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California Coronavirus Cases Leveling Off

April 7, 2020 5:13 pm

‘California would not have given those respirators if they knew that a really big surge was coming. Donating all of those ventilators was a big hint that things are better than they had seemed.’ According to an updated COVID-19...

California Legislature Moves Back Reopening Date to May 4th

April 7, 2020 2:20 amApril 7, 2020 3:48 pm

The California Assembly and Senate announced that their return to session date has been moved from April 13th to May 4th as stay-at-home orders have been extended statewide until at least the end of April. Reconvening on May 4th The...

California’s Unemployment Department Overburdened by Unprecedented Number of Claims

April 6, 2020 5:56 pmApril 6, 2020 6:57 pm

California’s Employment Development Department (EDD), the agency in charge of unemployment claims and insurance in the state, has found itself severely strained for almost a month as it rushes to meet almost 2 million claims filed in three weeks. Almost...

Backlog of Coronavirus Tests Reduced by Two-Thirds

April 4, 2020 6:15 pmApril 5, 2020 11:05 am

During a press conference on Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the state had cut down the backlog of COVID-19 coronavirus tests by two-thirds. State officials confirmed that the number of people awaiting test results dropped from 60,000 to 13,000....

Governor Newsom and FEMA Announce Program to House 15,000 Homeless in Hotel Rooms

April 3, 2020 5:22 pmApril 6, 2020 3:24 pm

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California and FEMA have created a new program to house homeless Californians at risk of contracting COVID-19 coronavirus in hotel rooms. Under the plan, known as “Project Room Key”, 15,000 hotel rooms across...

California Pandemic Preparedness Defunding in 2011 Costing Lives a Decade Later

April 2, 2020 5:25 pm

Earlier this week, investigations into California’s COVID-19 coronavirus preparedness found that a $200 million emergency pandemic response program passed and signed by then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 had been completely defunded only 5 years later. A 2000’s need, a 2010’s...

3,500 Prisoners To Be Released Early Due to Coronavirus Threats

April 2, 2020 8:25 am

‘There are now pardoned or commuted murderers back on the street.’ Following weeks of speculation of early prisoner releases, 3,500 prisoners were announced to be released early on Tuesday to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus by alleviating...