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Gap Announces Mass Layoffs in SF, NY Corporate Offices

September 21, 2022 1:17 pmSeptember 21, 2022 8:31 pm

San Francisco-based retail giant Gap announced that 500 employees, or approximately 5% of their corporate employees are to be laid off in San Francisco as well as in smaller numbers in New York, marking the latest mass layoff to affect...

First US Monkeypox Death Recorded in LA County

September 13, 2022 2:30 amSeptember 12, 2022 8:01 pm

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced on Monday that the first U.S. death of monkeypox occurred in the County. Due to patient confidentiality and privacy laws, no...

Lawmakers Just Passed Two Bills to Punish Physicians and Curtail Free Speech

September 2, 2022 9:29 amSeptember 3, 2022 8:29 am

Did the headline get your attention? It should. The two bills will punish non-compliant physicians and curtail free speech. The Globe has covered these bills this year, but they demand additional attention. AB 2098 by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell), will punish physicians and...

Three Courts Rule Against Gov. Newsom, State Govt. in Covid Business Lockdown Orders

August 22, 2022 12:16 pmAugust 23, 2022 10:22 am

The third California court in a week has ruled in favor of the people of California and the United States Constitution, against the government over state ordered Covid lockdowns. California courts are ruling that the government may have overstepped its...

San Diego School District Ends Mandatory School Masking Plans

August 18, 2022 1:08 pm

The San Diego Unified School District announced earlier this week that mask mandates for the fall semester would be officially removed, becoming one of the last major school districts in the country to not enforce mask mandates against COVID-19. For...

California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Construction of Lines into Bakersfield, Merced

August 18, 2022 2:30 amAugust 17, 2022 9:02 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors announced on Wednesday that they approved the continued construction of the network into both Merced and Bakersfield. Originally estimated to cost $33 billion in 2008, costs of the high speed rail system...

Division of Worker’s Compensation to Resume Accepting In-Person Documents

August 9, 2022 12:57 pm

The Division of Worker’s Compensation, part of the Department of Industrial Relations, announced on Tuesday that “in-person walk-through” documents will once again be accepted next month, appeasing many workers who have been asking for the in-person option for years. Like the...