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Déjà Vu: Gov. Newsom Orders State Workers Return-to-Office 6 Years After Original Lockdown Order

June 22, 2026 1:21 pmJune 23, 2026 2:46 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is finally calling state workers back to the office, a full 6 years after sending everyone home to work remotely because of the Covid flu and his statewide lockdowns. The SEIU, which represents them, says state...

Unions & California State Workers Fighting Return to In-Office Work 4 Days Per Week

May 18, 2026 12:48 pmMay 19, 2026 6:26 am

We are six years after Governor Gavin Newsom’s original Covid lockdown order, sending nearly the entire state workforce of “non-essential” workers packing in 2020. Last March 2025, Gov. Newsom issued a “get back to the office” order… but not until...

CA Public Employees and Unions Whining about Returning to the Office 5 Years Later

April 27, 2025 2:48 amApril 28, 2025 9:01 am

Five years after his original Covid lockdown order, sending nearly the entire state workforce of “non-essential” workers packing in 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a “get back to the office” order Monday… but not until July 1, 2025, and...

Presidential Ambitions behind Gavin Newsom’s Metamorphosis into a Conservative

March 6, 2025 9:43 amMarch 6, 2025 9:44 am

What a difference 6 weeks makes! It’s been only 6 weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the launch of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s metamorphosis into a conservative. Newsom is making a major shift to the political middle in an...

Gov. Newsom Orders State Workers Return-to-Office 5 Years After Original Covid Lockdown Order

March 3, 2025 5:03 pmMarch 4, 2025 6:29 am

Five years after his original Covid lockdown order, sending nearly the entire state workforce of “non-essential” workers packing in 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a “get back to the office” order Monday… but not until July 1, 2025, and...

Backlash Grows Over Gov. Newsom Nixing College Degree Requirements for 30,000 State Jobs

December 18, 2024 3:40 pmDecember 18, 2024 3:40 pm

Backlash continues to grow over Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement earlier this week that college and other educational requirements for 30,000 state jobs would be nixed. Plans for another 32,000 jobs will be added to that list by the end of...

California ‘DOGE’ Proves State Government is Too BIG and Unaccountable

December 18, 2024 3:10 amDecember 18, 2024 3:58 pm

“Waste and Inefficiency, Improper Hiring, and Other Improper Governmental Activities” is the subtitle of the California State Auditor’s latest “Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees.” There are some real doozies. I have for years recommended cutting the...