SEIU Leader Suspended For Six Months Following $44,000 Time Sheet Fraud

November 29, 2021 12:00 pmDecember 8, 2021 3:47 pm

Tony Owens, the former Vice President of Bargaining for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 in Los Angeles, was suspended for six months without pay from his California Public Employee’s Retirement System (CalPERS) on Monday following an investigation...

Why Are California Cities’ Public Health Officers Really Ordering Masks Worn Indoors?

July 16, 2021 2:37 amJuly 15, 2021 9:44 pm

Thursday, Los Angeles County public health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, announced at a video press conference a new order requiring masks be worn by LA residents when indoors, regardless of vaccination status — effective Sunday morning at 12:01AM. If Los...

CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Exercise, Hold Small Gatherings Outdoors Without Masks

April 27, 2021 10:22 amApril 27, 2021 10:25 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its public health guidance Tuesday, saying fully vaccinated people can exercise and attend small gatherings outdoors without wearing a face mask, CNBC reported early Tuesday. So can non-vaccinated people. Does the CDC...

COVID Deceit and Dubious Policies California Lawmakers Continue to Perpetrate

April 26, 2021 2:11 amApril 26, 2021 5:25 pm

There are a lot of questions at this point in time, after the strangest year in most of our lives. I know I’m not alone in observing that there are many many things that don’t make sense or add up....

With Growing Divide on Need for Outside ‘Mask Mandates,’ Doctor Demonstrates Masks Don’t Protect You

April 22, 2021 7:52 amApril 22, 2021 7:52 am

Following the Globe’s article about the Stanford University/NIH study that demonstrates beyond a reasonable doubt that face masks have absolutely zero chance of preventing the spread of Covid-19, the San Jose Mercury News asks today, “When can we stop wearing...

New Study By Stanford-NIH Adjacent Researcher Hypothesizes Masks Are Ineffective Against COVID

April 20, 2021 1:39 pmMay 16, 2022 11:34 am

CORRECTION and UPDATE: This story has been updated with a clarification that better explains the relationships between the study’s author and various institutions whose proximity to the author cast a greater impression of support from those institutions than was warranted....

Contact Tracing and Personal Information Bill Introduced

February 17, 2021 6:28 amFebruary 18, 2021 6:17 am

On February 16, Assemblyman Marc Levin (D – Marin County), introduced Assembly Bill 814 on contact tracing and personal information. The bill would add Title 1.81.10 (commencing with Section 1798.600) to Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code....