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What Executive Orders Has Gov. Newsom Issued During Coronavirus Crisis?

March 26, 2020 7:32 amMarch 27, 2020 8:13 am

The extraordinary measures California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking ostensibly to prevent the spread of Coronavirus appear autocratic and undemocratic, but all in the name of public health: self-quarantines and isolation for the state’s 40 million residents. However, Gov. Newsom...

Do the Numbers in the Coronavirus Outbreak Justify Tanking the Economy?

March 22, 2020 10:15 amMarch 22, 2020 10:44 am

Perusing the daily headlines alerting readers about the Coronavirus outbreak could make anyone want to self-quarantine. But the numbers aren’t the entire story when broken down. Deliberate omissions of important information tell the full story: Coronavirus is spreading, and more...

Gov. Newsom Projects 56% of Californians Could Be Infected With Coronavirus in 8 Weeks

March 20, 2020 7:45 am

In an attempt to obtain federal funding, California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday, claiming, “California has been disproportionality impacted by the repatriation efforts over the last few months.” “In some parts of our...

Could Gov. Newsom’s Panicky Quarantine Trigger Virus Among Homeless?

March 20, 2020 6:56 amMarch 20, 2020 8:26 am

Most people do not form opinions by reasoning; they catch them by social contagion. In the case of the recent murky events surrounding the unnecessary and unilateral state and local government shutdowns of schools and businesses purportedly to prevent spread...

‘As Coronavirus Pandemic Takes hold, We are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data’

March 18, 2020 7:41 amMarch 18, 2020 9:12 am

“The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco,” wrote John Ionaddis, professor of medicine, epidemiology, population health, biomedical data science, and statistics at Stanford University. “In the U.S.,...

Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 7:26 amMarch 20, 2020 7:54 am

‘A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from corona.’ Seven Bay Area counties announced Monday unprecedented shelter-in-place restrictions, confining millions of residents to their homes for three...

Coronavirus Update: California Gov. Gavin Newsom Directs All Bars, Brew Pubs and Wineries to Close, Tells Those Over 65 to Stay Home

March 15, 2020 4:11 pmMarch 15, 2020 9:14 pm

How is the governor targeting some industries for closure and not others which also serve the public? California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a Sunday afternoon press conference and issued new directions to the state’s residents due to coronavirus: Newsom...