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Proposed Bill To Require State Pension Funds to Divest Completely From Russian Investments

March 1, 2022 11:56 am

A bipartisan-backed bill to require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) state pension funds to divest completely from any Russian assets was announced on Monday, with the intention of being formally...

Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Statewide School Masking Mandate to End March 12th

February 28, 2022 4:04 pm

In a joint statement with Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the indoor mask mandate for schools in California would continue until March 12th. After the 12th, masking...

Governor Newsom Rolls Back Majority of COVID-19 Executive Order Provisions

February 26, 2022 2:19 amFebruary 25, 2022 7:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he would be removing most of the remaining COVID-19 Executive Order provisions, while keeping 30 executive actions in place as well as the COVID-19 state of emergency. Before Friday, a total of 15%...

Senator Padilla Announces Full-Term Senate Run for 2022

February 23, 2022 11:51 am

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) announced on Tuesday that he would be running for a full-term in the Senate this year, a decision that most political experts have been expecting for months. Padilla, who had previously served in the Los...

Mike Fong Sworn In As Newest California Assemblyman

February 23, 2022 2:30 amFebruary 22, 2022 9:04 pm

Los Angeles Community College Board Trustee and City of Alhambra Transportation Commission Member Mike Fong was sworn in as the newest member of the California State Assembly on Tuesday. Newly-elected Assemblyman Fong (D-Alhambra), a graduate of UCLA and CSU Northridge,...

Governor Newsom Unveils New ‘SMARTER’ Endemic COVID-19 Plan

February 17, 2022 3:49 pmFebruary 17, 2022 4:05 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California would be moving to a more “endemic” approach to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a more long-term plan for the virus as immunity against it builds. Newsom’s new endemic plan, known as...

Gov. Newsom Nominates Patricia Guerrero As Next State Supreme Court Judge

February 16, 2022 5:53 pmFebruary 16, 2022 5:54 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court on Tuesday, hoping to fill a vacancy that has been there since November. Born in the Imperial Valley to Mexican immigrant parents, Guerrero...