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Sacramento Sets the Rules, Now They Own the Outcome

December 1, 2020 6:40 amDecember 1, 2020 6:49 am

Has shuttering businesses and crushing livelihoods worked to control the virus, in California? Obviously not. If businesses aren’t spreading the virus, what is? Dr. Ghaly, the head of the California’s Health and Human Service Agency, response to where people are...

Gov. Newsom Smothers California’s Economy With Lockdown Orders, then Offers Small Biz ‘Relief’ Grants

November 30, 2020 4:54 pmDecember 2, 2020 4:19 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to expand his stay-at-home lockdown orders for most of California. He said so Monday in a press conference. He is taking a lot of well-deserved heat for smothering the state’s economy and suffocating most small businesses....

The Hypocrisy of COVID vs. Economy

September 13, 2020 12:58 pmSeptember 13, 2020 1:16 pm

Everyday tens of thousands of people safely shop at big box retail and grocery stores where respectful San Diego shoppers obey the mask, social distancing and sanitation protocols for COVID. Churches, museums, restaurants, and the Zoo are now open, but...

Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

Gov. Newsom Predicts ‘Tens of Billions of Dollars’ of Debt From COVID-19 Lockdown

May 7, 2020 1:29 pmMay 7, 2020 5:21 pm

The State of California is facing even more dire financial times ahead than we are currently experiencing under lockdown, with job and business losses. Gov. Gavin Newsom, in his daily briefing Thursday, said he is anticipating “tens of billions of...

Californians Trying to Get Back to Work Have Been Criminalized by Governor

May 2, 2020 10:12 amMay 4, 2020 8:09 am

‘The First Amendment is my permit’ When the California Legislature reconvenes after being recessed for 7-8 weeks during the statewide COVID-19 lockdown, expect to see a complete political meltdown. And finger pointing. And overreactions. And an ongoing lack of...

California Lockdown Protesters Send Loud Message to Gov. Newsom: ‘The Decision to Re-Open the State is Ours’

April 29, 2020 1:21 pmMay 2, 2020 10:00 am

The recovery rate of the coronavirus remains at 98%. Flattening the curve is already behind us, so why is the state still on lockdown? California hospitals are not and never were, overrun with coronavirus victims, and are in fact, laying...