COVID-19 coronavirus – Page 3

Why Did Gov. Gavin Newsom Make Hurried $1 Billion Deal With China’s BYD for Masks?

April 13, 2020 2:11 amApril 14, 2020 8:10 am

There are many questions surrounding the government reaction to the COVID-19 virus, and especially in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom just approved spending $1 Billion of taxpayers funds on masks from Chinese company BYD. Following many requests from healthcare workers...

New Farm Bill Would Extend Benefits and Coronavirus Protections for Farmworkers

April 11, 2020 8:44 amApril 12, 2020 9:19 am

A bill in the Assembly proposes to grant additional benefits and COVID-19 coronavirus protections for farmworkers across California. Under an amended Assembly Bill 2915, authored by Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) farmworkers will have mandatory paid sick leave days increased from...

Gov. Newsom Shuts Down UFC Event With Help of Disney, ESPN

April 10, 2020 6:38 pmApril 12, 2020 11:27 am

On Friday, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White announced that UFC 249, a major fighting championship planned to take place at the Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, has been cancelled due to the last minute intervention of California...

Homeless Begin to Move Into State Funded Hotel Rooms

April 10, 2020 2:15 amApril 10, 2020 6:40 pm

On Wednesday, selected homeless across the state began temporarily moving into state-funded hotel rooms to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “We have a moral and ethical responsibility to do our part” Announced last week by Governor Gavin...

California Falls Behind Paying Out Federal Unemployment Dollars

April 9, 2020 2:28 amApril 11, 2020 12:08 am

California has fallen behind on adding the $600 of additional federal funds to each person on unemployment payments. At a Tuesday news conference, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the federal funds provided by the CARES Act to add additional relief...

California Spends $1 Billion to secure 200 million masks a month

April 8, 2020 7:10 pmApril 9, 2020 2:17 pm

‘We need to spend what we need, but also need what we spend. And the Governor just went way beyond that this week without any oversight.’ On Tuesday, Governor Newsom announced that California would spend $990 million to receive...

San Bernardino County, City of Los Angeles Now Require Masks in Public for COVID-19

April 8, 2020 2:49 pmApril 8, 2020 2:51 pm

A few days after Riverside County enacted a mandatory mask-in-public law, both San Bernardino County and the city of Los Angeles announced their intention to make masks a requirement to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. San Bernardino’s law,...