COVID-19 – Page 114 – California Globe

Gov. Newsom Predicts ‘Tens of Billions of Dollars’ of Debt From COVID-19 Lockdown

May 7, 2020 1:29 pmMay 7, 2020 5:21 pm

The State of California is facing even more dire financial times ahead than we are currently experiencing under lockdown, with job and business losses. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his daily briefing Thursday, said he is anticipating “tens of billions of...

Los Angeles County to Begin Reopening Friday

May 7, 2020 7:36 am

On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger announced that many businesses and outdoor areas will reopen on Friday. Stores, golf courses, and trails to open countywide Stores such as florists, book stores, clothes stores, and others will open but...

Gavin Gov. Newsom Says California ‘Not Going Back to Normal’ Until We Have a Vaccine

May 7, 2020 7:33 amMay 7, 2020 11:51 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that, while California will move into the next phase of reopening its economy this week, it is “not going back to normal” until there is a vaccine. “We’re not going back to normal....

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 52nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 6, 2020 2:01 amMay 5, 2020 9:08 pm

In the 52nd District, which includes the heart of San Diego trailing out into the coastal and Northern suburbs, demographics have been trending to the Democrats for years. Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) narrowly beat former Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray in...

Senator John Moorlach (Kevin Sanders for California Globe)

When a Curve Is Not Necessarily a Curve

May 5, 2020 3:05 pmMay 7, 2020 7:37 am

Residents of the Golden State have become slaves to a new debt, to a lockdown and to previously ignored, unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities. They must be freed from these chains. By Sen. John M.W. Moorlach and Craig Keshishian Maybe...

California to Lose as Much as $72.1 Billion in Tourism Spending This Year

May 5, 2020 2:57 pm

On Tuesday, a new projection by Tourism Economics was released showing that California is currently on track to lose $72.1 billion in travel related spending this year. In addition, by the end of this month, 613,000 travel and tourism related...

Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Will Order Masks Worn in Public While Homeless Still Defecate on streets

May 5, 2020 8:32 amMay 5, 2020 8:32 am

Days after it was reported the Sacramento region has the lowest reported coronavirus infection rate among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg called on county health officials to require residents to wear masks in public...