Thursday, August 27, 2026

Gavin Newsom signs ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ expanding protections for immigrant service workers

MEAWW News

"Critics have condemned the measure, arguing that it could intimidate people 'trying to shine light on bad behavior'"


"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: On Saturday, August 22, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2624, expanding the Safe at Home program. Now, employees at nonprofits that help immigrants with the immigration system get covered by this protection too. This happened just days after a staffer from the state Assembly interrupted an interview with journalist Nick Shirley outside the state Capitol in Sacramento." . . .

What does the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act' do? – Deseret News   . . . "The act, sponsored by Assembly Member Mia Bonta, the wife of California’s attorney general, would outlaw the sharing of photos or personal data of “immigrant service” providers on the internet in the state, if it was done as harassment.
"Specifically, it builds off of the state’s existing “Safe At Home Program,” which is supposed to help domestic violence survivors, and adds the following:
  • Shields public home and work addresses from public records.
  • Prohibits any individual or entity from posting, displaying, selling or distributing the personal information or images of program participants online when done with the intent to threaten, intimidate or incite violence." . . .
(Republican Assembly Member Alexandra) "DeMaio continued, “This is not about protecting people from violence. This is about threatening and intimidating people who are trying to shine a light on bad behavior. If you have nothing to hide, why fear the transparency?”

The act's purpose seems to be anti-doxxing which the left does with ICE members and causes them to wear masks. TD

   . . . "Shirley also pointed to the legislation’s author, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, whose husband, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, serves as the state’s top law enforcement official.

“While the attorney general is supposed to go after fraudsters, his wife is doing the opposite,” Shirley said.

"Explaining how he and others intend to fight it, Shirley said: “This is not the end; this is just the beginning.”

"Other speakers at the rally argued that the issue extends beyond Shirley and could affect Californians’ ability to scrutinize how taxpayer dollars are being spent."

. . . "Lots of people who live in are disgusted by the two choices they have for mayor this year, Democrat incumbent Karen Bass and radical DSA candidate Nithya Raman.

"It is still amazing to think that leftists managed to bump Republican Spencer Pratt off the ballot, leaving voters with the choices of far left or super far left.

"The city is in need of rescuing, but no one is coming to the rescue. The left made sure of that by removing Pratt from the race." . . .

. . . "People in Los Angeles have only one option left. Write in Spencer Pratt for mayor. It might not work, but it’s their last hope."


"YouTube content creator Nick Shirley, the independent journalist and conservative influencer who shined a light on alleged child care fraud in Minnesota, has set his sights on another Democrat-controlled state: California. His new exposé suggests fraudsters in the Golden State are creating fake hospice businesses by using the Medicare beneficiary numbers of seniors who are actually healthy. NewsNation's Nancy Loo has more."

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