Trump Ally Blocked Bipartisan Bid to Limit China’s Role in Us Transit

Shortly After the Plant Opened in 2013, However, Byd Ran into Problems After It Resisted Collective Bargaining and Was Reported to Be Paying Chinese Employees Us$1.50 an Hour on Us Soil, Leading to a Us$100,000 Fine and Course Correction.

Byd's California Factory Rolls out First Electric Buses

Mcpherson Says She Challenged Parris After Her Charity Was Discouraged from Participating in a Local Fair Chaired by the Mayor’s Brother. “It’s a Good Old Boys Club, ” She Said. “I Never Ran for Mayor Thinking I Was Going to Win. but I’d at Least Be a Thorn in the Guy’s [Rear End]. So I Think I Accomplished Something. ”

Chinese Ev Giant Byd Seeks Us$3.9 Billion from Hong Kong Share Sale

Parris Has Also Ruffled Feathers with a Long-Standing Campaign Against Homeless People, Accusing Them of Endangering Local Health and Safety and Suggesting That Residents Carry Concealed Firearms to Ward Them Off.

Electric Carmaker Byd to Be Building Self-Drive Vehicles Within 3 Year's

Parris’s Pandemic Management Has Been Criticised, Including on a “Get Parris out of Lancaster” Facebook Page. He Has Resisted State Rules Barring Mass Gatherings and Local Businesses from Reopening, Then Threatened Fines for Residents Ignoring Safety Guidelines. “I Look to the Science, ” He Said. “I Said, ‘Wear Your [Expletive] Mask. ’ I Got in Trouble for That. ”

Mayor R. Rex Parris Delights in Rattling Cages, Putting Lancaster, California, on the Map in China and Beyond

By Marcus Vance

• Oct 8, 2026 • 10 min read

Mayor R. Rex Parris Delights in Rattling Cages, Putting Lancaster, California, on the Map in China and Beyond

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Never One to Think Small, Parris Proposed a Us$31 Million, 10-Story Buddha Statue Complex in This City of 160,000 East of Los Angeles to Welcome Chinese Companies Before Us-Chinese Tensions Spiked. Parris, a Republican, Has Made Lancaster Carbon Neutral – Rare in a Political Party Known for Denying Climate Change – and Suggested Residents Carry Firearms to Deter the Homeless.

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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