May 2020 – Page 19 – California Globe

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Will Order Masks Worn in Public While Homeless Still Defecate on streets

May 5, 2020 8:32 amMay 5, 2020 8:32 am

Days after it was reported the Sacramento region has the lowest reported coronavirus infection rate among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg called on county health officials to require residents to wear masks in public...

Coronavirus Side Effect: CalPERS Drops to 60% Funded

May 5, 2020 7:08 amMay 5, 2020 7:38 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s coronavirus emergency management policy to shut down the economy rather than triage the vulnerable has resulted in a 10 percent investment fund loss for the California Employees Retirement System – CalPERS – from 70 to 60 percent...

Why I’m Not Wearing A Mask

May 5, 2020 6:23 amMay 5, 2020 6:51 am

San Diego County health officials recently ordered that everyone wear face coverings “anywhere in public when they come within 6 feet of another person” starting May 1, 2020. I do not plan on complying because the scientific research says it...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 9th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 4, 2020 8:13 pmMay 4, 2020 8:16 pm

The Stockton and San Joaquin County centered 9th Congressional District has had the unusual distinction of being both a reliable Democratic district and a district that always seems to be right on the edge of being overturned. Congressman Jerry McNerney...

California Becomes First State to Borrow from Federal Government to Pay Unemployment Benefits

May 4, 2020 4:48 pm

On Monday, California became the first state to borrow money from the federal government to make unemployment benefits in the coming months. According to the Department of the Treasury and the Wall Street Journal, California borrowed $348 million to make...

Two More Counties Reopen Against Gov. Newsom’s Lockdown Orders

May 4, 2020 2:25 pm

On Monday, Yuba County and Sutter County, two counties directly north of Sacramento with a combined population of 170,000, became the second and third counties in California to reopen in defiance to Governor Gavin Newsom’s lockdown orders. Yuba and Sutter...

Gov. Newsom’s 5 Western State Pact Looks More Like Collusion Than Cooperation

May 4, 2020 8:09 amMay 6, 2020 9:55 pm

Collusion is a secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose. As Californians are starting to rebel following 7 weeks of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lockdown order, it’s curious how and why he and four other Democrat...