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/12/ro-khanna-says-hes-looking-at-the-senate-his-allies-are-talking-about-the-white-house-00077672" target="_blank" rel="noopener">months of consideration</a>, Khanna told CNN he would eschew the encouragement of leftist supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and endorse <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/barbara-lee-announces-bid-for-dianne-feinsteins-senate-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) in the race.</a>
“I have concluded that, despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie folks, the best place, the most exciting place, action place for me to serve as a progressive is in the House of Representatives,&#8221; Khanna said to &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; anchor Jake Tapper.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/RoKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoKhanna</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jaketapper</a> that he will endorse <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraLeeForCA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BarbaraLeeForCA</a> in the California Senate race. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CNNSOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CNNSOTU</a>. <a href="https://t.co/lgbj0clYTV">pic.twitter.com/lgbj0clYTV</a>
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&#8220;I&#8217;m honored to be co-chairing Barbara Lee&#8217;s campaign for the Senate and endorsing her today,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We need a strong anti-war senator, and she will play that role.&#8221;
California boasts a <a href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">primary system</a> that will feature one ballot for the U.S. Senate race. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party, will move on to the general election.
Khanna, whose district lies in Silicon Valley, gives Lee a key ally in the contest that features two other high-profile Democratic members of the House as competitors: Reps. Adam Schiff and Katie Porter.
Schiff already scored a significant House endorsement from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), even before Feinstein <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dianne-feinstein-not-running-for-re-election-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced last month</a> she would not seek re-election.
Khanna said he has &#8220;respect&#8221; for Schiff and Porter, who are both <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meetthepressblog/calif-senate-race-pits-two-top-fundraisers-rcna67696" target="_blank" rel="noopener">top fundraisers</a> among Democrats, but he praised Lee for offering a &#8220;unique voice&#8221; to the Senate.
&#8220;She was the lone vote against the endless war in Afghanistan,&#8221; Khanna said. &#8220;She stood up so strongly against the war in Iraq. She worked with me in stopping — trying to stop the war in Yemen and the war powers resolution.&#8221;
He noted that &#8220;representation&#8221; is a key factor in his decision.
&#8220;We don&#8217;t have a single African-American woman in the United States Senate. She would fill that role,&#8221; Khanna said of Lee. &#8220;She will be the only candidate from Northern California, and she&#8217;s going to, I think, consolidate a lot of progressives. The other two are formidable candidates, but I think Barbara Lee is going to be very, very strong.&#8221;
Lee <a href="https://twitter.com/BarbaraLeeForCA/status/1639992869141516288" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expressed her gratitude</a> to Khanna in a tweet on Sunday. She also flashed some of her leftist bonafides, sharing her support for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-medicare-for-all-supporters-shocked-by-facts-about-medicare-for-all" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Medicare for All&#8221;</a> healthcare system, among other priorities.
&#8220;I will fight every day to push our shared progressive agenda of Medicare4All, ending student debt, and abolishing the filibuster,&#8221; Lee said.

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Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke crashed his car a week ago in Malibu, California, and only sustained &#8220;minor injuries.&#8221;
Law enforcement sources told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/22/dick-van-dyke-car-crash-malibu/">TMZ</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dick-van-dyke">97-year-old actor</a> was involved in a single-vehicle accident last Wednesday, crashing a 2018 Lexus LS 500 into a gate.
Sources told the outlet the &#8220;Mary Poppins&#8221; star told police that his car had slid on the rain-soaked streets and he lost control of his vehicle.
The famed Disney star was reportedly treated on the scene for cuts on his nose and mouth and might have even sustained a concussion. But he was not taken to a hospital, as he was not interested in going, the outlet noted.
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Dick Van Dyke, 97, crashes car into gate in Malibu <a href="https://t.co/5AOVljFh6S">https://t.co/5AOVljFh6S</a> <a href="https://t.co/MbICeZYEOL">pic.twitter.com/MbICeZYEOL</a>
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Sources told TMZ that someone picked up the screen legend at the scene of the accident and drove him home.
A spokesperson for the Malibu Police Department told <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/22/entertainment/dick-van-dyke-scli-intl/index.html?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_content=2023-03-22T12%3A37%3A08&amp;utm_source=twCNN">CNN</a> that Van Dyke sustained &#8220;minor injuries.&#8221;
The accident comes weeks after the actor credited his 51-year-old wife, make-up artist Arlene Silver, with helping him keep his youthfulness, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11889217/Dick-Van-Dyke-97-smashed-gate-Malibu-Lexus-skidded-rain.html?ito=social-twitter_mailonline">Daily Mail</a> noted.
The couple tied the knot in 2012, and he previously spoke about how they stay in shape by dancing and singing together.
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Van Dyke previously told <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/dick-van-dyke-says-secret-224457506.html">The Independent</a> that the secret to feeling young is in his &#8220;genes&#8221; and having a &#8220;beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me.&#8221;
His career in Hollywood goes back more than six decades, landing his first big role in television on &#8220;The Dick Van Dyke Show,&#8221; which aired on CBS from 1961 to 1966. He scored the spot after winning a Tony award for his role in the musical, &#8220;Bye-Bye Birdie.&#8221;
In 1964 he landed what was perhaps his most notable role as Bert in Disney&#8217;s musical film, &#8220;Mary Poppins.&#8221; After appearing in many other projects on the big and small screens, he was cast in the sequel &#8220;Mary Poppins Returns&#8221; in 2018.
Van Dyke&#8217;s last screen credit is for a TV series called &#8220;Kidding&#8221; in 2020. He is currently listed as taking part in a project called &#8220;Capture the Flag,&#8221; currently in pre-production, according to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/">IMDb</a>.

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Nearly half a million students in Los Angeles missed school Tuesday after tens of thousands of workers employed with the second-largest district in the nation walked off the job, beginning a three-day strike demanding higher wages to afford Southern California living.
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees, which staff roughly 65,000 workers and serves 442,000 students, launched the strike early Tuesday morning after a year of negotiating pay increases and health benefits with district officials came to a standstill.
&#8220;Some of our bus drivers are actually homeless, some of them can&#8217;t pay their bills,&#8221; Lynneier Boyd-Peterson, a bus driver employed with the Los Angeles Unified School District, told <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/lausd-strike-begins/">KTLA</a>. &#8220;They can&#8217;t even pay their mortgage — it&#8217;s impossible.&#8221;
Boyd-Peterson is one of many employees represented in the strike organized by The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 union or United Teachers Los Angeles (UTA), which includes educators and other school districts employees, like bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, and teaching aids.
&#8220;We love our students, and we&#8217;re here for the students,&#8221; she said. &#8220;But if we can&#8217;t properly take care of our kids, how can we properly come here and work as well?&#8221;
Union officials are seeking an overall pay increase of 30% in base salary over four years, an additional $2-an-hour increase for the lowest-paid workers, and other increases in compensation as most of the full-time and part-time employees make an average of $25,000 annually, which barely covers the costly price of living within a drivable radius to district schools.
&#8220;We are asking the parents to please stand with us because if we can take care of our families properly, we can actually take care of their families as well,&#8221; she added.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/los-angeles-school-strike.html">The New York Times</a> reported that SEIU officials called for a limited strike this week to protest the district&#8217;s negotiation tactics.
Max Arias, the executive director of Local 99, told The Times in a statement that its members &#8220;know a strike will be a sacrifice, but the school district has pushed workers to take this action.&#8221;
Yolanda Mimes Reed, a special education assistant who attended the rally in Koreatown, told <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/21/1164739871/los-angeles-la-3-day-school-strike">NPR</a> that she works four different jobs to afford to live in Los Angeles, and seeing an increase in her salary would pull her above the poverty line.
&#8220;And it means letting go of one of those jobs, so I don&#8217;t have to be working all the time,&#8221; Reed said. &#8220;I can spend some time with my family.&#8221;
District officials reportedly offered the unions a 23% raise over a five-year period, including bonuses. However, union officials have yet to respond to the past three offers.
LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reportedly said on Monday that he hoped to have &#8220;a transparent, honest conversation&#8221; to stop the planned three-day strike.
&#8220;We understand the plight, the frustration, and the realities faced by our workforce members,&#8221; Carvalho said Monday evening, NPR reported. &#8220;We&#8217;re willing to work with them, but the way we find a solution is by having a partner at the table to actually negotiate possible results.&#8221;
&#8220;We were never in the same room or even in the same building,&#8221; he said, according to <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/all-los-angeles-public-schools-to-close-for-3-days-as-union-strike-unavoidable_5137474.html">The Epoch Times</a>.
Aaron Withe, CEO of Freedom Foundation, a Washington-D.C.-based think tank advocating for public employees from political exploitation, told The Daily Wire in a statement that the organization frequently hears from teachers who are sick of union politics — especially after seeing what the COVID school shutdowns have done children, he said, calling the latest strike from union officials &#8220;unconscionable.&#8221;
&#8220;They just want to teach their students reading, writing, and math, Withe said, adding, &#8220;they&#8217;re fed up.&#8221;.
The strike marks the school district&#8217;s second protest in the last four years, where United Teachers of Los Angeles went on strike for six days before reaching a deal.

Education Workers In L.A. Go On Strike After Failing To Make A Deal

400,000 Los Angeles Students Missed School As Union Employees Launch 3-Day Strike Demanding Better Wages, Benefits

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Britney Spears has responded to a report that she sold her mansion in Southern California for millions less than she paid for it only nine months after purchasing the home.
In a lengthy Instagram post on Monday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/britney-spears" target="_blank" rel="noopener">41-year-old</a> singer explained that she likes what she likes and said the mansion in Calabasas was very beautiful but didn&#8217;t feel like home, <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/britney-spears-moved-new-house-sold-explain/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UPROXX</a> reported.
&#8220;My house is pretty big and the last home I bought was pretty,&#8221; Spears told her 41 million followers. &#8220;Most would say it was by far a more beautiful home … but I stayed for 5 or 6 months and came right back to my normal bedroom … I like what I like and that&#8217;s okay … nobody can tell me what is the best for me.&#8221;
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&#8220;They can give me their advice if I request it … but I’m in love with the life I have built for myself,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I should be, it’s f***ing beautiful.&#8221;
The &#8220;Womanizer&#8221; hitmaker explained that most wealthy people in greater Los Angeles own &#8220;lavish over the top homes with a pool&#8221; but said she&#8217;d not been impressed by that one bit.
&#8220;I&#8217;m honestly offended when I go to those big hotels or homes and the TVs come out from a picture above the fireplace,&#8221; the singer wrote. &#8220;I think that is the dumbest most unattractive thing I&#8217;ve ever seen and it&#8217;s silly because most people&#8217;s homes I&#8217;ve been to like that are so proud.&#8221;
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At one point, the &#8220;Toxic&#8221; hitmaker changed the topic, explaining all the &#8220;hard work&#8221; she has done to stop her father from inflicting &#8220;abuse and controlling me, literally messing with my head after 13 years believe it or not people.&#8221;
In November 2021, a judge ruled to terminate the conservatorship Spears had been under since 2008, controlled by her father. Since then, some fans have worried the singer is struggling after posting numerous nude photos, rants, and strange videos on social media. But others say she&#8217;s just being herself.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-tells-fans-not-to-call-cops-if-she-deletes-instagram-in-bizarre-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Britney Spears Tells Fans Not To Call Cops If She Deletes Instagram In Bizarre Video</a>

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Britney Spears Explains Why She Moved Out Of Her New Mansion After ‘5 Or 6 Months’

Britney Spears Explains Why She Moved Out Of Her New Mansion After '5 Or 6 Months'

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Former child star <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">Amanda Bynes</a> was reportedly placed on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mental-illness">psychiatric hold</a> following an incident involving her wandering the streets of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles">Los Angeles</a> naked.
The 36-year-old flagged down a passing motorist early Sunday morning and asked them for assistance, revealing that she was having a &#8220;psychotic episode,&#8221; as reported by <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/20/amanda-bynes-psychiatric-hold-5150-mental-health-found-naked-roaming-streets/">TMZ</a>. According to the outlet, authorities picked up Bynes and placed her on a psychiatric hold under the direction of a mental health team.
TMZ noted that Bynes did not appear to be injured when she was detained. 
The former Nickelodeon actress was previously placed under a conservatorship in August 2013, which gave her mother, Lynn Bynes, legal control of her finances and other decisions. She had been placed on psychiatric holds multiple times after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
 That conservatorship was terminated in March 2022.
&#8220;Amanda is excited and looking forward to living independently,&#8221; her attorney <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/amanda-bynes-conservatorship-terminated">told</a> Fox News Digital in a statement at the time. &#8220;She believes her condition is improved and protection of the court is no longer necessary,” he told People.
Bynes has been keeping a low profile ever since. 
The “She’s the Man” actress was scheduled to appear at 90s Con in Connecticut over the weekend with other popular stars from that era, including cast members of “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Charmed,” “The Wonder Years,” and many others. But Bynes canceled her appearance on the “All That” panel due to an unspecified illness.
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The former child star broke into acting working on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series “All That” (1996–2000). Bynes became a household name and got her big break starring in the spin-off series “The Amanda Show” (1999–2002). 
Bynes moved on from TV to films, appearing in the comedy “What a Girl Wants” (2003), the sports comedy “She&#8217;s the Man” (2006), the “Hairspray” musical (2007), and the comedy film “Easy A” (2010). She took a hiatus from acting following several mental health incidents and admitted substance abuse problems.
During an <a href="https://www.papermag.com/amanda-bynes-break-the-internet-2621549455.html">interview</a> with Paper magazine in 2018, Bynes apologized for how she treated people during the throes of her addiction. &#8220;I&#8217;m really ashamed and embarrassed with the things I said. I can&#8217;t turn back time but if I could, I would. And I&#8217;m so sorry to whoever I hurt and whoever I lied about because it truly eats away at me.&#8221;
Her scheduled event at 90s Con would have been Bynes’s first public appearance since her conservatorship ended last year.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use federal healthcare funds to cover at least six months of rent for the state&#8217;s disproportionately large homeless population and for those on the brink of losing their housing.
Newsom recently asked President Biden to approve a new program called &#8220;transitional rent&#8221; under Medi-Cal, the state&#8217;s version of Medicaid. According to <a href="http://latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-20/prescription-for-housing-california-wants-medicaid-to-cover-6-months-of-rent">The Los Angeles Times</a>, state officials modeled the program after similar federally approved programs in Oregon and Arizona that would pay up to six months of rent or temporary housing for low-income enrollees who rely on the state&#8217;s healthcare.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve been talking to the president,&#8221; Newsom told KHN. &#8220;We cannot do this alone.&#8221;
Newsom and proponents of the aid argue temporarily covering rent for homeless people would save taxpayers money rather than paying more into California&#8217;s institutional care in hospitals, nursing homes, and jails.
Bruce Alexander, a Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services spokesperson, declined to disclose to The Times whether the federal government would approve the request.
<a href="https://nashp.org/how-states-use-federal-medicaid-authorities-to-finance-housing-related-services/#:~:text=While%20Medicaid%20cannot%20pay%20for,to%20find%20and%20sustain%20housing.">The National Academy for State Health Policy</a> writes Medicaid cannot directly pay for housing development or rent. However, it can support services for enrollees to find and sustain housing.
The state&#8217;s program has already helped low-income patients with rental security deposits for homeless people and those facing eviction through a federally approved program called CalAIM, which The Times reported has transformed Medi-Cal.
Homelessness in California continues to grow, leading the nation with the largest population for over a decade, according to the <a href="https://www.ppic.org/blog/homeless-populations-are-rising-around-california/#:~:text=As%20of%202022%2C%2030%25%20of,%3B%20233%2C832%20in%20the%20US).">Public Policy Institute of California</a>.
Last year, the think tank estimated 30% of the 233,832 people in the United States experiencing homelessness live in California based on the federal government&#8217;s imperfect &#8220;Point in Time&#8221; count on the nation&#8217;s homeless population. However, Newsom admitted those numbers likely don&#8217;t reflect the state&#8217;s official count, acknowledging it is much higher than tallied.
Researchers at the institute reported state data indicating that 5% of Medi-Cal patients account for 44% of the program&#8217;s spending. Many patients experience some form of homelessness and frequently visit emergency rooms, covered mainly by the state health program.
&#8220;California emergency departments (EDs) treated about 143,000 people experiencing homelessness in 2019, according to hospital discharge records,&#8221; the report <a href="https://www.ppic.org/publication/policy-brief-how-hospital-discharge-data-can-inform-state-homelessness-policy/">reads</a>. &#8220;Almost half of homeless patients visited the ED four or more times in the year.&#8221;
Insurers argue mixing healthcare funds with housing would not save the state money, while healthcare officials point to California&#8217;s affordable housing crisis as another significant issue, which Newsom has publicly acknowledged.
&#8220;We can design incredible Medicaid policies to alleviate homelessness and pay for all the necessary supportive services, but without the adequate housing, frankly, it&#8217;s not going to work,&#8221; Dr. Margot Kushel, director of the University of California-San Francisco&#8217;s Center for Vulnerable, told The Times.
If authorized by the Biden administration, homeless people who qualify for the limited aid in California could begin receiving rent payments by 2025, eventually costing the state approximately $117 million annually after it&#8217;s up and running.
According to The Times, 11,000 people have already enrolled in Medi-Cal housing services.

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California Asks Biden Administration To Cover Six Months Of ‘Transitional Rent’ For Homeless With Medicaid

California Asks Biden Administration To Cover Six Months Of 'Transitional Rent' For Homeless With Medicaid 

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A new bill in California, SB 345, seeks to protect doctors who provide abortion medication by mail to women in states where the medication, or the procedure itself, is banned. It would also permit the distribution of controversial transgender medication, such as puberty blockers or cross-sex hormones, in states where local laws would prohibit it.
The new bill would allow people who are patients of a doctor in California to obtain abortion medication or trans medication, even if the state they are in prohibits it. Notably, the bill protects medical providers in California from punishment, but <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-bill-protects-doctors-mail-abortion-pills-patients">not</a> the out-of-state patients or California doctors who leave the state to provide the care in person.
&#8220;California health care practitioners will be able to provide essential reproductive and gender-affirming care that is legal in California, regardless of their patient’s geographic location, knowing that California is doing everything it can to protect them against the draconian laws of other states,&#8221; boasted Democratic State Sen. Nancy Skinner, author of SB 345.
Skinner <a href="https://sd09.senate.ca.gov/news/20230317-skinner-announces-bill-protect-ca-medical-providers-dispense-abortion-or-gender#:~:text=State%20Sen.%20Nancy%20Skinner%2C%20D,of%20their%20patient's%20geographic%20location." target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> SB 345 would permit doctors to &#8220;prescribe and dispense medications for abortion and contraception that are safe to patients regardless of where the patient is located,&#8221; &#8220;provide gender-affirming care and deliver that care regardless of where the patient is located,&#8221; and &#8220;bring suit in California against anyone who interferes with the health care provider’s right to provide care that is legal in California.&#8221;
Politicians in the blue state, including Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, have promoted California as an abortion destination since recent legal pro-life wins, which have coincided with a pandemic-charged population loss in the Golden State. Moreover, Newsom, in September, signed a bill making California a so-called <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-signs-bill-making-california-sanctuary-for-child-gender-surgery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sanctuary state</a> for child gender surgery.
Critics say the law infringes on states&#8217; rights.
&#8220;The arrogance of such a proposal is astounding,&#8221; said Blaine Conzatti, president of the Idaho Family Policy Center, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-bill-protects-doctors-mail-abortion-pills-patients" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News. &#8220;It flaunts the traditional relationship between states and would upend our federal system altogether.&#8221;
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Abortion is banned in most cases in some <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 states</a>, and numerous other states have requirements relating to how abortion medication mifepristone is dispensed. The Biden administration first <a href="https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-impact/blog/general/rhw-news-fda-to-allow-pharmacies.html#:~:text=The%20US%20Food%20and%20Drug,misoprostol%2C%20to%20end%20a%20pregnancy." target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-impact/blog/general/rhw-news-fda-to-allow-pharmacies.html%23:~:text%3DThe%2520US%2520Food%2520and%2520Drug,misoprostol%252C%2520to%2520end%2520a%2520pregnancy.&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1679237444107000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2X4EZ65K_ahUgiVuLHQj-J">allowed</a> mifepristone to be sent by mail and stopped enforcing a rule requiring women to get the drug in person at a clinic or hospital during COVID. The removal of the in-person requirement was made permanent in January, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would allow pharmacies to become “certified” so they can dispense the abortion medication to people who have a prescription. Mifepristone is widely used in the U.S. making up more than half of all abortions, an estimated 54%.
Numerous states, including <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-ban-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth-drag-shows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-find-it-grotesque-matt-walsh-bats-down-media-at-mississippi-bill-signing-to-ban-trans-care-for-minors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mississippi</a>, have outlawed controversial transgender medication and surgeries on minors.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/newsom-signs-bill-making-california-sanctuary-for-child-gender-surgery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom Signs Bill Making California Sanctuary For Child Gender Surgery</a>

California Bill Seeks To Provide Abortions, Trans Treatment In States Where It’s Banned With New Bill Protecting Doctors

California Bill Seeks To Provide Abortions In States Where It's Banned With New Bill Protecting Abortion Providers

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The director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at a California college said she was “harassed and bullied” out of her job because she wanted to consider the perspectives of people from all races equally. 
Dr. Tabia Lee, who is black, told <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/dei-director-harassed-by-school-for-questioning-policies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a> that faculty at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, labeled her a “white supremacist” after she pushed to “create safe spaces for everyone.” Lee said that during her review for tenure, she was denied and will be out of a job on June 15. 
“Some people wanted me to create spaces that were just safe for them, and that’s not my mission as an educator,” Lee said. “That’s not what I’m here to do.”
Lee worked for years as a middle school teacher and adjunct professor before she landed the job as the DEI director at De Anza in 2021. In that position, one she described as a “dream come true,” Lee focused on designing workshops to promote inclusion, the Post reported. But after starting at De Anza, Lee said she was subject to “daily, endless harassment right from the start.” 
On one occasion, Lee said she questioned why school communications capitalized “Black” but not “white.” She pointed to recommendations from the National Association of Black Journalists, which advises that all racial groups should be capitalized. 
“For that, I was accused of being a white supremacist,” she said. “These constant accusations of calling people racist or calling them a white supremacists or saying that they’re aligned with right wingers — that’s such ridiculousness. It’s very damaging.”
Lee attempted to set up a summit to address anti-Semitism after Jewish students and faculty came to her, saying they experienced anti-Semitism on campus, but she said some co-workers argued that an event for Jewish people wasn’t important because they too are white oppressors. 
The DEI director also said she received flak from her co-workers after she declined an invitation to join a campus socialist network.
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“I do not identify as a liberal or a conservative or a Republican or a Democrat or a libertarian or socialist or a communist or a feminist,” she told the Post. “I don’t identify with any of those labels, so I just had no interest in being a part of that.”
Lee said there are others like her in DEI positions who “are trying to do it in an inclusive way … actually being inclusive,” but she lamented that “those people are targeted for elimination and neutralization … by people who are working from extreme ideologies.” 
Lee has not ruled out taking legal action against the college. 
De Anza’s Coordinator of Communications Paula Norsell responded to Lee’s accusations, telling the Post that “faculty members have comprehensive due process and appeal rights both under the law and negotiated through their bargaining unit.”

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Black DEI Director Says She Was ‘Bullied’ Out Of Job, Called A ‘White Supremacist’ For Considering Perspectives Of All Races

Black DEI Director Says She Was 'Bullied' Out Of Job, Called A 'White Supremacist' For Considering Perspectives Of All Races

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