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    Father and son in Yosemite National Park.

    Tell Congress: It’s the Perfect Time for Fourth Graders to Go to a Park

    We are working to build bipartisan support for the Every Kid Outdoors Act, a bill that would make permanent free national park admission for fourth graders and their families, and expand the program to fifth graders.

    Katie Porter
    Tigran Nahabedian
    Oct 23, 2024

    As we head into fall, now is the perfect time for families to plan their next escape from the stresses of school, work, and everyday life—and there’s no better place to go than the outdoors. From Acadia to Everglades to Yosemite, our national parks provide opportunities for relaxation, camping, day hikes, and science education.

    We are two people who understand—and love—the outdoors. I, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), am a single mom of three kids and an avid national park visitor, and serve on the House Natural Resources Committee, which oversees federal land and our environment. And I, Tigran Nahabedian, am a student and youth adviser at Outdoors Alliance for Kids. We’re both passionate about exploring our national treasures and making it easier for all Americans to experience our country’s beautiful parks and lands.

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    Lee's Call for Unconditional Gaza Cease-Fire Stands Out in California Senate Race

    "We need leaders who set the pace for change—not halfheartedly follow along when it's politically expedient," the progressive congresswoman insisted.

    Brett Wilkins
    Dec 20, 2023

    Congresswoman Barbara Lee—the only one of three California House Democrats vying for a U.S. Senate seat who backs an unconditional Gaza cease-fire—on Wednesday set herself apart from congressional colleagues who support a pause to the fighting, but with strings attached.

    "A conditional cease-fire is not a cease-fire at all," Lee said on social media. "We need leaders who set the pace for change—not halfheartedly follow along when it's politically expedient."

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    Protesters Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire Shut Down California Democratic Convention

    "We need to stand up and say we're not going to stand for this, and we have to have a cease-fire," said the chair of the state's progressive caucus.

    Brett Wilkins
    Nov 19, 2023

    Thousands of protesters demanding an immediate Gaza cease-fire forced an early shutdown Saturday of California's Democratic Convention in Sacramento in a resounding rebuke of national party leaders' support for what the demonstrators called Israel's "genocidal" war on the Palestinian people.

    Protesters chanted "cease-fire now" and waved Palestinian flags as they marched through the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, where California Democrats were set to vote on their state party platform. The flood of demonstrators prompted security guards to lock down entrances to the building, ending the day's official events well ahead of schedule.

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