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Gov. Newsom, Elected and Public Officials Know What They are Doing

January 10, 2021 12:40 pmJanuary 11, 2021 6:29 pm

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For every decision there is a consequence. Ten months in to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lockdown of the State of California, the reactions and consequences are beginning to show. The politicians...

State Scientists Say Gov. Newsom Isn’t Using Science in Lockdown Decisions

January 8, 2021 10:52 amJanuary 8, 2021 6:10 pm

The State of California employs more than 4,000 scientists in various agencies: Department of Public Health, CalEPA, Dept. of Natural Resources, and many more. However, the Globe interviewed some of these scientists after learning that Governor Gavin Newsom has not...

Who Are California’s Winners and Losers of 2020?

January 1, 2021 2:07 amJanuary 4, 2021 11:02 am

While 2020 has been a perfectly horrible year thanks to abusive politicians, the gross mismanagement of the coronavirus, job loss and business closures, and the tanking of the economy, not all politicians are corrupt or obsessed with power. However, the...

California: Where the Public Health ‘Science’ Is Destroying the State

December 27, 2020 4:01 amDecember 27, 2020 9:02 am

Politicizing the coronavirus made it deadly for many, and created mass chaos. No one really knows what to do. Can we go anywhere? Is hugging a friend allowed? Is a mask required outdoors? Which stores are open? Why? The rules...

New Federal Lawsuit Accuses Gov. Newsom of ‘Gross Abuse of Power’ and Violation of Due Process Clause

December 21, 2020 1:36 pmDecember 21, 2020 2:25 pm

“It is time — past time — to make plain that, while the pandemic poses many grave challenges, there is no world in which the Constitution tolerates color-coded executive edicts that reopen liquor stores and bike shops but shutter churches,...

California Nurses Union Plans Holiday Strike Over PPE Shortage

December 17, 2020 2:12 pmDecember 17, 2020 2:30 pm

On December 14, 2020, nurses’ union SEIU Local 121RN, which represents nearly 2,000 workers across three hospitals in Southern California, threatened a 10-day strike, from December 24 to January 3. Union leadership claims the three hospitals “aggressively rationed personal protective...

Concerned Citizens Shout Down COVID Penalties at Sacramento County Supervisors Meeting

December 16, 2020 2:57 amDecember 15, 2020 8:50 pm

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...