#USA: San Francisco School District Wants Abraham Lincoln Name Removed - "Did Nothing" For Blacks

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San Francisco may remove Abraham Lincoln’s name from a high school, because a district committee says the 16th president — who abolished slavery — did nothing to demonstrate that “black lives mattered to him.”

Lincoln is one of dozens of historical figures who the city school district’s renaming committee argued led lives so rife with racism, oppression or abuse that their names should not grace its buildings, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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#USA: Public Interest Group Claims CA Gov. Brown Took Energy Co. Money For Favors

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A report by public interest group Consumer Watchdog claims 26 energy companies including California's three major investor-owned utilities, Occidental, Chevron, and NRG—all with business before the state—donated $9.8 million to Gov. Jerry Brown’s campaigns, causes, and initiatives, and to the California Democratic Party since he ran for Governor. They further claim these donations were made within days or weeks of winning favors.

#USA: #California Assembly Approves Right-To-Die Legislation

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The state Assembly has approved a measure that would allow California physicians to prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients, sending the proposal to the Senate, which had previously approved a similar bill.

Pictured: Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her daughter, Brittany Maynard, the California woman with brain cancer who moved to Oregon to legally end her life last fall, during a news conference.

#USA: Backers Of Failed "Sugary Drinks" Tax Propose Warning Labels For Sodas, Fines For Offenders

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San Francisco would become the first city in the country to require warning labels on advertising for soda and other sugary beverages under new legislation to be introduced by Supervisor Scott Wiener, who, along with two other Supervisors, backed a failed 2-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks last November.

#USA: California Lawmakers Consider Making Childhood Vaccinations Mandatory

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California lawmakers are proposing a bill requiring parents to vaccinate all schoolchildren, unless the child is in danger. Parents would no longer be able to cite personal beliefs or religions reasons to send unvaccinated children to private and public schools. The move comes after a measles outbreak at California's Disneyland.

#USA: Former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Considering US Sen. Run

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