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‘Atom bomb’ on transparency: California bill would keep some high-speed rail records private A new California bill would allow the agency overseeing the high-speed rail authority to withhold some records if someone requests it or if the disclosure could reveal “weaknesses.”

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Winners of @spj-norcal.bsky.social James Madison #FOI Awards been announced congratulations to all the winners
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UPDATE: Clovis police to charge parents who allegedly aided student ICE protest The latest education news updates from EdSource.

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UPDATE: Clovis police to charge parents who allegedly aided student ICE protest The latest education news updates from EdSource.

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1st Amendment expert says
charges against parents would be unwarranted - had 1A right to march with with kids who walked out to protest #ICE, urges only restorative justice for students

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Santa Clara Mayor Says ICE Threats Are Creating 'Fear' Around Super Bowl Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor says threats that the Trump administration will send ICE to the Super Bowl are causing fear in the community.

The Trump administration keeps threatening to sic ICE on the Super Bowl. Local officials say it could throw a wrench in months of security planning.

Trump's Greenland Strategy: Manifest Masculinity Donald Trump's push for Greenland can be understood in part by looking to the forgotten Norman Mailer novel "Why Are We in Vietnam?"

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UPDATE: UCLA DEI director fired for social media remarks after Charlie Kirk’s death The latest education news updates from EdSource.

UCLA fires DEI official who praised Kirk assassination edsource.org/updates/ucla... UCLA DEI director fired for social media remarks after Charlie Kirk’s death | EdSource

UPDATE: Sonora school superintendent charged with failing to report child abuse The latest education news updates from EdSource.

California school superintendent charged with failing to report child abuse to police; teacher who beat autistic student sentenced by judge
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Study: Gambling is part of many boys’ daily lives, often unnoticed by parents

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UPDATE: Study: Gambling is part of many boys’ daily lives, often unnoticed by parents The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Thirty-six percent of over 1,000 boys between the ages of 11 and 17 surveyed by Common Sense Media gambled in the last year.

Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.

NEW: Police officers are being told to “be as vague as permissible” about why they are using the Flock surveillance system in order to not leak sensitive information via public records requests, according to records obtained using a public records request.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

How great would a Bruce cameo at the Super Bowl be for just this song?

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Lawmakers are debating whether to reform a 2020 law that lifted the statute of limitations on childhood sexual abuse lawsuits, which has led to costly litigation against schools and public agencies.
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California school districts that haven’t faced abuse allegations still pay due to insurance pooling. The Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District has paid nearly $150,000 since Assembly Bill 218 became law.
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UPDATE: Napa County confirms measles case in unvaccinated Bay Area child The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Napa County has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated child, marking the third Bay Area case since December. Officials are currently working with the California Department of Public Health to notify those who may have been exposed, and calling on people to get vaccinated.
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."