Tag: COVID infections
Concerned Citizens Shout Down COVID Penalties at Sacramento County Supervisors Meeting
When you consider adjectives to describe what a county board of supervisors meeting is, exciting probably isn’t the first that comes to mind. The Dec. 8, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors meeting, however, proved an exception to the rule when...
Sacramento County Threatening $10K Daily Fine for Violating Dubious Public Health Orders
Californians were just issued new stay-at-home orders by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, which took effect at midnight Sunday evening. Almost immediately, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors announced it was considering an ordinance to impose a hefty fine on...
It is Groundhog Day Every Day in California Under COVID Lockdowns
With Californians being forced back into business closures, school closures, stay-at-home orders in a statewide lockdown again, it feels like Groundhog Day — every day. Groundhog Day is an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that says if a groundhog emerges from...
Gov. Newsom Locks Down California, Bans Bars and Salons, Restricts Travel, in Time for Christmas
“If we don’t act now, more lives will be lost,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday at a press briefing announcing statewide lockdown orders and travel restrictions. “We want to nix mixing. Full stop.” Newsom added. The governor claims “Our...
Are California Business Owners Fighting the Illegal Lockdown Orders?
A friend who lives in Beverly Hills, CA sent a text message Tuesday evening: “Beverly Hills city leaders unanimously oppose LA County’s outdoor dining ban.” This friend, and many others, have been fighting the Los Angeles County public health orders...
Is California’s COVID ‘Surge’ Real?
Headlines this weekend screamed “Record-high COVID-19 caseload at Sacramento hospitals as coronavirus surge worsens.” That was a Sacramento Bee headline, blaming “people gathering indoors at Thanksgiving and other holiday events,” only one day after Thanksgiving. “Sacramento hospitals reported a record-high...