A Northern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> city college launched a &#8220;full investigation&#8221; on a math professor who argued against pushing transgender surgeries and hormone blockers on children in a series of emails obtained by <a href="https://www.davisvanguard.org/2022/12/community-college-to-investigate-anti-trans-emails-from-professor/">local media</a>.
In response to an email sent to Sacramento City College faculty promoting &#8220;The Ethics of Providing Healthcare&#8221; at Sacramento State University last week, Professor Robert Crawford wrote that kids should be able to &#8220;figure out who they are without being bullied into radical surgeries and hormone blockers.&#8221;
&#8220;We should stand against castrating boys and we should imprison any doctor who cuts off healthy girls [sic] breasts,&#8221; Crawford wrote. &#8220;This is an evil that we should all be against.&#8221;
&#8220;No child fantasies about being the opposite sex/gender should be entertained,&#8221; he added. &#8220;For Christs sake, stop this madness.&#8221;
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Crawford received pushback from other staff members, including one from the Sociology department who asked the math professor to explain how a child would &#8220;know they are really the opposite gender.&#8221;
&#8220;They&#8217;ve never had the body of the opposite gender so how do they know this? I&#8217;ll wait….&#8221; the unnamed female faculty member wrote.
Crawford then claimed the faculty member “plays for the other team … a double agent parading as a union rep,” who allegedly coerced people into taking the “pseudo vaccine” and denied support to other faculty members who were fired after refusing to comply with the mandate.
&#8220;I suggest we vote for new leadership that isn&#8217;t compromised by his/her own Leftist/tyrannical ideology,&#8221; he said before shifting back to the original topic.
&#8220;With all the people detransitioning and hating their parents for allowing them to butcher their bodies in their naivete [sic] as youths, we need to look far more skeptically at &#8216;doctors&#8217; and others who would encourage radical surgeries and puberty blockers onto children,&#8221; Crawford said. &#8220;Follow the money.&#8221;
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh recently uncovered shocking details of the so-called gender-affirming care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
According to Dr. Shayne Sebold Taylor of the center&#8217;s Clinic for Transgender Health, &#8220;chest reconstruction&#8221; could cost $40,000 per patient, vaginoplasty surgeries are about $20,000, and patients undergoing female-to-male bottom surgeries could pay up to $100,000.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a lot of money,&#8221; Taylor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/huge-money-maker-video-reveals-vanderbilts-shocking-gender-care-threats-against-dissenting-doctors">said</a> at one Medicine Grand Rounds lecture unearthed on video and archived web pages. &#8220;These surgeries make a lot of money.&#8221;
Crawford&#8217;s comments sparked city college officials to take the &#8220;discrimination or harassment&#8221; accusations against the staff member &#8220;very seriously.&#8221;
Kaitlyn Collignon, Communications and Public Information Officer from Sacramento City College, told local media that they have begun &#8220;a full investigation into the incident and communications in question, and will take all appropriate steps to protect the safety and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff.&#8221;
UC Davis Law Professor Ash Bhagwat told local media that Crawford&#8217;s comments get &#8220;problematic&#8221; and complicated as the professor sent the emails under his community college email address.
Noting the professor&#8217;s views may create a hostile work environment, Bhagwat said there could be a claim under Title VII for discrimination.
&#8220;Hostile work environment is a Title VII claim for discrimination,” Bhagwat said. &#8220;But you have to be discriminated based on a protected category,” adding that &#8220;being offended is not being discriminated against based on a protected class.&#8221;
Crawford said he stood behind his emails in a request for comment from local media.
&#8220;Feel free to publish my comments as they are,&#8221; Crawford said. &#8220;I stand behind them 100%. God is my witness and judge in this life not the latest fashions.&#8221;
&#8220;I am called to speak up for the innocent and defend them,&#8221; he added.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian</a>-backed Ukrainian politician faces up to 30 years in prison for fraudulently buying property in California.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukranian</a> politician Andrii Derkach was charged with seven criminal counts in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday. Derkach was previously sanctioned for trying to influence the 2020 elections, law enforcement officials said in a <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/russian-intelligence-agent-charged-fraud-and-money-laundering-connection-purchase-and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. Derkach allegedly bought two properties in Beverly Hills in violation of the sanctions, and used a complex financial scheme to hide his involvement.
“Kremlin-backed Ukrainian politician and oligarch, Andrii Derkach, was sanctioned for his efforts to influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential election on behalf of the Russian Intelligence Services,&#8221; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the FBI&#8217;s New York Field Office said in a statement.
“While participating in a scripted Russian disinformation campaign seeking to undermine U.S. institutions, Derkach simultaneously conspired to fraudulently benefit from a Western lifestyle for himself and his family in the United States,” Driscoll added. “The FBI will continue to use all the tools at its disposal to identify Russian intelligence operations, disrupt Russian information laundering networks, and bring to justice those who seek to engage in criminal conspiracies to undermine the integrity of U.S elections and evade U.S. sanctions.&#8221;
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According to the indictment, the scheme began in 2013. Derkach and an unnamed co-conspirator concocted a plot to purchase and mantain two luxury condominiums in Beverly Hills. To hide his interest in the properties, the oligarch used a corporate nominee — a company that holds assets in place of an individual — a multi-level complex of shell companies based in California, and several accounts with American banks and brokerages.
Derkach then wired nearly $4 million to the nominee corporation from Latvian and Swiss bank accounts that belonged to companies registered in the British Virgin Islands. The corporation then paid $3.2 million in cash for the properties, and placed the remaining $800,000 into a brokerage account the company maintained, which was used to pay expenses on the properties.
But Derkach obscured his involvement from the institutions the money was placed in, so he prevented the companies from transferring money into sanctioned accounts, and instead caused them to conduct transactions with blocked funds and for the benefit of the condominiums, which were also blocked under the sanctions.
Derkach is charged with conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Acts (IEEPA), bank fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and four counts of money laundering. He remains at large. If convicted, Derkach could face up to 30 years in prison.
In the meantime, the DOJ said it was conducting a civil asset forfeiture to seize the properties and the remaining funds in the bank and brokerage accounts.
Derkach has been a member of the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukranian Parliament. Originally from the city of Dnipro in Eastern Ukraine, Derkach was a member of the pro-Russia Party of Regions, formerly the governing party in Ukraine from 2010 until the Maidan Revolution in 2014. Derkach was sanctioned by the Treasury Department in September 2020. According to the press release, Derkach was “an active Russian agent for over a decade, maintaining close connections with the Russian Intelligence Services&#8221; as part of an effort to influence the 2020 election.
The DOJ conducted the investigation in conjunction with KleptoCapture, an interagency law enforcement task force created to enforce the U.S. sanctions imposed on Russian actors in response to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>.

DOJ: Russian-Backed Ukrainian Oligarch Bought Two California Condos, Used Convoluted Scheme To Get Around U.S. Sanctions

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Democratic <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California</a> Governor <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gavin Newsom</a> unveiled a “price gouging penalty” for <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">oil</a> companies this week as Golden State lawmakers assembled to deliberate <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">energy</a> policy.
The <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Price-Gouging-penalty-proposal-language.pdf?emrc=075304" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a>, introduced by State Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-CA), would compel oil companies to reduce their profits to avoid a civil penalty from the California Energy Commission. Neither a penalty size nor an official profitability threshold appears in the proposal, which would also expand the agency’s authority to obtain information regarding price policies.
“Big Oil has been lying and gouging Californians to line their own pockets long enough,” Newsom said in a <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/12/05/governor-newsom-unveils-price-gouging-penalty-on-big-oils-excessive-profits-to-protect-californians-from-being-ripped-off/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “I look forward to the work ahead with our partners in the Legislature to get this done.”
Newsom <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/30/governor-newsom-convenes-special-session-to-hold-oil-industry-accountable-for-price-gouging-keep-money-in-californians-pockets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convened</a> a special session of state lawmakers on Monday to consider the price gouging policy, which as many as 60% of Californians support, according to a recent <a href="https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/energy/new-poll-shows-more-60-californians-support-windfall-profits-cap-oil-refiners">poll</a> from Consumer Watchdog. Legislators only held the session for minutes before adopting rules and appointing new leadership, according to a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/business-california-legislature-sacramento-gavin-newsom-f67b8f4a8e0d7a978d4bf34ada1ea256" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Associated Press.
“Putting the Governor’s proposal in print allows the Legislature and the public to begin discussions on this important issue,” Skinner remarked in the press release. “No one can deny that California’s gas prices were outrageously high compared to other states. And those high prices hurt California consumers and businesses.”
Indeed, average gas prices in California are presently $4.66 per gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=CA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from AAA, far surpassing national average gas prices at $3.36 per gallon. The press release nevertheless lauded Newsom for purportedly reducing prices at the pump from a high of $6.42 per gallon earlier this year. President Joe Biden has made similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-takes-victory-lap-as-gas-prices-inch-downward-still-nearly-twice-as-high-since-his-first-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claims</a> amid the nationwide decrease in gas prices, which are currently 41% higher than costs recorded on his first day in the White House.
The price gouging policy occurs after the California Air Resources Board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-expected-to-ban-sale-of-new-gas-cars" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued new rules</a> requiring 35% of new vehicles in the state to produce zero emissions by 2026, a standard that will rise to a 68% level by 2030 and a 100% level by 2035. Experts have warned that the state’s electric grid, which often makes national headlines for experiencing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-asks-residents-to-avoid-charging-electric-vehicles-due-to-blackout-risk-days-after-unveiling-new-gas-car-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">widespread blackouts</a>, will require upgrades to manage a rapid transition away from internal combustion vehicles.
Renewable energy sources such as biomass, solar, and wind were responsible for one-third of the state’s power generation as of two years ago, according to <a href="https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/california-electricity-data/2021-total-system-electric-generation/2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the California Energy Commission.
Congressional Democrats have also attributed rising energy costs to price gouging. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) expressed <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> earlier this year for legislation that would permit the president to declare an “energy emergency,” granting him the ability to regulate prices by preventing fuel companies from selling their products at rates deemed to be “unconscionably excessive” and “exploiting” such an emergency.

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A school principal accused of crimes against a child jumped to his death at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/disneyland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Disneyland</a> late last week and blamed his suicide on the upcoming court battle.
The Los Angeles Daily News <a href="https://www.dailynews.com/2022/12/04/man-jumps-to-death-from-disneyland-parking-structure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identified</a> the man as 51-year-old Christopher Christensen, who served as the principal of Huntington Beach elementary schools for 22 years.
Christensen was scheduled to appear in court this week for a pre-trial hearing for child endangerment and battery charges, both misdemeanor charges.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/06/man-who-jumped-to-death-at-disneyland-was-son-of-famed-musical-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Christensen was the son of famed Disney theme parks music director James “Jim” Christensen, who passed away in 2020 at age 84.
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Christensen explained in a note what allegedly happened that led to the charges and how the charges led to his decision to end his life at Disneyland.
&#8220;I hate when people leave this Earth with so many unanswered questions,&#8221; he began in a note that included pictures of his wife Marlena. &#8220;Most of you don’t know this but we privately married 3 ½ years ago. Marlena and I love and adore each other and our relationship has been amazing…up until recently.&#8221;
&#8220;Unfortunately, two weeks ago she and I got into a heated argument at home in front of the girls,&#8221; the note continued. &#8220;Tempers were flared and strong words were exchanged between us. However, never in this exchange did I hit, slap, or hurt Marlena in any manner. Nor did I ever touch the girls (I never have and never will). I love the girls like my own and they know that, as does everyone else who truly knows me. Unfortunately, Marlena’s anger got the best of her that night and she called the police, which landed me in jail that night. Yes, me! A man who has never hit or harmed ANYONE in his life! I think it’s safe to say that Marlena truly regrets making that call, because the events of that night have completely unraveled both of our lives.&#8221;
&#8220;I am on the brink of losing my job, as I am out on administrative leave until my case is &#8216;resolved,’” Christensen continued. &#8220;However, the legal system is extremely flawed (especially against men/fathers) and it’s sickening how quickly and easily an innocent man can be thrown in jail based on zero evidence or proof!&#8221;
Christensen said that he saw messages that his wife sent to one of her friends in which she allegedly &#8220;had no intention on having that night come this far.&#8221;
&#8220;She knows I would never hurt her or the girls and she, too, has been trying to clear my name with little success,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Again, the legal system is deeply flawed, to say the least! So, here I am…writing my final FB post to all of you. I need you all to know that a gentle, kind, loving and sincerely good man has been destroyed by one unfortunate night. It really is unfortunate! This is NOT me! This is NOT something that I ever thought would happen to me. With all of this said, I have truly loved educating and leading thousands of students and families as a principal in FVSD for the past 21+ years.&#8221;
&#8220;Please, please, please be kind to one another! Treat each other with kindness and grace,&#8221; he later added. &#8220;There is too much anger in the world and people need to start treating each other better. What I’ve shared with you above is a prime example of how &#8216;anger&#8217; can really have long-lasting and extremely damaging effects on a person’s life.&#8221;
If you or someone you know is struggling or thinking of harming themselves, please call or text the 988 Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at 988.

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Two women have filed a class action lawsuit against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/apple" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a> over its AirTag devices, which they claim allowed their ex partners to stalk them.
On Monday, the proposed class action lawsuit was <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/business/apple-airtag-lawsuit.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It reportedly alleges that Apple did not put in place sufficient safety parameters that would keep stalkers from using the devices to keep track of victims.
“With a price point of just $29, it has become the weapon of choice of stalkers and abusers,” the lawsuit reportedly said.
The plaintiffs also <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63880969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> allege that the devices were connected to murders of women in Indiana and Ohio this year. They also <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/apple-is-sued-by-women-who-say-airtag-lets-stalkers-track-victims-2022-12-06/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> AirTag is &#8220;the weapon of choice of stalkers and abusers.”
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AirTags are devices that allow people to keep track of their belongings that they may otherwise lose track of, such as wallets and keys.
One of the women in the lawsuit, Lauren Hughes of Travis County, Texas, said that she realized she was being tracked by an AirTag in August of last year. A three-month relationship had ended between her and her ex-partner, and the person began to write abusive messages on her social media pages, as well as leave threats on her voicemail.
She ended up moving after the person put objects outside of her apartment, but she realized while she was living at a hotel that she was being stalked. Her phone notified her that an unfamiliar AirTag was moving with her — which she discovered hidden in her car’s wheel well.
The second woman involved in the suit resides in New York and discovered an AirTag in her kid&#8217;s backpack over the summer. She found the device following a “contentious divorce.” The lawsuit claims that the woman&#8217;s stalker had “a commitment to continuing to use AirTags to track, harass, and threaten her.”
The class action filing is looking to win an undefined amount of damages for those who own Android or iOS devices who have been monitored with an AirTag or who are at risk of being victims of stalking.
The BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60004257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in January that multiple women had said they were tracked with AirTag devices.
&#8220;If you create an item which is useful for tracking stolen items, then you have also created a perfect tool for stalking,&#8221; Eva Galperin, Director of Cyber-Security at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, told the outlet at the time.
&#8220;I have personally talked to several people who have found AirTags in their possession,&#8221; she said.
When it launched the AirTags, Apple made the claim that “AirTags are designed to track items not people.”

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This article is a companion piece to today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Kirstie Alley, Dead, Age 71
Actress and mother Kirstie Alley passed away <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-actress-kirstie-alley-star-of-cheers-dead-at-71" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monday</a> at the age of 71. Alley reportedly died of recently-discovered colon cancer. Alley famously starred in the sitcom &#8220;Cheers,&#8221; and became an outspoken critic of cancel culture late in life.
Biden Says &#8220;More Important Things Going On&#8221; Than The Border
President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-important-things-going-on-biden-spits-in-the-face-of-every-american-with-latest-excuse-for-not-visiting-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traveled</a> to Arizona on Tuesday to tout Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s announcement of a second manufacturing chip plant in the Grand Canyon State, bringing its total investment in the state to $40 billion.
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However, when asked whether or not he will visit the U.S. southern border amid the nation’s illegal immigration crisis, the president was dismissive.
&#8220;Why go to a border state and not visit the border?&#8221; Fox News&#8217; Peter Doocy asked.
“Because there are more important things going on,” Biden shot back. “They’re going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise.”
Georgia Runoff Day 
In an update to this morning’s podcast, voters in Georgia have found very short wait times while casting their ballots so far today. Georgia’s secretary of state says voters had a total wait time of less than three minutes throughout the morning. The run-off election between incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker is expected to be a close contest.
California Wants To Fine Oil Companies
The California legislature <a href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/11/30/governor-newsom-convenes-special-session-to-hold-oil-industry-accountable-for-price-gouging-keep-money-in-californians-pockets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convened</a> in a special session Monday during which Governor Gavin Newsom urged lawmakers to impose fines on oil companies’ profit. The California governor is accusing energy companies of price gouging, while industry representatives say market forces and government policies are to blame for high prices.
South Carolina Bans TikTok For State Workers
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has now <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-clear-and-present-danger-to-its-users-south-carolina-gov-bans-state-employees-from-using-tiktok-amid-national-security-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">permanently prohibited</a> state workers’ devices from using the TikTok app. FBI Director Christopher Wray recently testified that the China-based social media platform could pose a national security threat.
Biden&#8217;s DOD Wants COVID Vaccine Mandate Kept In Place
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-dems-reportedly-will-buck-biden-join-gop-to-repeal-military-vaccine-mandate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Sunday he wants to keep the military’s COVID vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops. This past week, more than 20 Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking that the administration remove the mandate, saying it has hurt the U.S. National Guard’s ability to recruit troops.
Police Officers Recieve Congressional Gold Medals For January 6
And, Congress awarded <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/capitol-police-gold-medal-ceremony-mccarthy-mcconnell-family-snubbed-185612016.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday</a> to law enforcement officers who were at the capitol during the January 6 riot. President Biden has also stated that at least one medal will reside in the Smithsonian museum so “all visitors can understand what happened that day.”
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Los Angeles has officially banned new oil wells in the city, further increasing the city&#8217;s reliance on foreign sources of oil.
On Friday, the Los Angeles City Council held a vote and all were in favor of getting rid of oil drilling in Los Angeles. They greenlit a measure to prohibit the extraction process of new oil and gas. The vote for the measure passed with no one voting against it — 12 to 0. 
The city will get rid of operations that already are running “after a 20-year amortization period,” <a href="https://planning.lacity.org/odocument/7e8aea68-fb21-4920-b0a1-0a1dc0f6563a/Oil_Ordinance_Fact_Sheet_-_English_Version_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a fact <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3762406-los-angeles-city-council-approves-ban-on-oil-and-gas-drilling-within-city-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sheet</a>. 
&#8220;This may be the most important step towards environmental justice that this council has taken in recent memory,&#8221; Council President Paul Krekorian <a href="https://abc7.com/los-angeles-oil-and-gas-ban-la-city-council-vote-environment/12520325/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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In October, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors also supported a similar measure. In January, the entire City Council <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/3762406-los-angeles-city-council-approves-ban-on-oil-and-gas-drilling-within-city-limits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voted</a> in favor of creating a resolution after the county voted to get rid of oil and gas drilling last year.
While some have pushed Los Angeles to end oil drilling, there is also worry about the possible loss of employment opportunities and spike in gasoline prices.
&#8220;What happens very often is the profiteers of the oil and gas companies will use their mistreated workforce as a way to try to push back on policymakers,&#8221; Krekorian claimed at a briefing. ”They will try to use a fake, false untruthful argument about impacts on gasoline prices.” He also said that the time of oil and gas production is stopping either way. 
Warren Resources is one of the companies that has oil wells in the region and was against the measure. 
In a statement, president James A. Watt, said the company plans to ”use all available legal resources to protect our major investment from this unlawful taking&#8221; and said that pollution resulting from its work was &#8220;on par with that of a fast-food restaurant.”
&#8220;Warren has demonstrated to the City Council and all other regulatory authorities that we are not an environmentally significant pollution source for the community,&#8221; Watt said.
The decision also has international implications. 
Hector Barajas, a spokesman for the California Independent Petroleum Association, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/los-angeles-bans-oil-and-gas-drilling-within-city-limits.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the new measure makes it so that the 2.5 million oil barrels made by the city last year would need to now come from international imports, like those from Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. 
“Our in-state oil is the only California climate-compliant oil in the world, given that oil producers must adhere to the state’s greenhouse gas reduction program and account for all emissions,” Barajas pointed out. “Foreign oil imports are totally exempt from those requirements.”
The latest development goes in line with Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom’s efforts from earlier this year. California legislators <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-passes-54-billion-in-climate-spending-votes-to-keep-nuclear-plant-open-but-infringes-on-oil-and-gas-wells" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> legislation making it so that new oil and gas wells have to be established at least 3,200 feet away from community areas and homes.

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On Monday, a group of restaurant owners and business organizations said they gathered enough signatures to pause a California wage law and put the measure on the ballot in two years. 
The <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB257" target="_blank" rel="noopener">law</a>, known as the FAST Recovery Act, was signed earlier this year by Democratic Governor Gavin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gavin-newsom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Newsom</a>. It creates a governmental Fast Food Council of ten people that would create rules for fast food workers, including how much they earn, as well as working conditions and hours. 
The group of restaurant professionals is called Save Local Restaurants, and said it had filed over 1 million petition signatures to halt the law and let voters in California decide if they want it to go into effect during the 2024 election, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/restaurant-groups-push-to-overturn-california-fast-food-wage-law-11670247131" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“The FAST Act would have an enormous impact on Californians, and clearly voters want a say in whether it should stand,” the Save Local Restaurants group <a href="https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/petition-to-stop-fast-food-labor-council-law-gathers-one-million-signatures-but-some-question-validity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “The measure would establish an unelected council to control labor policy in the counter-service restaurant industry, cause food prices to increase by as much as 20% during a period of decades-high inflation, and harm thousands of small family-, minority-, and women-owned businesses across the state.”
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The group needed to get around 623,000 valid signatures from voters by Monday, December 5, in order to get it on the 2024 ballot. Now, the California secretary of state has to look over the submissions to decide if enough valid signatures are included to get it onto the ballot.
The National Restaurant Association <a href="https://restaurant.org/NRA/media/Downloads/PDFs/advocacy/2022/California-Fast-Recovery-Act.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in September that since the measure became law, it “has major impacts on both franchisees and franchisors by giving an unelected body the ability to create regulations that are harmful to quick service operators around the state.”
It could make the minimum <a href="https://www.theregreview.org/2022/10/25/stephen-new-california-law-forces-fast-food-restaurants-to-think-fast/#:~:text=The%20FAST%20Recovery%20Act%20stipulates,high%20as%20$22%20per%20hour." target="_blank" rel="noopener">wage</a> for fast food workers as steep as $22 per hour in 2023. The law applies to chains that have more than 100 locations around the country. 
Those who are in favor of the measure argue that it’s vital for the economic advancement of workers who are employed at fast-food locations. 
“This landmark law protects and empowers over 500,000 fast-food workers and makes historic progress towards reducing racial and income inequality in California. Still, fast-food corporations refuse to respect the law and come to the table,” President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Mary Kay Henry <a href="https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/petition-to-stop-fast-food-labor-council-law-gathers-one-million-signatures-but-some-question-validity/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a>.
The SEIU filed a complaint last month via a law firm over the signatures’ validity, arguing with some videos, that petitioners were not truthful with people in order to persuade them to sign the petition.

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Restaurant Groups Say They Have Filed Over 1 Million Signatures To Pause California Fast Food Worker Law, Put On 2024 Ballot

Restaurant Groups File 1 Million Signatures To Pause California Fast Food Worker Law, FAST Recovery Act, Put On 2024 Ballot

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A reparations task force created by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is kicking around some large sums, up to $223,000, to give to each qualifying black American residing in California.
Newsom created the nine-person <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-task-force-begins-meetings-to-discuss-slavery-reparations">task force</a> in 2020 as a social justice measure to promote &#8220;equity.&#8221;
“As our country reckons with our painful legacy of racial injustice, California again is poised to lead the way towards a more equitable and inclusive future for all,” the governor said at the time.
The task force maintains that a legacy of housing discrimination should qualify some black Americans in the state to a total compensation of $569 billion, or about $223,200 per person. Housing discrimination was just one of the areas the group is looking into, though, meaning those totals could increase. The effects of &#8220;mass incarceration,&#8221; &#8220;unjust property seizures,&#8221; &#8220;devaluation of black businesses,&#8221; and health care are the other four areas being examined, according to The New York Times.
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The task force has broadened eligibility to any descendant of an enslaved African American or a “free black person living in the United States prior to the end of the 19th century,&#8221; the report noted. There are currently about 2.5 million black Americans living in the Golden State.
Notably, the Biden administration has supported the examination of reparations for black Americans.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said last year that President Joe Biden &#8220;supports a study, as we’ve said before, into reparations.&#8221;
Jean-Pierre&#8217;s comments came as she fielded questions about whether the administration would provide reparations to families of the victims of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre.
&#8220;[Biden] believes that, first and foremost, the task in front of us is not to root out — is to root out systemic racism where it exists right now,&#8221; the then-deputy press secretary said. &#8220;And that’s why it’s … central to all of his agenda.”
&#8220;The President believes that what these survivors have endured is tragic and devastating,&#8221; Jean-Pierre added. &#8220;First and foremost, he is honored to have the opportunity to listen to them and learn from their experiences. He also plans to convey his heartfelt gratitude for their bravery in sharing the stories of the trauma and violence that was wrought on them and their families. And that is — that is going to be his focus today, and that’s what he wants to do.” 
Final figures from Newsom&#8217;s task force will be released next year, and the state Legislature will evaluate those recommendations.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-military" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Military</a> unveiled its new strategic long-range stealth bomber this week, Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider, which will serve as the backbone of the future for U.S. air power for decades to come.
The U.S. Air Force unveiled the bomber at a special ceremony in Palmdale, California, Friday night.
The bomber will become operational in the next few years and will slowly phase out aging B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers that are currently in service.
The B-21 is the first new bomber that the U.S. has developed since the end of the Cold War, more than three decades ago. Officials expect to have at least 100 B-21s in service, costing nearly $700 million each.
Northrop Grumman <a href="https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/features/10-facts-about-northrop-grummans-b-21-raider?_gl=1*1ajpvwb*_ga*NjU3Njk5MTgzLjE2NzAxMDczNTY.*_ga_7YV3CDX0R2*MTY3MDEwNzM1NS4xLjAuMTY3MDEwNzM2My4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">highlighted</a> several key features about the new bomber:
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<li>Sixth Generation. The B-21 Raider benefits from more than three decades of strike and stealth technology. It is the next evolution of the Air Force strategic bomber fleet. Developed with the next generation of stealth technology, advanced networking capabilities and an open systems architecture, the B-21 is optimized for the high-end threat environment. It will play a critical role in helping the Air Force meet its most complex missions.</li>
<li>Stealth. Northrop Grumman is continuously advancing technology, employing new manufacturing techniques and materials to ensure the B-21 will defeat the anti-access, area-denial systems it will face.</li>
<li>Backbone of the Fleet. The B-21 Raider forms the backbone of the future for U.S. air power. The B-21 will deliver a new era of capability and flexibility through advanced integration of data, sensors and weapons. Capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear payloads, the B-21 will be one of the most effective aircraft in the sky, with the ability to use a broad mix of stand-off and direct attack munitions.</li>
<li>A Digital Bomber. The B-21 is a digital bomber. Northrop Grumman uses agile software development, advanced manufacturing techniques and digital engineering tools to help mitigate production risk on the B-21 program and enable modern sustainment practices. Six B-21 Raiders are in various stages of final assembly and test at Northrop Grumman’s plant in Palmdale, California.</li>
<li>Cloud Technology. Northrop Grumman and the Air Force successfully demonstrated the migration of B-21 ground systems data to a cloud environment. This demonstration included the development, deployment and test of B-21 data, including the B-21 digital twin, that will support B-21 operations and sustainment. This robust cloud-based digital infrastructure will result in a more maintainable and sustainable aircraft with lower-cost infrastructure.</li>
<li>Open Architecture. To meet the evolving threat environment, the B-21 has been designed from day one for rapid upgradeability. Unlike earlier generation aircraft, the B-21 will not undergo block upgrades. New technology, capabilities and weapons will be seamlessly incorporated through agile software upgrades and built-in hardware flexibility. This will ensure the B-21 Raider can continuously meet the evolving threat head on for decades to come.</li>
<li>Global Reach. The B-21 Raider will be the backbone of the U.S. bomber fleet and pivotal to supporting our nation’s strategic deterrence strategy. In addition to its advanced long-range precision strike capabilities that will afford Combatant Commanders the ability to hold any target, anywhere in the world at risk, it has also been designed as the lead component of a larger family of systems that will deliver intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic attack and multi-domain networking capabilities. In a dynamic global security environment, the B-21 will provide the flexibility and deterrence critical to the security of the U.S. and our allies.</li>
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Unveiled today, the B-21 Raider will be a dual-capable, penetrating-strike stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear munitions. The B-21 will form the backbone of the future Air Force bomber force consisting of B-21s and B-52s.(U.S. Air Force photo) <a href="https://t.co/X6KSU7sy6U">pic.twitter.com/X6KSU7sy6U</a>
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“The B-21 Raider is the first strategic bomber in more than three decades,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin <a href="https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-and-the-us-air-force-introduce-the-b-21-raider-the-worlds-first-sixth-generation-aircraft?_gl=1*furu96*_ga*NjU3Njk5MTgzLjE2NzAxMDczNTY.*_ga_7YV3CDX0R2*MTY3MDEwNzM1NS4xLjEuMTY3MDEwNzU3NS4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> during the ceremony. “It is a testament to America’s enduring advantages in ingenuity and innovation. And it’s proof of the Department’s long-term commitment to building advanced capabilities that will fortify America’s ability to deter aggression, today and into the future.”
The B-21 Raider was named in honor of the Doolittle Raid of World War II, which happened on April 18, 1942. The raid was led by Lt. Col. James “Jimmy” Doolittle, who volunteered to lead America&#8217;s first military response to Japan&#8217;s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Sixteen B-25 medium bombers took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet in a one-way bombing raid that targeted Tokyo, Kobe, Osaka, and Nagoya, the U.S. Air Force <a href="https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107225/general-james-harold-doolittle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>. &#8220;As did the others who participated in the mission, Doolittle had to bail out, but fortunately landed in a rice paddy in China near Chu Chow. Some of the other flyers lost their lives on the mission.&#8221;
Doolittle received the Medal of Honor, America&#8217;s highest award for military valor, for his actions. Doolittle also received two Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, three Distinguished Flying Crosses, Bronze Star, four Air Medals, and decorations from Great Britain, France, Belgium, Poland, China, and Ecuador.
&#8220;For conspicuous leadership above and beyond the call of duty, involving personal valor and intrepidity at an extreme hazard to life,&#8221; President Roosevelt said in presenting Doolittle the Medal of Honor. &#8220;With the apparent certainty of being forced to land in enemy territory or to perish at sea, Lt. Col. Doolittle personally led a squadron of Army bombers, manned by volunteer crews, in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland.&#8221;

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One of the final House races to be decided in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2022 cycle</a> went to the Republicans after a close contest in which the Democrat trailed by only a few hundred votes.
Republican John Duarte won California&#8217;s 13th Congressional District after his Democratic rival, Adam Gray, conceded on Friday.
&#8220;After weeks of incredibly hard work by our election workers, the result has become clear,&#8221; Gray said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamGrayCA/status/1598871913509421056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> posted on Twitter. &#8220;While I had hoped for a different outcome, I accept the results and have called to congratulate my opponent, John Duarte.&#8221;
More than 130,000 ballots were cast, and the Democrat said that the outcome will be decided by &#8220;just a few hundred votes.&#8221;
With Duarte emerging victorious, House Republicans are projected to hold a narrow majority in the lower chamber with 222 seats compared to 213 seats controlled by the Democrats, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/john-duarte-house-election-california-republican/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
One race — Rep. Lauren Boebert&#8217;s (R-CO) bid for reelection — is still up in the air as it was close enough to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-colorado-lauren-boebert-election-recounts-aspen-13aceebf899465494f94e0f83146f2a1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trigger a recount</a>.
Democrats are poised to be temporarily down a member next term after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-representative-donald-mceachin-dies-at-61" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) died on Monday</a> at the age of 61 following a battle with cancer. State law dictates that the governor, who right now is Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), will be the one to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/29/mceachin-death-special-election-youngkin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">call a special election</a>. McEachin&#8217;s district, which includes Richmond, is <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2022/12/01/richmond-congress-speculation-mceachin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to stay with the Democrats</a>, as it is a heavily blue area.
Exactly how many seats Republicans and Democrats have could prove critical in the contest for House speaker due to the slim margin. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is positioned to snag the role, but he&#8217;ll need to garner at least 218 votes in January. A handful of Republicans have <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republicans-against-kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voiced opposition</a> to McCarthy&#8217;s ascension to the speakership.
Duarte, a farmer and businessman, will represent a district in the Central Valley. His <a href="https://www.johnduarteforcongress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">campaign website pledges</a> that he will &#8220;fight the high cost of living,&#8221; &#8220;protect our Valley water and farms,&#8221; and &#8220;fight for safer communities.&#8221;
Thanks to the 2020 census, California suffered a net loss of one seat in the House following the process of redistricting. Republicans will now hold 12 seats in California, up one from the current session, while Democrats will have 40 seats in the state, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/john-duarte-house-election-california-republican/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>. The 13th district, as it stands now, is held by Barbara Lee (D-CA). She will represent the 12th district in the next term.

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Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer announced on Thursday that the county may again impose indoor-mask mandates.
Citing a rise in COVID infections, which have surged to 2,700 new COVID infections per day, up 180% since Nov. 1, Ferrer added that Virus-related hospital admissions are now up 200% in the same time period.
“There is this common line of thinking that the pandemic is over and COVID is no longer of concern, but these numbers clearly demonstrate that COVID is still with us,” Ferrer told a press conference.
“Given both the increases in hospitalizations and the lack of certainty in the winter trajectory for COVID-19, continuing some common-sense mitigation strategies that we know work to limit transmission and illness, including masking and being up to date on vaccines and boosters, remains a very sensible approach,” she added, according to <a href="https://abc7.com/covid-19-indoor-masking-la-county-mask-mandate/12516325/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC7 Los Angeles</a>.
CDC guidelines say that LA County would reach the “high” level if 200 out of 100,000 residents are diagnosed each week. Ferrer estimated the county would reach that level by next week.
Ferrer said that if local hospitals show a daily average admission rate over 10 per 100,000 residents and more than 10% of staffed inpatient beds filled with COVID patients, she would issue the indoor mask mandate.
On Thursday, the first metric had already been reached, with 11.9 new admissions per 100,000 residents, but the second metric had not yet been reached, as only 5.6% of staffed inpatient beds were filled with COVID patients.
Some opposition to the imposition of an indoor mask mandate was voiced on social media, as as <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/02/la-county-set-to-reinstate-indoor-mask-mandate-as-covid-surges/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a> reported. Aome comments included, “They push false data and fearporn through their daily news,” “The only city that is chomping at the bit to bring masks back is Los Angeles,” and “They’ll have rolling mandates forever.”
Masks are still required in Los Angeles County indoors at health-care and congregate-care facilities, or of someone who was exposed to the virus in the previous 10 days.

A new public indoor mask mandate is expected by the end of this month.

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