Hidden Factor in California Recall: Schools Opened On Time This Fall

Joel B. Pollak13 Sep 2021

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The hidden factor in the California recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) may simply be that schools opened on time in the midst of a new coronavirus surge that matched some of the troubling infection levels of last winter’s surge.

Rumors have been flying among parents that schools will be closed once again. But for now, teachers’ unions have allowed the schools to open on time — which has probably buoyed Newsom’s campaign against the recall, taking place Sep. 14.

The recall election is partly responsible for the schools being open in the first place.

In March, with Newsom’s opponents about to turn in over two million signatures — more than the roughly 1.5 million required — and Newsom’s advisers saying they were worried about a possible celebrity opponent, Newsom and state Democratic leaders announced a deal to reopen schools across the state. They overrode the opposition of unions, who called the plan evidence of “structural racism.”

Newsom also lifted restrictions on businesses, allowing the state to reopen on June 15 — far later than many other states, but ahead of a busy summer season.

His poll numbers recovered — but then the Delta variant became a major challenge, Newsom began to look vulnerable again. Newsom responded by imposing state vaccine mandates on healthcare workers and on state employees — policies that enraged his opponents but delighted his hard core of wealthy liberal supporters.

What was more telling was what Newsom did not do — for example, imposing statewide water restrictions in the middle of a crushing drought. Experts opined that Newsom was fearful of imposing restrictions before the recall election.

Likewise with schools, which opened in mid-August, despite the Delta variant. Widespread vaccination helped ease fears — thanks to the private company that managed the rollout after the state failed, moving the state from the worst to among the best.

Elections are a single data point influenced by countless factors. Newsom’s poll recovery over the last several weeks also coincided with massive spending by Democrats, and a racist media campaign to demonize his top opponent, Larry Elder — which, notably, Newsom did not condemn. Elder could still defy the polls and win.

But if Newsom had closed the public schools, as he did last year, while sending his children to private schools, his recall might have been almost unstoppable.

https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/09/13/hidden-factor-in-california-recall-schools-opened-on-time-this-fall/

Why only 6 filing suit, the rest must be cowards, or leftists

LAPD Officers File Lawsuit Against City over Vaccine Mandate

Joel B. Pollak13 Sep 2021

LAPD seal (JBrazito / Flickr / CC)

JBrazito / Flickr / CC

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Six Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers filed a federal lawsuit on Saturday against L.A.’s vaccine mandate, which requires all city employees to be vaccinated by early October unless they have medical or religious exemptions.

The Los Angeles Times reported:

The lawsuit, filed Saturday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, claims the mandate violates the employees’ constitutional rights to privacy and due process, and asks the court to provide immediate and permanent relief from the requirement.

The six LAPD employees suing include individuals“who could not assert a medical or religious exemption” to the vaccine requirement, as well as individuals who have “experienced and recovered from COVID-19″ and have natural antibodies to fight the virus, the complaint states.

The lawsuit alleges the city’s mandate ignores the natural protections provided by such antibodies and claims the suing employees “can safely perform their job duties protecting themselves, fellow employees and the community they serve through non-pharmaceutical interventions such as daily health screenings, wearing masks, and quarantine.”

First responders nationwide have been among the more vociferous opponents of mandatory vaccination, though they are often exposed to more risks of infection. Ten LAPD employees have died from the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Los Angeles firefighter John Knox, who leads a group called Firefighters for Freedom, told Breitbart News last week that the vaccine mandate violated members’ constitutional rights. Members of public sector unions, including the SEIU, have also complained that state and local vaccine mandates override provisions in the unions’ collective bargaining agreements.

Garcetti proposed the vaccine mandate in late July, when the Delta variant surge was at its peak. It was ratified 13-0 by the city council, and goes into effect in several weeks. Vaccine mandates are proving popular among some liberal voters.

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2021/09/13/lapd-officers-file-lawsuit-against-city-over-vaccine-mandate/