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California’s Unemployment Department Overburdened by Unprecedented Number of Claims

April 6, 2020 5:56 pmApril 12, 2020 9:16 am

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), the agency in charge of unemployment claims and insurance in the state, has found itself severely strained for almost a month as it rushes to meet almost 2 million claims filed in three weeks. Almost...

Riverside County Issues Mandatory Mask Order

April 6, 2020 1:52 pm

During the weekend, Riverside County became the first county in the state to issue a mandatory mask order, as well as stopping all non-family member gatherings. Mandatory masks and increased stay at home orders in Riverside County Starting yesterday, all...

California’s Indeterminate Lockdown Based on ‘What Ifs’

April 6, 2020 8:26 amApril 7, 2020 6:14 am

Most people don’t fear the virus as much as they fear this indeterminate sentence. The indeterminate sentence in penology is considered draconian and cruel by defense lawyers. Yet the indeterminate sentence is exactly what the state’s residents are experiencing...

Backlog of Coronavirus Tests Reduced by Two-Thirds

April 4, 2020 6:15 pmApril 5, 2020 11:05 am

During a press conference on Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the state had cut down the backlog of COVID-19 coronavirus tests by two-thirds. State officials confirmed that the number of people awaiting test results dropped from 60,000 to 13,000....

The New California: Police Arrest Shop Owners and Surfer While Releasing Hundreds of Inmates

April 4, 2020 11:42 amApril 6, 2020 6:51 am

This leaves many to believe the complete shutdown of American society over questionable health concerns is having the desired effect – tanking the U.S. economy before the 2020 Presidential Election. This week Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti asked snitches...

Coronavirus Spread in High-Density Cities Halting Proposed More Density Housing Measures

April 4, 2020 2:17 amApril 4, 2020 6:16 pm

Many California lawmaker plans to increase the number of high-density building to alleviate the housing crisis have lost much support in the last month due to the effects of COVID-19 coronavirus in populated areas. “California dodged a huge bullet” “We’ve...

Governor Newsom and FEMA Announce Program to House 15,000 Homeless in Hotel Rooms

April 3, 2020 5:22 pmApril 6, 2020 3:24 pm

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California and FEMA have created a new program to house homeless Californians at risk of contracting COVID-19 coronavirus in hotel rooms. Under the plan, known as “Project Room Key”, 15,000 hotel rooms across...