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EDD Director Rita Saenz Abruptly Resigns, Replaced by Deputy Director

January 29, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 28, 2022 10:04 pm

Employment Development Department (EDD) Director Rita Saenz abruptly announced her retirement in a staff email on Friday, with Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint EDD chief deputy director of external affairs Nancy Farias to the post early next year. Saenz had...

LA Unified School District Bans Cloth Masks Usage On Schools Beginning Monday

January 24, 2022 12:03 pm

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) began a ban on cloth face masks on Monday, changing the requirements for masks to be more form-fitting, non-cloth, and coming with a nose wire, due to new masking guidance by the County....

NFL Announces Super Bowl LVI is to Remain in L.A. Despite COVID-19 Concerns

January 15, 2022 2:16 amJanuary 15, 2022 7:38 am

At a media event held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood late on Thursday, NFL officials confirmed that Super Bowl LVI will still be held at the stadium after weeks of concern following reports that the NFL had been looking at...

San Francisco Adds New COVID-19 Mega-Event Vaccination Requirements

January 13, 2022 2:17 amJanuary 12, 2022 10:02 pm

The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a new COVID-19 health order this week, changing mega-event vaccination rules above and beyond what is needed by new state requirements. New state requirements announced on December 31st and to come into...

San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Call 911 Unless For A Life-Threatening Emergency

January 11, 2022 2:19 amJanuary 10, 2022 9:49 pm

Over the recent weekend, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management advised city residents to not call 911 unless it was for a life-threatening medical emergency due to both the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the area,...

Newsom Admin Allows Hospitals to Force COVID-Positive Healthcare Employees to Work if Asymptomatic

January 10, 2022 7:01 amJanuary 10, 2022 10:42 am

This story has been edited to include comment from CDPH and to clarify that the CDPH is not forcing healthcare workers back but rather is allowing hospitals to do so. In addition to unveiling a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency...

San Diego City Workers Receive Advance Firing Notices For Not Vaccinating

January 7, 2022 10:09 amJanuary 7, 2022 10:46 am

San Diego city officials announced on Thursday that 86 city employees were given ‘advanced firing notices’ for either not updating their vaccination status or claiming a religious or medical exemption following receiving pre-termination letters last month. San Diego first announced mandatory...