CAIR Sponsored Bill to add Muslim Holidays to California’s Official State Holidays Headed to Gov’s Desk?
It is selective accommodation, while traditional American Christian holidays get watered down.
@CaliforniaGlobe full article👇👇👇
Carl DeMaio made up the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” name and then sold it to MAGA as if it were real.
Nick Shirley’s name appears nowhere in AB 2624. It doesn’t stop him or any other “citizen journalist” from reporting or investigating.
You got played.
It is an honor to be the chief servant to the members of this historic Caucus as we continue to build 21st century Black power! I am looking forward to serving alongside my colleagues, @senlaurarichardson35 , @asmlashae, & @asmmiabonta !
What happened to Sen. Scott Wiener at the San Francisco Trans March was reprehensible.
When ideological purity tests replace dialogue and disagreement becomes exclusion, movements risk abandoning the very values of inclusion and tolerance they claim to defend. #nohatezone
Senator Wiener’s Statement on Physical Intimidation and Harassment of Political Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO – In two separate incidents this week, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated while attending public events to engage with the San Francisco community. Both incidents were sparked by people who had previously targeted Senator Wiener with aggressive behavior in the past. Senator Wiener issued the following statement on the incidents:
”Last night I attended the trans march, as I’ve done each year for the past 22 years since the first march in 2004. I attend each year in solidarity with our trans siblings, who are facing existential threats from right wing extremists, including the President. It has been a deep honor to partner for many years with trans people to advance legislation and budget requests to support the community.
”As I walked through Dolores Park to participate in a trans-led Pride Shabbat service in connection with the trans march, a group of people began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact. They made statements about my ‘Israeli handlers,’ among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements. They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to safely remain in the park. As a result, I left the park and, for the very first time, did not participate in the trans march.
“This follows an incident Wednesday night at a bar in the Mission where I’d gone to watch a World Cup game. During the game, a man accosted me in a corner of the bar, effectively cornering me and the young women staffers who were with me. He screamed abuse at me and our staff before being ejected by the bar’s employees. After being ejected, the man remained outside the bar, shouting my name and pounding on the side of the bar near where I was sitting for several minutes. The same individual, in December 2023, stalked me on a plane and in an airport, shouting at me about my ‘tainted bloodline.’
”I have no objection whatsoever to anyone disagreeing with me, opposing me, or protesting me. All of that is core to democracy. I also have no issue when people talk to me on the street and ask questions or express opposition. That’s democracy, even when the people engaging in this conduct misrepresent my views.
“But when opposition and disagreement transition to harassment, including cornering me, touching me, or trying to physically bully me out of a public event, that crosses a line. We’re living in a time when violence is all too often threatened or used against people in public life. In San Francisco, we’re better than that.”
The irony is unreal.
Asm. Corey @jackson835 lectures Christians to use “rhetoric of love instead of attacking people” yet he had to be physically held back on the Asm floor when he looked ready to physically confront @billessayli
Maybe start with self-control before lecturing everyone else
“The moral greatness of a nation is manifested, above all, in its capacity to accompany, protect and love those lives that are most fragile,”
- Pope Leo
Cuts to CalFresh made by Trump and Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill kick in today, threatening food assistance benefits for hundreds of thousands of Californians.
People go hungry while billionaires get richer.
https://t.co/AvxwWPNa9Y
What happened at the Islamic Center of San Diego was not an isolated act of violence. It was the deadly result of hatred and Islamophobia too often tolerated in this country. Three lives were taken. Families and a community are now left carrying unimaginable grief.
“We will do everything in our power to ensure people can put food on the table, keep a roof over their heads, and access the care they need.” Because there is still more work ahead, and too many Californians are carrying the weight of political decisions they did not make.
.@TomSteyer: My wife and I started a nonprofit community bank 20 years ago. We've financed 17,000 low income housing units.
We cannot have a generation of Californians who believe they'll never be able to buy a house. That is taking away people's ability to build a life and build a family in the way that they want.
Thank you, Assemblymember Corey Jackson @jackson835, for visiting Sac State! 🐝💚
Representing California’s 60th Assembly District and a member of the Legislative Black Caucus, Assemblymember Jackson was on campus yesterday to teach, connect, and learn. From leading a social work class to exploring the Black Honors College, his visit highlighted the power of education in shaping impactful leaders.
His legislative priorities closely align with the @calstate mission, expanding access and affordability for historically underserved and underrepresented students, strengthening student support services, and creating pathways from education to career success.
📸 Sacramento State/Gavin DuBois & Amantle Ntetaa
I can't tell you what an honor it is to have the endorsement of the one and only Betty Yee.
She is brilliant, she is consistent, and together we will make California the progressive leader we know it can be.
@BettyYeeforCA
What the Human Services #cabudget Subcommittee has been doing:
1. Trying to feed over 700,000 hardworking Californians @CAGOP took food assistance from.
2. Trying to save IHHS programs for Seniors and Disabled Californians that @CAGOP is cutting.
Shall I continue?
Assemblymember @AsmCoreyJackson@jackson835 chairs a #CABudget subcommittee overseeing human services spending.
Today, he called fraud concerns “political theater.”
If oversight is theater, what exactly is his committee doing?
https://t.co/Hm3izfzcMb