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California State University Makes Getting COVID Vaccine Mandatory On Campuses

July 27, 2021 9:33 pmJuly 28, 2021 6:21 am

The California State University statewide system announced on Tuesday they would be joining the growing list of entities and require that those students returning to campus this fall must be vaccinated against COVID-19. All faculty, staff, and students are covered...

The Pressure Of Choosing Between Vaccination And Employment

July 23, 2021 3:07 pmJuly 27, 2021 10:09 pm

Across California in recent weeks, many cities have been either introducing or preparing to introduce mandatory vaccination policies for all city workers, with only a few exemptions such as religion, and adverse health risks. San Francisco was the first to...

San Francisco Order Requires COVID-19 Vaccinations For All City Employees

June 28, 2021 10:56 amJune 28, 2021 2:54 pm

San Francisco city employees have one month to comply with a new city order to be vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning to day. According to the order, which was released last week and subsequently polarized workers for the the city of...

Birth Control Access Expansion Bill Passed By Senate 32-5

June 2, 2021 11:09 am

A bill that would expand access to birth control in California was passed in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 523, authored by Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino), would expand birth control access through multiple avenues, ranging from the ability to...

California Pulls All Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Following Blood Clot Cases

April 13, 2021 2:45 pm

Following reports that there have been several cases of severe blood clots associated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, Californian health officials joined a growing number of states in temporary halting it’s usage on Tuesday. In a joint a...

NV, OR, WA Join California’s COVID-19 Vaccine Independent Review Group

October 28, 2020 5:46 pmOctober 28, 2020 5:46 pm

On Tuesday, the respective Governors of Nevada, Oregon, and Washington joined forces with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in independently reviewing any newly released and FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine before public distribution. Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom created the COVID-19 Scientific...

$1 Billion BYD Mask Deal Approved By Feds, To Be Shipped Soon

June 9, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that the $1 billion BYD mask deal that will bring a total of 150 million N95 masks to California finally won federal approval and will be shipped soon. The mask deal with the...