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Newsom Admin Allows Hospitals to Force COVID-Positive Healthcare Employees to Work if Asymptomatic

January 10, 2022 7:01 amJanuary 10, 2022 10:42 am

This story has been edited to include comment from CDPH and to clarify that the CDPH is not forcing healthcare workers back but rather is allowing hospitals to do so. In addition to unveiling a proposed $2.7 billion COVID-19 Emergency...

San Diego City Workers Receive Advance Firing Notices For Not Vaccinating

January 7, 2022 10:09 amJanuary 7, 2022 10:46 am

San Diego city officials announced on Thursday that 86 city employees were given ‘advanced firing notices’ for either not updating their vaccination status or claiming a religious or medical exemption following receiving pre-termination letters last month. San Diego first announced mandatory...

Hundreds of San Francisco Public School Teachers Stage ‘Sickout’ Protest For More School COVID-19 Protections

January 7, 2022 2:21 amJanuary 6, 2022 8:22 pm

Hundreds of San Francisco Unified School District teachers staged a “Sickout” protest on Thursday, refusing to teach in classrooms while the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) demands the district to increase safety measures. Specifically, UESF teachers want several safety improvements,...

Governor Newsom Enacts Executive Order That Allows More Time For State Body Teleconferenced Meetings

January 6, 2022 2:06 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order on Thursday allowing state bodies to continue to hold teleconferenced public meetings instead of in-person public meetings through the end of March due to the recent surge of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases. In...

Is LA Still The Host of Super Bowl LVI Despite COVID and Alternative Site Concerns?

January 6, 2022 10:28 am

Officials with the National Football League, State of California, and Los Angeles all confirmed Wednesday that they still plan to host Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium next month despite reports that the NFL is currently looking at...

Gov. Newsom Extends CA Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate to February 15th Because ‘Omicron’

January 6, 2022 2:15 amJanuary 5, 2022 8:02 pm

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced on Wednesday that the statewide indoor mask mandate, set to end on January 15th, has been extended for another month. Last month, due to concern over the spread of the...

Legislation to Change State School Funding Metrics From Attendance-Based to Enrollment-Based

January 3, 2022 2:36 pm

A bill to replace state funding for schools based on daily attendance in favor of a system based on enrollment was prepared to be introduced to the state Senate on Monday, possibly signaling a large change in how schools can...