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California State Parks Closed to All Vehicles Following Massive Influx of Visitors

March 30, 2020 1:30 pmMarch 30, 2020 4:03 pm

On Sunday, California State Parks closed down the parking areas and other vehicle areas at all 280 park locations. The State Parks agency made the decision after having parks being flooded with people escaping stay-at-home orders for the last few...

California’s Homeless Could Provide the Answer if the Cost of Our Economic Shutdown is Worth It

March 30, 2020 2:10 amMarch 30, 2020 1:31 pm

“If we’re willing to submit to this kind of oppression without question or accountability, our political class won’t hesitate to do it again the next time they conjure up a ‘public emergency.’” As Californians settle in for our second...

UPDATED: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores

March 28, 2020 5:40 pmMarch 29, 2020 2:11 pm

UPDATE below: The National Rifle Association, in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Conference, sued Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials on Friday over the closing of gun stores in response to...

Taxes at a Standstill: How the Coronavirus Can Halt Ballot Initiatives in the Coming Years

March 28, 2020 5:28 pm

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to keep people home and put the economy into a lull, the combined health and economic factors have made everyone from state officials to local activists worried about voters passing new taxes, bonds, and propositions...

California Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Normalize as Panic Buying Subsides

March 28, 2020 8:11 am

The panic buying that has plagued California during the past two weeks due to COVID-19 coronavirus fears has been subsiding quickly according to several trade groups and organizations. A return to normalcy in California food stores While certain products have...

Rent Evictions Are Banned For Two Months Under New Executive Order

March 27, 2020 3:28 pmMarch 27, 2020 3:59 pm

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new executive order that would ban evictions of renters affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus until the end of May. Executive Order N-37-20 will require that tenants would have to declare that they can’t...

All DMV Field Offices Close in California

March 27, 2020 1:58 pm

On Thursday, the California Department of Motor Vehicles announced that all DMV field offices in the state will close starting on Friday. While physical locations will be closed until further notice, the DMV will resume services online starting on April...