COVID-19 – Page 118 – California Globe

6 Northern California Counties Ask Governor for Permission to Come Out of State Lockdown

April 27, 2020 6:07 pmApril 28, 2020 10:00 am

On Monday, lawmakers and local officials of six Northern counties sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking to be let out of of the state lockdown order in favor of regional COVID-19 coronavirus plans. The officials from the counties...

CA Bill to Allow Employees Sick with COVID-19 to File Workers’ Comp Claims Against Employers

April 27, 2020 5:55 pmApril 28, 2020 10:23 am

A gut-and-amend bill has been introduced to allow employees who were sick with coronavirus to file workers’ compensation claims agains their employers, claiming the illness is a workplace injury, and the employers’ fault. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom is also considering...

Assembly members May Face Coronavirus Tests Before Reconvening on May 4th

April 27, 2020 4:58 pm

On Monday, California lawmakers announced that Assembly members may have to take COVID-19 coronavirus tests before reporting back to the Assembly on May 4th. A question of testing Members of the Assembly are currently being recommended, not ordered, to take...

Media Fear Mongering in Sacramento County over ‘Spike’ of Coronavirus Cases

April 27, 2020 7:12 amApril 27, 2020 7:12 am

The Sacramento Bee published an article over the weekend about coronavirus in Sacramento titled, “A ZIP code emerges as Sacramento’s coronavirus epicenter. But what’s behind the spike?” This truly is a headline in search of a story. Sacramento County, with...

Kern Co. Immunology Docs Say Only Sick and Elderly Should be Quarantined, Businesses Should Open

April 26, 2020 3:05 pmApril 29, 2020 10:46 am

‘The risks of social isolation are too high.’ KIRO News 23 reports that Immunology Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout Kern county, making up for over half of...

Tesla to Reopen Fremont Factory on April 29th

April 26, 2020 2:21 amApril 26, 2020 3:06 pm

On Saturday, employees at Tesla’s Fremont plant received e-mails to come into work on April 29th, marking the first large employer in California that closed down during the coronavirus pandemic to reopen. While Bay Area stay-at-home orders are currently in...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 42nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 25, 2020 7:18 am

Going into 2020, the Inland Empire, and by extension San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, are facing more and more pressure politically. On one-hand the area has traditionally been a right-leaning stalwart and could often be relied upon to elect a...