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Governor Newsom Announces New ‘Double Mask’ Guidelines

March 5, 2021 8:20 pmMarch 6, 2021 9:27 am

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) revised the state’s facemask policy Thursday, strongly encouraging Californians to wear two masks instead of one to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The CDPH revised the policy following new recommendations from the Center...

Youth Athletes Sue Governor Newsom and Orange County Over Indoor Youth Sports Ban

March 2, 2021 2:48 pmMarch 4, 2021 11:42 am

On Monday, a group of five high school athletes in Orange County filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and other entities, fighting his statewide COVID-19 pandemic ban on youth sports. In Nelson, et. al V. County of Orange, et....

Gov. Newsom’s $100 Million COVID Lab Has Trouble Again with ‘Significant Deficiencies’

February 23, 2021 1:19 pmFebruary 25, 2021 9:17 am

In August 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that a “Twindemic” would be upon us soon with COVID and the flu season in the fall, at the same time he announced a new partnership with PerkinElmer, Inc. a diagnostic company, to...

Psychedelic Drugs Such As LSD, Mescaline May Be Legalized In New Bill

February 18, 2021 7:00 pm

A new bill introduced Wednesday in the State Senate would legalize several psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Senate Bill 519, authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would make psilocybin (magic mushrooms), dimethyltryptamine (psychedelic drug DMT),...

CA Outdoor Dining Ban Lawsuit Dropped With Recent Re-Opening Announcement

January 29, 2021 6:02 pm

On Friday, a lawsuit by the Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening over the state ban on outdoor dining and wine tasting was dropped due to the announcement by Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday that ended the statewide lockdown. State...

More Assemblymembers, Senators Back Resolution To Allow Youth Sports To Restart Statewide ASAP

January 29, 2021 3:14 pmFebruary 2, 2021 1:22 pm

On Friday, an Assembly Concurrent Resolution that would call on the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to have youth sports in California be immediately reinstated and have athletes play as soon as possible, gained critical Senate and Assembly support....

Governor Newsom, CDPH Announce Statewide Lockdown, Curfew Order Lifted

January 25, 2021 2:49 pm

On Monday, the state of California and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that regional stay-at-home lockdown orders, as well as the statewide curfew, were lifted statewide. The color-coded tier system, which gave readiness by county last year...