On Dec. 31, 2027, the California School Food Safety Law (CSFS) will go into effect. This law enforces a ban on using popular food dyes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2 and Green 3 from any food or beverages served at public schools. The reason for […]
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes artificial intelligence bill
Earlier this week, the Governor of California Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that allows more precautions around the use of AI. California is currently home to 32 of the world’s top 50 AI companies. The bill plans to regulate AI, work against deepfakes and help workers, especially public figures. Last […]
Wildfire: Students debate prison sentence
PRO Arguing that Refugio and Angelina Jimenez deserve their punishment for starting a 22,000-acre fire and killing a man feels like an easily agreeable position. However, it’s worth evaluating the social forces which would prompt people to engage in such stupid behavior. The gender reveal party, or gender reveal photo […]
California denies safer sex initiatives in high schools
Sex education has been a highly controversial topic among schools over the past decade. On Sunday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would’ve provided high school students with free condoms. When I first read the headlines for this news, I was ready to argue against Newsom and call […]
New Omicron COVID-19 variant has health professionals scrambling
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske, Unsplash. As of November 2021, the deadly coronavirus has taken the lives of more than five million people worldwide and more than 700,000 in the United States alone. Now, a new variant poses a greater danger to humanity considering how the first U.S. case of Omicron […]
LAPD undercuts death of George Floyd with offensive images
Photo courtesy of Lorie Shaull, Flickr Reports indicate that City of Los Angeles Police Department personnel mocked the death of George Floyd with a Valentine-themed image featuring his face and a caption referencing the brutality he endured are disturbing, but not surprising. Floyd died this past summer after a Minneapolis police […]
Trump’s denial of climate change leads to disaster
Photo courtesy of Patrick Perkins, Unsplash With wildfires devastating the West Coast, President Trump, who has for years denied the reality of climate change, was briefed on September 14th, 2020 on the status of fires in California. The President traveled to McClellan Park, California last Monday to meet with Governor […]
California wildfires are worsened by climate change
Photo courtesy of MILKOVÍ, Unsplash In the past month, California has seen record breaking temperatures and experienced six of the 20 worst wildfires in history. Currently, there are 28 major active fires, which have left 24 people dead. One of the causes of these fires was a pyrotechnic malfunction at a gender […]
Working families may face problems with Harris’ new bill
Photo courtesy of United States Senate, Wikipedia Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) proposed a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 on Nov. 6 that would effectively keep schools open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. This legislation intends to start a “Family Friendly School” chain by […]
Schools in California implement schedule change
Photo courtesy of Office of the Lieutenant Governor of California, Wikipedia Everyone knows the amount of sleep we are supposed to get growing up. The desired eight to 10 hours only available to the few lucky scholars who just happen to know time management like it is no one’s business. […]