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Governor Newsom Announces Mandatory Statewide Water Restrictions Likely By October

August 18, 2021 3:58 pmMarch 29, 2022 6:54 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. In a visit to Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom stated that mandatory water restrictions would likely be put...

Gov. Newsom Asks Californians To Reduce Water Usage By 15% To Help Combat Drought

July 8, 2021 9:37 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:48 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom made an announcement in San Luis Obispo County Thursday, asking all Californians to reduce water usage by 15% to help combat the state’s drought crisis. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented...

The Numbers Don’t Add Up in Gov’s More Restrictive COVID Lockdown Tiers

November 11, 2020 12:03 pmNovember 11, 2020 2:41 pm

On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, a cabinet-level secretary in the Newsom administration, announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in...

Governor Newsom’s Sleight of Hand in the Age of COVID

November 11, 2020 2:30 amNovember 11, 2020 11:27 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his big, overarching statewide coronavirus lockdown order March 19, 2020 – eight months ago, ordering all Californians to say at home for two weeks to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus so hospitals would not be...

Gov. Moves 11 California Counties to More Restrictive COVID-19 Lockdown Tiers

November 10, 2020 5:33 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:12 am

On Tuesday, Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in those counties have gone significantly up...

Gov. Newsom Announces Declining COVID-19 Infection Percentages, Positivity Rates

September 8, 2020 8:51 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom and Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that several counties will be moving to the next reopening stages. 5 counties move to lower tier after showing improvement Amador, Orange, Placer, Santa...

Federal Aid Now Available For Northern California Wildfire Victims

August 25, 2020 6:18 amAugust 24, 2020 6:37 pm

On Monday, the Small Business Administration announced that low-interest federal loans will be made available to wildfire victims in seven Northern California counties. Those who lost homes or businesses in the counties of Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano,...