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Gov. Newsom Announces 2 New Joint-FEMA Mass Vaccination Sites In California

February 3, 2021 2:30 pm

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be joining up with FEMA to create 2 new large-scale mass vaccination sites. At a press conference outside the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, Governor Newsom said that the sites chosen were...

Congressional House Oversight Republicans Demand Investigation Into $11.4 Billion EDD Fraud Case

February 3, 2021 11:08 amMarch 25, 2021 11:08 am

On Thursday, Republican members of the House Oversight Committee demanded that they begin an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department $11.4 billion fraud case. Fraud cases began to show up in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in March...

EDD Unemployment Fraud Leaving Californians Facing a Looming Tax Tsunami

February 2, 2021 6:41 pmMarch 22, 2021 3:14 pm

In November, California Globe reported that District Attorneys from across California joined together for a press briefing hosted by Sacramento County DA Anne Marie Schubert and El Dorado County DA Vern Pierson, to expose the massive unemployment benefits fraud in jails and prisons...

How Legislators Can Reopen California

February 2, 2021 4:27 pmFebruary 5, 2021 1:47 pm

There are smart ways to protect the vulnerable and reopen businesses and churches and schools, but California’s legislators continue to do nothing. Instead, edicts issued from the governor’s office have the state in an ongoing lockdown, despite growing evidence there...

Several Long Beach Supermarkets Close Due To City-Ordered ‘Hero Pay’ Pay Bumps

February 2, 2021 2:38 pmFebruary 5, 2021 1:45 pm

Monday, Kroger announced that it will be closing two locations in Long Beach due to a recent local ordinance passed by the city that increases worker pay by $4. On January 19th, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to...

Former SD Mayor Kevin Faulconer Formally Confirms Candidacy For Governor

February 1, 2021 9:04 pmFebruary 2, 2021 1:19 pm

On Monday, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer formally confirmed that he will be running for Governor in 2022, or in event of a recall, 2021. Faulconer, who was on the San Diego City Council from 2006 to 2014, and...

Medi-Cal Backed “Food Prescription” Pilot Program Bill Introduced in Assembly

February 1, 2021 6:01 pm

On Monday, a bill that would create a “food prescription” pilot program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with health conditions was introduced to the Assembly. Assembly Bill 368, authored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), specifically aims at getting healthier food to people...