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SB 723: Displaced Workers

March 22, 2023 3:17 pmMarch 22, 2023 3:20 pm

Senate Bill 723 by Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) was amended to address displaced workers. SB 723 would amend Labor Code Section 2810.8 which requires certain employers to offer its laid-off employees specified information about job positions that become...

Cringy CA Dept. of Public Health COVID Ads

March 7, 2023 9:27 amMarch 7, 2023 9:27 am

“Test it. Treat it. You can beat it!” That is the cringy witticism of several California Department of Public Health ads trying to sound hip and cooler-than-cool, as they convince you to test and treat for Covid. The ads are...

Calif. Dept. of Public Health Clinging to COVID Masking Orders Despite Authoritative Study Debunking Masks

March 6, 2023 11:48 amMarch 6, 2023 11:48 am

As the Globe reported March 1st, Gov. Gavin Newsom finally ended California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. “Or did he?” we asked. There are several reasons why we asked, and two in particular stand out: Masking and his new “SMARTER Plan.” Masks...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis To Visit Simi Valley, Anaheim This Weekend

March 3, 2023 5:22 pmMarch 3, 2023 5:22 pm

This weekend, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to make a rare California visit with stops in Simi Valley and Anaheim, with the Governor hoping to promote a new book, raise money, and shore up early support for a likely...

Did Gov. Newsom Really End CA’s COVID-19 State of Emergency?

March 1, 2023 2:55 amMarch 2, 2023 8:15 am

Not a moment too soon… Gov. Newsom finally ends California’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. Or did he? In a press announcement Tuesday Feb. 28, 2023, he issued a proclamation terminating the state’s COVID-19 State of Emergency, as previously announced in October. Whew....

Gov. Newsom Ends Statewide COVID-19 State Of Emergency

February 28, 2023 4:58 pmFebruary 28, 2023 4:58 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom officially ended California’s COVID-19 state of emergency on Tuesday, shutting down a nearly three-year-old order that had temporarily given the Governor broader authorities and more power during the COVID-19 pandemic. Begun in March 2020, the State of...

COVID-19 Deaths In California Hit 100,000?

February 25, 2023 2:31 amFebruary 25, 2023 2:32 am

The California Department of Public Health announced earlier this week that the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 topped 100,000 in the state since the pandemic began in February 202o. Since the first cases and deaths were announced three years...