LA Mayor Says Water, Power Will Be Shut Off for Nonessential Businesses That Won’t Close

LA Mayor Says Water, Power Will Be Shut Off for Nonessential Businesses That Won’t Close

 (KTLA-TV) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti opened his daily briefing Tuesday recognizing what may have been the first teenage COVID-19 death in L.A. County and went on to announce actions against nonessential businesses that don’t close and a new portal for recruiting medics. … The mayor went on to announce the “business ambassadors […]

‘Gender Neutral Retail’? Calif. Bill Would Fine Large Stores for Separating Boys and Girls Toys, Clothing

‘Gender Neutral Retail’? Calif. Bill Would Fine Large Stores for Separating Boys and Girls Toys, Clothing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Democratic lawmaker in California has proposed a bill that would require large retail stores in the state to combine boys and girls clothing departments, as well as their boys and girls toy sections, into un-gendered areas, asserting that separating the sexes “incorrectly implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate.” […]

Planned Parenthood Calif. Delivers Gift Bags of Candy, Condoms to Lawmakers on Valentines, ‘National Condom Day’

Planned Parenthood Calif. Delivers Gift Bags of Candy, Condoms to Lawmakers on Valentines, ‘National Condom Day’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Representatives with the abortion and contraception giant Planned Parenthood delivered gift bags of candy and condoms to legislative offices in California on Friday, with the vulgar phrase on the condom wrappers “don’t [expletive] with us; don’t [expletive] without us.” Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California posted photographs of the deliveries on its Twitter […]

HHS Finds California in Violation of Federal Law by Requiring All Health Insurance Plans to Cover Abortion

HHS Finds California in Violation of Federal Law by Requiring All Health Insurance Plans to Cover Abortion

WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a notice of violation to the State of California, advising that it is breaking federal law by requiring all insurance plans to provide coverage for abortion — a mandate that had resulted in churches and other religious organizations lodging a complaint with HHS. […]

Calif. Mall Backs Down After Initially Prohibiting Grandmother From Distributing Gospel Tracts Without Costly Permit

Calif. Mall Backs Down After Initially Prohibiting Grandmother From Distributing Gospel Tracts Without Costly Permit

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Officials at a shopping mall in California have agreed to allow a grandmother to offer gospel tracts to shoppers after initially prohibiting her from “soliciting” without first obtaining a costly permit. Attorneys with the Sacramento-based Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) had filed suit against the Valley Plaza Mall in Bakersfield in May after […]

Calif. Man Charged With First-Degree Murder After Allegedly Forcing Girlfriend to Ingest Abortion Pill at Gunpoint

Calif. Man Charged With First-Degree Murder After Allegedly Forcing Girlfriend to Ingest Abortion Pill at Gunpoint

 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A 23-year-old man in California is facing a first-degree murder charge, among other criminal offenses, after he allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend to ingest an abortion pill while holding her at gunpoint. Jagmeet Sandhu was arrested by the Bakersfield Police Department on Wednesday following an investigation into the incident, which was reported […]

Calif. Mother Charged With First-Degree Murder After Baby Stillborn From Meth Use

Calif. Mother Charged With First-Degree Murder After Baby Stillborn From Meth Use

HANFORD, Calif. — A California mother has been charged with first-degree murder after her baby boy was born stillborn and medical examiners found high levels of methamphetamine in the child’s system. Chelsea Becker, 25, had already lost custody of three other children who were born with a meth addiction, two of whom live with Becker’s […]

Church Building Vandalized With Satanic Graffiti, Possibly Targeted Over Opposition to Drag Queen Event

Church Building Vandalized With Satanic Graffiti, Possibly Targeted Over Opposition to Drag Queen Event

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — A house of worship in California was vandalized this past Sunday with Satanic graffiti, profanity and sexual vulgarity, and it is suspected that it might have been targeted because of vocal opposition to a “Drag Queen Storytime” event. “We’ve stood up the last several weeks to share our concern regarding the […]

Teacher Issues ‘Gender Unicorn’ Handout to Students on First Day of School to Explain Why He Goes By ‘Mx’

Teacher Issues ‘Gender Unicorn’ Handout to Students on First Day of School to Explain Why He Goes By ‘Mx’

DENAIR, Calif. — Some parents have expressed objection after a middle school teacher in California issued a “gender unicorn” handout to students on the first day of school to explain why he goes by the prefix “Mx.” rather than “Mr.” Luis Davila Alvarado teaches science at Denair Middle School. Last week, he gave students a […]