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Republican State Senator Brian Dahle Announces He Will Run For Governor

February 8, 2022 3:37 pmFebruary 9, 2022 2:12 pm

At a press conference in Redding on Tuesday, Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) announced that he would be running for Governor of California this year. Dahle, a graduate of Big Valley High School in Bieber and the husband of Assemblywoman Megan...

Bill To Give Employees Additional Two Weeks COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Passes Legislature

February 8, 2022 12:01 pm

A bill that would once again give employees an additional two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave for COVID-19, COVID-19 quarantining, caring for those sick with COVID-19, and recovering from COVID-19 vaccine side effects passed in the state legislature on...

Newsom Administration Announces End of Statewide Mask Mandate on February 15th

February 8, 2022 2:22 amFebruary 8, 2022 3:38 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the current state indoor mask mandate will not be renewed due to a large drop in COVID-19 cases, with the current mandate set to end on February 15th. In mid-December of 2021, Governor Newsom...

SOS Weber Reports 2021 Governor Recall Cost Just Over $200 Million

February 4, 2022 4:06 pm

According to a new report by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber to the California Department of Finance and the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees, the cost of the 2021 California Gubernatorial recall fell well below projected estimates, coming it...

California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris Abruptly Resigns

February 2, 2022 11:56 amApril 3, 2022 3:19 pm

California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris abruptly resigned with no explanation on Tuesday after serving for three years since the post was first created by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019. Press play to hear a narrated version of this...

Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Resigns, Leaving 5th Seat Open in Assembly

February 2, 2022 2:09 amFebruary 1, 2022 8:10 pm

Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) resigned on Tuesday, citing the challenges of a post-COVID-19 landscape and wanting to spend more time with her family. The daughter of former Assemblywoman, Los Angeles County Supervisor, and Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, Autumn Burke was...

EDD Director Rita Saenz Abruptly Resigns, Replaced by Deputy Director

January 29, 2022 2:13 amJanuary 30, 2022 3:27 pm

Employment Development Department (EDD) Director Rita Saenz abruptly announced her retirement in a staff email on Friday, with Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint EDD chief deputy director of external affairs Nancy Farias to the post early next year. Saenz had...