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Exclusive: Gov. Newsom’s BYD Mask Deal Profitable for Insider Dealmakers

May 28, 2020 6:28 amMay 29, 2020 7:02 am

New details are emerging about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $1.4 Billion deal for masks with BYD, a Chinese electric bus maker that is now manufacturing N95 masks. However, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the deal has soured, as the...

Bay Area Public Health Officer Warns That California is Reopening Too Fast

May 27, 2020 4:33 pmMay 27, 2020 4:34 pm

‘We cannot be stupid about this, but we can at least start. Santa Clara simply isn’t with the program.’ On Tuesday, Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody warned that California is reopening too quickly and could...

California Department of Health Releases New In-Store Retail Guidelines

May 26, 2020 2:02 pm

On Monday, the California Department of Health released new health and safety guidelines for in-store retail, allowing counties to expand retail re-openings. The reopening announcement, which also brought forth new reopening guidelines for houses of worship, made it clear that...

City of Big Bear Lake Flouting Governor’s Stay Home Order

May 25, 2020 7:09 pmMay 25, 2020 8:07 pm

The city of Big Bear Lake has given the middle finger to Governor Gavin Newsom for his stay–at-home order, saying they won’t enforce it anymore because its residents are adults who can decide for themselves the risks of being outside...

Darrell Issa, Judicial Watch Sue California Over Mail-In Ballot Order

May 23, 2020 7:49 am

On Thursday, former Congressman and current Congressional candidate Darrell Issa sued California along with conservative political accountability group Legal Watch over California’s decision to send mail-in ballots to every registered voter in California in November. Issa and Judicial Watch challenge...

After Tulare County Votes to Re-open, Gov. Newsom Threatens to Withhold Federal Coronavirus Funds

May 22, 2020 3:52 pmMay 23, 2020 7:50 am

Hours after the Tulare County Board of Supervisors voted to open the county up for business and stop enforcing California’s shelter-in-place order, officials received a letter threatening to withhold some of the $47 million in federal CARES Act relief funds...

University of California System to End All ACT, SAT Admittance Tests

May 22, 2020 2:20 pmMay 22, 2020 5:14 pm

On Thursday, the University of California (UC) Board of Regents voted to remove the ACT and SAT tests in considering students. A decision factored by ‘unfair testing’ and admittance scandals The decision, which affects top nationally ranked Universities such as...