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Energy Efficient School HVAC, Electric Car Bill Approaches Committee Vote

August 18, 2020 6:22 am

This week, a bill that proposes to both update heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in schools to more energy efficient units and accelerate approvals for electric and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure will face one of the final votes needed...

CA Judicial Council Votes To End Eviction Moratorium September 2nd

August 14, 2020 2:50 amAugust 13, 2020 7:04 pm

On Thursday, the Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end the temporary eviction and foreclosure moratorium that has been in place since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eviction, foreclosure moratoriums to end September 2nd Under the language of...

Latest Casualty in COVID Era: Customer Service

August 13, 2020 3:04 pmAugust 13, 2020 2:10 pm

My neighborhood grocery store, which once had very nice customer service, has degraded into COVID mask hysterics, and clerks now yell at shoppers for for allowing their own reusable bags touch the conveyer belt at the check out stand. Far...

Senate Republicans Attempt To Move Forward School COVID-19 Liability Issue

August 12, 2020 7:42 pmAugust 13, 2020 6:32 am

On Wednesday, GOP Senators led by Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), asked for a motion to dismiss a bill that would limit schools of any COVID-19 related liability. An attempt at withdrawing AB 1384 Assembly Bill 1384, authored by Assemblyman Patrick...

Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program Applicants Begin August 17th

August 11, 2020 7:25 pm

On Monday, Los Angeles County officials announced that a $100 million rent relief fund program will begin collecting applications on August 17th. The program, funded by the recent $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act block of...

Governor Newsom: President Trump’s Executive Order Would Decimate California’s Budget

August 11, 2020 2:39 pmAugust 11, 2020 2:45 pm

On Monday, Governor Newsom announced that President Donald Trump’s stimulus Executive Order would devastate the California budget by the state having to pay unemployed Californians $700 million a week out of budget. Governor Newsom balks at paying Californians an extra...

Sen. Melendez Bill May End State Of Emergency, Gov’s Emergency Powers

August 10, 2020 5:09 pmAugust 11, 2020 8:02 am

A bill that would end California’s state of emergency and remove Governor Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers to close schools, businesses, and other gathering areas faces another week of challenges in the Senate Rules Committee. A bill to end pandemic emergency...