COVID-19 outbreak Archives

Legislative Operations During Emergencies

March 29, 2020 2:00 pmMarch 30, 2020 1:32 pm

If the Legislature decides to proceed with remote hearings and voting, how will members of the public participate? As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, numerous state legislatures around the country have acted upon or are considering measures to...

Evictions Can be Halted Under Governor Newsom’s New Executive Order

March 17, 2020 4:34 pm

In Sacramento on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order that will allow local jurisdictions to temporarily stop evictions, as well as having utilities continue operating for the duration of the pandemic. Newsom’s executive order comes after questions...

Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 7:26 amMarch 20, 2020 7:54 am

‘A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from corona.’ Seven Bay Area counties announced Monday unprecedented shelter-in-place restrictions, confining millions of residents to their homes for three...

Coronavirus Update: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Directs All Bars, Brew Pubs and Wineries to Close, Tells Those Over 65 to Stay Home

March 15, 2020 4:11 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:14 pm

How is the governor targeting some industries for closure and not others which also serve the public? California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a Sunday afternoon press conference and issued new directions to the state’s residents due to coronavirus: Newsom...

Hysteria and Collusion As Gov. Newsom Orders Large Gatherings Cancelled

March 14, 2020 9:59 amMarch 17, 2020 11:19 am

This week California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all “gatherings must be limited to no more than 250 people” – except strangely, Disneyland, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios Hollywood, and other large theme parks, and gambling casinos. The next day Disneyland announced...

Gov. Newsom Announces California Can Take Over Hotels and Hospitals to Treat Coronavirus Patients in New Executive Order

March 13, 2020 2:55 pmMarch 14, 2020 9:59 am

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Thursday night that allows the state to commandeer any hotel or medical facility in California and use it to treat those that have the COVID-19 coronavirus. The state Health and Human Services...

Coronavirus Fears to Stop Basketball Fan Attendance, Delay Coachella in California

March 11, 2020 7:36 pmMarch 12, 2020 7:46 am

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in California, numerous events around California have either been delayed, canceled, or will have greatly reduced attendance, costing the state and local areas hundreds of millions of dollars. Coachella and...