COVID-19 in California Archives

Disney Layoffs Increase to 32,000 Employees

November 27, 2020 2:05 pmDecember 2, 2020 9:02 am

On Thursday, Disney announced that the initial 28,000 theme park employee firings previously unveiled in September would increase by 4,000 due to early 2021 monetary projections in it’s theme park division. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing...

Disney Announces Massive Lay-Off Of 28,000 Employees

September 30, 2020 2:05 amSeptember 29, 2020 8:44 pm

On Tuesday, Disney announced that 28,000 employees would be laid off, including well over 10,000 in California alone. 28,000 laid-off by Disney The massive amount of lay-offs will come from the parks division, with Disneyland in Anaheim being primarily effected....

California’s Largest Theme Parks Call On Gov. Newsom To Fully Re-open

September 14, 2020 8:29 pm

On Monday, the California Attractions and Parks Association (CAPA), the trade organization that represents 8 of the largest theme parks in California, including Disneyland and Universal Studios, asked Governor Gavin Newsom to allow them to re-open citing financial and employee...

CA Public Health Doc Outlines New Guideline Changes, Date-Based Re-openings

July 22, 2020 4:07 amJuly 21, 2020 8:52 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly replaced the Governor during the normal statewide COVID-19 update press conference, outlining possible new closure changes in California in the future. Dr. Ghaly reiterated and borrowed Governor Gavin...

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....

3,500 Prisoners To Be Released Early Due to Coronavirus Threats

April 2, 2020 8:25 am

‘There are now pardoned or commuted murderers back on the street.’ Following weeks of speculation of early prisoner releases, 3,500 prisoners were announced to be released early on Tuesday to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by alleviating...

What Executive Orders Has Gov. Newsom Issued During Coronavirus Crisis?

March 26, 2020 7:32 amMarch 27, 2020 8:13 am

The extraordinary measures California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking ostensibly to prevent the spread of Coronavirus appear autocratic and undemocratic, but all in the name of public health: self-quarantines and isolation for the state’s 40 million residents. However, Gov. Newsom...