Attorney General Bill Lockyer's opinion has created more controversy in Roseville...(rather, it was a "quid pro quo tool" offered by Bill for the special interest of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU to threaten school boards like Roseville.)

A controversy that rocked Roseville school officials last year and ricocheted in districts around the region is likely to erupt again Tuesday when trustees address the issue of confidential medical release for students.

Superintendent Tony Monetti said the issue landed on the school board agenda at the request of the teachers union's lawyer and trustees who had reviewed the opinion from the office of state Attorney General Bill Lockyer.

"According to (Lockyer's) interpretation, we're in violation," Trustee Garry Genzlinger said. "And we don't want to be in violation of state law."

Here is what (Governor Wanna-be) Bill Lockyer said in his opinion:

"Generally speaking, parental consent is required for a minor's medical treatment. There are, however, exceptions, such as when the public interest in preserving the health of a minor takes precedence over the parent's interest in custody and control of the minor. In addition, a number of 'medical emancipation' statutes allow minors to consent to medical treatment without parental knowledge, approval, or consent."

Beginning at age 12, the opinion states, minors can make their own medical decisions - without their parents' knowledge - concerning reproductive health, mental health or substance abuse treatment.

That right continues through the school day, the opinion states, and by notifying parents of a student's absence for medical care, school officials would violate the student's right to confidentiality.

"Statutes protecting the privacy of medical information are based on the Legislature's awareness that the threat of disclosure might deter persons needing treatment from seeking it."

Two years ago Roseville School Board - with the parents behind them - voted to contact and inform ALL legal parents on ANY off campus medical visit operated by the school district and faculty with their children. Now, the liberals want to use the courts (and an attorney generals opinion) to reverse the local school board's decision.

Someone needs to ask the 'new' Roseville School Board members why they are bowing to Bill's opinion?

Is it the ACLU threat that fears them?

Is it the threat from Planned Parenthood?

Or, is it the fact that they actually believe in this trumping of parental rights in Roseville?

Here are the school board members who need to answer these questions:

Jan Pinney - endorsed by Congressman John Doolittle and the Teacher's Union (Planned Parenthood too). Another note here; Congressman Doolittle and Pinney are both LDS members. What's going on with political 'LDS' members? I thought 'LDS' members were defenders of the family.

Jim Joiner - endorsed by Congressman John Doolittle. Joiner gave money to Congressman Doolittle as well as Pinney, so maybe we have a congressman who is motivated by money rather than familiy principals. Funny, but Doolittle is also one of the (few) Republicans who are speaking out against Ted Costa's re-districting initiative and Arnold's support. Is he concerned?

Gary Genzlinger - endorsed by Supervisor Ted Gaines, Bayside Church (?) and the Teacher's Union. (Maybe the 10,000+ members/attendees of Bayside Church need to call the church office and ask what gives with Gary Genzlinger's position.)

We'll be talking about this...

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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger should draft Sacramento's All-Star Kevin Johnson.

You know Kevin Johnson, (known as "KJ" to the fine folks of Sacramento), the former NBA star guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers (who were smart enough to draft/trade for him) and then his stellar playing days with the Phoenix Suns.

" KJ", the Sacramento High graduate who has returned to the inner-city to make a real difference. Here is what KJ has to say to the governor in preparation for the 'State of the State Address' come this Wednesday night.

Due to the length of the posting, you can read Johnson's column and my comments on my personal blog page.

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I've been telling you this for the past several months...

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be calling for a "special session", (which means there will be a special election this Fall), in his State of the State Address Wednesday night in Sacramento.

From the LA Times today; Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will call next week for an immediate legislative special session to consider plans to restrain state spending and alter the way congressional and legislative districts are drawn.

In doing so, the governor also will force a confrontation with the Legislature. He intends to leave no doubt in his State of the State speech Wednesday that if lawmakers rebuff him or refuse to act, he will take his proposals directly to voters as early as next fall, according to people familiar with his plans.

"He'll be giving the Legislature a giddyap," said Rob Stutzman, the governor's communications director. "He's not going to be content to watch them spend months being inactive.

"The governor believes the recall was about fundamentally reforming California government and California politics and our finance system. There should not be a delay in seeking that reform."

"The first year in office he worked with the Legislature and the people to stave off a bankruptcy, and the crisis has been brought under control. Now he wants to turn his focus to true restructuring and true reform, and he's looking toward 2005 as being a year of great reform. And his hope is that the Legislature will be a partner in that."

Proving my previous "blog gossip"; At least some Republicans also are unsettled by the prospect of tampering with districts that have been kind to incumbents. Earlier in the week, Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) telephoned Schwarzenegger, who has been vacationing out of state for the holidays, to express concern about the plans.

Dreier said in an interview that he supported the governor's effort, but would prefer to see no reconfiguration of the boundaries until after the 2010 census.

For those who are concerned about this looking like a Republican coup the size of Texas, read my blog to the Sacramento Union's "Union Blog" page.

Republicans who are concerned about this looking like a party tactic need not worry - Sacramento was Texas before there was a Texas re-districting plot.

Bring on the ballot!

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For the second straight contract negotiation, a Grocery Store Union loses a battle with the Supermarket chains.

We were lead to believe that they actually got their way with the three Northern California chains, but the truth has been reveal with the release of the contract.

Details of the tentative contract between food workers and three of Northern California's largest supermarket chains specify that for the first time those workers will have to pay medical coverage deductibles.

According to a report published in The Sacramento Bee, grocery employees will pay an annual deductible of $600 per individual or $1,800 per family depending on the insurance plan. The agreement also calls for doubling employee co-payments for doctor's office visits.

The unions are losing their value for the worker(s). In a world of free market enterprise and competition, the demands of the unions - after decades of success in achieving state labor laws - is now killing the worker and the employer at the same time.

The 'Safeways' cannot pay the high minimum wages for 'unskilled' workers, or carry the burden of paying for ALL of each employees monthly health care premium and co-pay schedule.

So we have unions collecting money (union dues) for the purpose of negotiating contracts that simply put off the inevitable...that the non-union 'Wal-Mart's' and 'Sam's Clubs' are the way of the future. The Safeways, Albertsons and Ralphs cannot compete with the burden of the union on their backs.

I'm happy that the Local 588 didn't run to the state politicians and Captiol to protest and gather legislation (by quid pro quo of the union campaign cash) to control the Wal-Mart's of the world. But get ready, it will be the next move.

The same way that the city of Inglewood, California refused the building of a Wal-Mart Superstore this year that would have provided 500-plus new jobs in the city, as well as millions of tax revenue to the city, unions will eventually be faced with the end result...either lower the burden upon the employer/companies, or run to the politicians who write laws to benefit union workers.

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I watched football ALL day today...There were only a couple of good games.

The Iowa comeback over LSU in the last '14-seconds' was a GREAT game. Mark your score card; that Iowa quarterback, Tate I believe his name to be, is a gamer. Watch for him next year inside of the Big Ten Conference.

Texas beating Michigan in the last seconds in the Rose Bowl was another delight to watch. I'm sure glad that Berkeley was told to go to the second rate Holiday Bowl.

BTW; weak performance by the Cal Bears against that perennial powerhouse Texas Tech! The Texas Longhorns deserve to be in the BCS and the Rose Bowl - and Michigan played very good football.

I'm proud of my Big Ten. Of the five games featuring Big Ten teams, "four addition points" and the 5 Big Ten teams are ALL winners this year. Wisconsin lost by three points and Michigan lost by one to Texas today. Iowa, Minnesota and OHIO STATE all held serve for their victories.

How did the Pac-10 do? From my calculations only Oregon State has won from the Pac-10. Look for Oklahoma to hand USC their first loss of the year in the Orange Bowl on Tueday night...and for the Pac-10 to be the most over rated football conference once again.

Strongest conference - no doubt - The Big Ten Conference.

NOTE: Anyone watch the USO Charity football toss at the halftime of the Fiesta Bowl?

They (Tostitos) had a wife of a military (reservist) member serving in Iraq try to throw a football through a hole some 20-yards away. She missed and earned $25,000 for the USO Charity.

The hook; after she threw the ball they brought her husband (father of three) out from the endzone. She was surprised to see him and the tears were flowing at the 'Hogue Hut' watching in our living room.

But I thought it was peculiar that the crowd did NOT cheer wildly for the returning reservist, a specialist name McCormick. There were minimal cheers but no standing ovation. I thought it was a lame expression by the crowd in Tempe, Arizona.

Then again, 80% of the crowd are 'higher educated' students, faculty and administration officials inside of our fine liberal universities and colleges...so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.

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