Katy Grimes – Page 248 – California Globe

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Record $286.4 Billion Proposed Budget

January 11, 2022 7:34 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released his record $286.4 billion proposed budget Monday to praise and criticism. His 2022-2023 budget proposes to spend: $22.5 billion over the next five years to fight climate change including $500 million for “climate workforce” programs...

CA Sen. Richard Pan Says More Than 1,000 California Children Have Died from COVID-19

January 10, 2022 1:02 pmJanuary 10, 2022 12:18 pm

Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento), a pediatrician and state lawmaker, wrote a recent article on his Senate website “regarding the death of more than 1,000 children from COVID-19.” “I grieve to learn that more than 1,000 children have now died from...

Newsom Admin Allows Hospitals to Force COVID-Positive Healthcare Employees to Work if Asymptomatic

January 10, 2022 7:01 amJanuary 10, 2022 10:42 am

This story has been edited to include comment from CDPH and to clarify that the CDPH is not forcing healthcare workers back but rather is allowing hospitals to do so. In addition to unveiling a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency...

Two Years in, Gov. Newsom Announces Another $2.7 Billion COVID-19 Emergency Response Package

January 8, 2022 7:22 pmJanuary 10, 2022 12:25 pm

“Today, Governor Newsom’s Administration unveiled a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency Response Package – including a $1.4 billion emergency appropriation request – to bolster testing capacity, accelerate vaccination and booster efforts, support frontline workers, strengthen the health care system and...

California State Senate Going Back to Remote Voting for Members

January 8, 2022 11:32 amJanuary 8, 2022 12:09 pm

The California Globe heard from a member of the State Senate Friday evening that they won’t be shutting down for two weeks, but will be going back to remote voting – because COVID. Again. This, despite that Office of Legislative...

Assembly Rules Passes Single-Payer Health Care Bill Without Funding Source

January 6, 2022 4:05 pmJanuary 8, 2022 7:22 pm

Assembly Constitutional Amendment 11 was introduced Wednesday in the California Legislature to enact significant tax increases to fund universal single-payer health care coverage in California, the Globe reported. Thursday, Assembly Bill 1400, the “Guaranteed Health Care for All” state-run healthcare...

Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Going Away Party COVID Super Spreader Event

January 6, 2022 1:51 pm

“Did you hear about Lorena Gonzalez’ super spreader event?” a Capitol staffer asked the Globe Thursday. The Assembly was not able to meet a quorum Thursday morning, which requires that half of the members be present – 40 lawmakers...