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Gov. Newsom Signs Family Leave Extension Bill

September 18, 2020 2:08 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newson signed into law a bill that would expand protected-family leave for those in small businesses to 12 months a year for companies with 5 employees or more. SB 1383 and family paid time off Senate...

New Poll Shows 47% Of Californians Against Prop. 16, 22% Undecided

September 18, 2020 7:03 amSeptember 18, 2020 7:32 am

On Thursday, a new Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) poll found that a near majority of voters plan to vote against Proposition 16, the ballot measure to reverse 1996’s Proposition 209 and reinstate affirmative action in California. 47% of...

Gov. Newsom, Pac-12 Agree To Not Stop Conference Football Games This Year

September 17, 2020 6:18 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that there is nothing stopping NCAA football from returning this year to California, contradicting weeks worth of statements from Pac-12 football conference commissioner Larry Scott and teams who have accused the Governor of halting...

California Removed From 14 Day Quarantine List In NY, NJ, CT

September 17, 2020 3:02 pm

On Tuesday, California was removed from the 14 day quarantine list in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut due to improving COVID-19 positivity statistics. California, along with Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio, were removed for either having their positive...

Fresno County Judge Orders Private Christian School To Stop In-School Learning

September 16, 2020 9:07 pm

On Tuesday, Fresno County Superior Court Judge D. Tyler Tharpe ordered that a private Christian school in Reedley is to stop all in-school instruction due to going against state and local health orders. Immanuel Schools ordered to stop in-person learning...

SoCal Landlord Group Sues State, County, City Governments In Lawsuit

September 16, 2020 6:20 pmSeptember 18, 2020 7:33 am

On Tuesday, a group of apartment owners and landlords sued California, Los Angeles County, and several Southern Californian cities over several tenant eviction protections enacted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March. Unlawfully and illegally commandeered without compensation...

USC Football Players Urge Gov. Newsom To Allow Them To Play

September 16, 2020 2:56 pm

On Tuesday, the entire University of Southern California (USC) football team sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to allow them to play this season as other college conference holdouts announced they were returning to play this year....