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What is an ‘Essential’ or ‘Non-Essential’ Employee under Coronavirus Stay Home Orders?

March 24, 2020 1:39 pm

On March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 directing all residents immediately to heed current State public health directives to stay home, except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 3 Senate Colleagues Sold off Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash

March 24, 2020 11:02 amMarch 24, 2020 12:19 pm

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and three GOP Senate colleagues reported selling off stocks worth millions of dollars in the days before the coronavirus outbreak crashed the market, according to Fox News reports. Oklahoma Republican Senator Jim Inhofe, Georgia Republican...

California Has 2nd Worst Taxpayer ROI WalletHub Study Reports

March 24, 2020 7:20 am

With Tax Day on Americans minds, even with the federal government allowing taxpayers to defer payment without penalty due to the coronavirus pandemic, California just placed 49th – second to last – in Wallet Hub’s Return on Investment study of...

AB 5 Making Coronavirus Crisis Worse in California’s Rural Areas Lacking Independent Healthcare Contractors

March 23, 2020 12:40 pmMarch 24, 2020 6:32 am

Two California politicians and thousands of Californians who are independent contractors, gig economy workers, and freelancers, are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to use his Emergency Powers to suspend Assembly Bill 5’s restrictions on independent contracting during the COVID-19 crisis....

Do the Numbers in the Coronavirus Outbreak Justify Tanking the Economy?

March 22, 2020 10:15 amMarch 22, 2020 10:44 am

Perusing the daily headlines alerting readers about the Coronavirus outbreak could make anyone want to self-quarantine. But the numbers aren’t the entire story when broken down. Deliberate omissions of important information tell the full story: Coronavirus is spreading, and more...

Gov. Newsom Signs Order to Extend Deadlines for Presidential Primary Ballot Counting, Expand Vote-by-Mail Options

March 21, 2020 7:46 amMarch 22, 2020 8:06 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday to permit vote-by-mail procedures to be used in three upcoming special elections, “protecting public health and safety during the COVID-19 outbreak.” Newsom’s order also allows the Presidential Primary ballot counting to...

Gov. Newsom Projects 56% of Californians Could Be Infected With Coronavirus in 8 Weeks

March 20, 2020 7:45 am

In an attempt to obtain federal funding, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday, claiming, “California has been disproportionality impacted by the repatriation efforts over the last few months.” “In some parts of our...