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Gov. Newsom Announces State Mask Mandate To End On June 15th

May 12, 2021 5:57 pmMay 14, 2021 7:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the state’s mask mandate, which has been in place since June 2020, will officially be ending on June 15th. In an interview with the Los Angeles Fox affiliate, Newsom said that while large...

New Poll Finds Recall Candidates Cox and Faulconer Tied; Gov. Newsom’s Approval Rating Slightly Up

May 12, 2021 11:21 amMarch 22, 2022 11:40 am

On Tuesday, a survey conducted by the U.C Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and 2018 Gubernatorial candidate John Cox are currently tied for first among recall candidates, while support for the recall itself...

CA Parents Seek to Abolish the California Teachers’ Association

May 10, 2021 1:29 pmMay 10, 2021 3:34 pm

California’s 6 million public school students have been “distance learning” from home since California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered statewide business and school closures in March 2020 – more than 430 days ago. A group of parents have started a petition...

California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study

May 8, 2021 2:20 amMay 10, 2021 1:14 pm

According to a new report released Friday by the California Department of Finance, California’s population fell by 182,000 people last year, the state’s first yearly population loss since first becoming a state in 1850. The overall growth rate of -0.46%...

Remote Learning Reimbursement Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee

May 7, 2021 10:49 am

A bill that would give as much as $2,250 in tax credits to help reimburse parents for added virtual learning costs in the past year unanimously passed the Senate Governance and Finance Committee 5-0 on Thursday. Senate Bill 610, authored...

Assembly Subcommittee Rejects Gov. Newsom Proposal to Create/Replace EDD With New Agency

May 6, 2021 2:13 amMay 7, 2021 3:45 pm

The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration unanimously rejected a proposal by the Governor on Tuesday that would create a new working conditions agency, favoring instead more improvements at the Employment Development Department (EDD). The meeting was the first time...

San Diego County Board of Supervisors to Halt Nearly All Evictions Under New Ordinance

May 5, 2021 11:05 am

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance that strengthens eviction protections countywide on Tuesday, creating one of the strictest eviction bans in the state. Passed by a close 3-2 vote, the ordinance will halt all “just cause”...