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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 13, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter On Tuesday morning, hundreds of Los Angeles high school students walked out of class to rally at the downtown federal building in support of an Obama-era policy that protects 700,000 young immigrants from deportation.A few hours earlier and 2,669 miles to the northeast, the U.S. Supreme Court had heard arguments about the legality of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. California is home to the largest number of DACA recipients and has led the legal challenge to the Trump administration’s efforts since 2017 to wind down the program. The fate of roughly 200,000 young Californian “Dreamers,” as DACA recipients are known, now hangs in the balance. Advertisement [See also: “DACA changed a generation of California immigrants. These are some of their stories” … [Read more...] about Newsletter: DACA, and the fate of 200,000 in California, in doubt

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – High schools in California will need to push the first bell back to 8:30 a.m. starting in the 2022-2023 school year so teenagers can get more sleep. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 328 on Sunday, requiring high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools to start no earlier than 8 am. Rural counties will be exempt from specified start times. Currently, more than three-quarters of middle and high schools in California start before 8:30 am. Before 7:30 a.m., 3.5% of schools 7:30 to 7:59 a.m., 27.7% of schools 8:00 to 8:29 a.m., 47.6% of schools 8:30 a.m. or later, 21.2% of schools Questions were raised about the cost. Bill Analysis showed tens of millions of dollars statewide would need to come from the Proposition 98 General Fund. That money will go to districts to make changes to school transportation routes, and hire additional bus drivers. School districts will need an additional amount, projected in the low millions, to add … [Read more...] about Governor Newsom Agrees California Middle And High Schools Need Later Start Times

DAVIS (CBS13) – The immigration debate will be front and center on Tuesday as the Supreme Court hears arguments challenging how the Trump Administration ended “DACA.” Millions of people across the nation, including in the Sacramento area, are expected to participate in rallies or walkouts on Tuesday to demand the court protect DACA recipients and all immigrants. The Obama-era program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, gives protection from deportation to migrants who entered the US as minors. Many, including immigration advocates and business leaders, blasted the Trump Administration’s move to end the program – leading to numerous legal challenges that have now landed the issue at the Supreme Court. The court’s decision will affect about 700,000 young immigrants trying to stay in the US. Several rallies will take place today at the California State Capitol and in Davis. In Sacramento, the “Rise for DACA” rally will be … [Read more...] about Rallies Planned At California State Capitol, Davis As DACA Goes Before Supreme Court

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California poll workers will undergo training before the March 3, 2020, primary to make sure transgender and gender-nonconforming voters are protected when they vote. Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced today his office is partnering with the Equality California Institute ahead of the presidential primary. As part of the training, county registrars will be given materials about best practices for poll workers whose “gender identity, expression, or pronouns don’t match their name on the voter rolls,” according to a news release. Voters will also be made aware of their rights through brochures, posters, and digital media. Approximately 218,4000 Californians identify as transgender, according to data compiled by The Williams Insititute at UCLA School of Law. Californians do not need to provide identification in order to vote. However, first-time voters who did not provide a driver’s license number, state identification number, or … [Read more...] about California Will Train Poll Workers How To Properly Interact With Transgender And Gender-Nonconforming Voters

(CNN) — A San Francisco man tried to call out Facebook’s controversial false ads policy by running false ads of his own. Now the company is barring him from doing so — and the man told CNN Business he’s now considering legal action. Adriel Hampton, a political activist, registered as a candidate for California’s 2022 gubernatorial election on Monday so he could take advantage of Facebook’s policy allowing politicians and political candidates to run false ads on the platform. On Tuesday evening, a Facebook spokesperson told CNN Business, “This person has made clear he registered as a candidate to get around our policies, so his content, including ads, will continue to be eligible for third-party fact-checking.” Ads from people and groups other than politicians are subject to fact-checking. Hampton had pulled the stunt with the hope of forcing the company to change its policy and stop allowing politicians to run false ads. Responding to … [Read more...] about Man Registers To Run For California Governor In 2022 To Test Facebook’s False Ads Policy