Tag: Hilda Solis
LA Board of Supes Approves Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for Targeted Group
Los Angeles County became the latest local government in California to institute a guaranteed income pilot program this week, when the LA County Board of Supervisors passed a three year, $541,000 program for 150 residents. According to the motion, which...
California Mask Mandate In Place Until June 15th Despite Mounting Pressure
California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced in a statement on Monday that California’s mask mandate would stay in place despite a growing number of calls from lawmakers and citizens to end it sooner. Throughout the...
LA County Board of Supervisors Passes $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday 4-1 to begin instituting a mandatory $5 per hour extra “hero pay” wage addition for food and drug store employees in unincorporated parts of the county. The new mandate, first proposed...
Gov. Newsom Announces 2 New Joint-FEMA Mass Vaccination Sites In California
On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would be joining up with FEMA to create 2 new large-scale mass vaccination sites. At a press conference outside the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland, Governor Newsom said that the sites chosen were...
Businesses Scramble To Reopen Following Sudden Reopenings Across California
Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s statewide lockdown and curfew lifting on Monday, businesses across California are scrambling to reopen in a timely and safe manner. Many counties have announced an immediate re-opening, with restaurants only given a few days notice to...
LA County Board of Supervisors Approves $5 An Hour ‘Hero Pay’ Increase Proposal
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal for a mandatory pay increase of $5 a hour for food and drug store workers in unincorporated parts of the county. The proposal, co-authored by LA County Supervisors...