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Trump admin blocks $100M Calif. airport control tower over language
SF Gate ^ | Aug 28, 2025 | Anabel Sosa

Posted on 08/29/2025 4:03:03 AM PDT by cuz1961

California cities are pushing back after being attacked by the Trump administration last week....

...“When Washington suddenly rewrites the rules, it’s our families, seniors, and small businesses who suffer most … and the impact is felt throughout our nation,” said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer in a statement released to various local outlets last Wednesday.. .

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


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....the administration is targeting schools that want to hire more diverse staff and gutting the budgets of renowned research institutions...In specific California regions, the administration is aiming to prohibit local governments from spending federal dollars if they use inclusive language on gender, environment or abortion issues.... ... In an Aug. 18 email, the city of Fresno was given a three-day deadline to remove any reference of “equity,” “environmental justice” and transgender references. Fresno, the lawsuit said, was informed it could not use grant funds to promote “gender ideology.” ...

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News | Politics Trump admin blocks $100M Calif. airport control tower over language By Anabel Sosa, Senior California Politics Reporter Aug 28, 2025 Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, center, poses with police officers in tactical gear before boarding “Trump Force 2” at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on July 31, 2024, in Fresno, Calif. Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, center, poses with police officers in tactical gear before boarding “Trump Force 2” at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport on July 31, 2024, in Fresno, Calif.

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California cities are pushing back after being attacked by the Trump administration last week.

Hundreds enter SF's 'performative male' contest

The administration — in its most recent effort to pursue its anti-DEI, or diversity, equity and inclusion, agenda — threatened to withhold hundreds of millions of federal dollars unless the cities remove any mention of gender, abortion and other inclusive, according to a lawsuit published by the news outlet Fresnoland.....

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1 posted on 08/29/2025 4:03:03 AM PDT by cuz1961
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“...Fresno, the lawsuit said, was informed it could not use grant funds to promote “gender ideology.” ...”

‘Ideology’ should only be taught as history.


2 posted on 08/29/2025 4:09:37 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: cuz1961

3 posted on 08/29/2025 4:10:03 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Society has no reward for following the rules any more)
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To: SMARTY

Agreed.


4 posted on 08/29/2025 4:17:31 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: cuz1961

after being attacked

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East Beijing formerly known as Sacramento, isn’t being attacked ,

little kids in schools murdered by gender bending DEI proponents are being attacked.

The whole country shouldn’t be made to pay their tax dollars on California perversion, bias and hate of normals

If East Beijing formerly known as Sacramento wants , they can spend their own dollars.

Dances On Ashes can......well,,,you know.

( Watching my language today -)


5 posted on 08/29/2025 4:18:44 AM PDT by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

“to form a more perfect union”


6 posted on 08/29/2025 4:18:52 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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FTA-—On Aug 18, the city of Fresno was given a three-day deadline to remove any reference of “equity,” “environmental justice” and transgender references. Fresno was informed it could not use tax dollars to promote “gender ideology.” ...


7 posted on 08/29/2025 4:19:26 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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teaching vs promoting are TWO DESTINCK ITEMS via teaching.


8 posted on 08/29/2025 4:19:44 AM PDT by deport
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Taxpayers across America, represented by who the majority voted for, do not want California to continue the policy of reverse discrimination known as DEI.

California is free to fund this project from savings accrued from within their well managed budget. Or perhaps funded by a modest corporate tax from all the many many business flooding into the business friendly State. (Yeah, that was sarcasm).


9 posted on 08/29/2025 4:37:19 AM PDT by Made In The USA (One and Two and Three and Four and)
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“Words matter”....now who said that?


10 posted on 08/29/2025 4:40:29 AM PDT by God luvs America
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"When Washington suddenly rewrites the rules restores the rule of law..."

Fixed it for them.

11 posted on 08/29/2025 4:56:58 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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With ideology fully in the rear view mirror, everyone can see just how rational or successful is was (or NOT)


12 posted on 08/29/2025 5:11:45 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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Haha my first thought too


13 posted on 08/29/2025 5:15:24 AM PDT by Marko413
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prohibit local governments from spending federal dollars if they use inclusive language on ...That money should not be on offer in the first place.The government should not be spending tax money on any of those things.
14 posted on 08/29/2025 5:16:16 AM PDT by arthurus (| covfeve |h.o)
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Interesting the article talks about certain language but wont give examples of that language. Probably woke absurdities like “sperm donor” instead of “father. “


15 posted on 08/29/2025 5:18:45 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: SMARTY

Interesting the article talks about certain language but wont give examples of that language. Probably woke absurdities like “sperm donor” instead of “father. “


16 posted on 08/29/2025 5:18:56 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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Good start, hope he cuts more.


17 posted on 08/29/2025 5:51:23 AM PDT by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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Why would anyone be against hiring the most qualified person for any job? If an LBGTQ+ person is the most qualified, they should be hired. If not, they shouldn’t be hired. Lowering the bar for a public service job seems to be the wrong direction to pursue.


18 posted on 08/29/2025 7:27:39 AM PDT by econjack
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Trump administration is spot on language on gender, environment or abortion issues have nothing to do with airport control tower.

Another case of California trying to milk the system for it’s agenda programs as always.

Californis is a parasite to tax payers acress the country.


19 posted on 08/29/2025 7:49:50 AM PDT by Vaduz
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Why does a control tower cost $100,000,000.00?


20 posted on 08/29/2025 7:57:40 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The U.S spends 13 times (+1,200%) as much per year on Ukraine than it ever has on Israel.)
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