Category: Local

Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to know

In Cal Matters by Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang  August 21, 2025 In summary Many California Democrats are reluctant to give up the state’s independently drawn congressional districts, but they say it’s a necessary step to counter gerrymanders in Republican states. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own …

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California Democratic Party Concludes Convention with Calls for Unity and Activism

By Gaston Castellanos in the Fullerton Observer on June 4, 2025 • The California Democratic Party (CADEM) concluded its 3-Day Convention in Anaheim with 4,000 activists and delegates that featured speeches by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta and California statewide and legislative leaders. United States Senator Adam Schiff took the stage and so did his colleague Cory Booker, the Senator …

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Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino Valley Unified School District’s Forced Outing Policy

Press Release Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit Challenging Chino V… Monday, August 28, 2023 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov LOS ANGELES — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit to immediately halt the enforcement of the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s (Board) mandatory gender identity disclosure policy. The policy, adopted in July, requires schools to …

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Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing

Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP UNIONS VOL. 22, NO. 3 Locally Elected School Boards Are Failing Pandemic stress-tested school governance, revealing many flaws Vladimir Kogan Over the past two years, the nation’s school boards have had to grapple with one thorny controversy after another. Local news reports, op-ed pages, and viral …

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How Democrats can win in 2022 and beyond

BY DAN HELMER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 11/12/21 01:00 PM EST  454 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Election Day was a tough night for Democrats across the country. In Virginia, we lost all statewide races and a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates. In reliably blue New …

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Help the Homeless this Holiday Season

The Chino Valley Democratic Club has agreed to partner with Senator Connie Leyva SD20 to collect clothing and sundry items to help the homeless in the region. Club members are encouraged to bring clothing items, socks, canned food, and blankets to the Holiday Potluck Party event on Dec. 10. Location available on request. The receiving …

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