Tag: social distancing
CalOSHA Throws Pandemic Shade
Between the end of August, 2020 and December, 30, 2022, a California business was cited for a “COVID-19 Related Violation” every 9 hours and 48 minutes. Overall, in less than two-and-a-half years, CalOSHA issued 2,096 pandemic-related citations with a fine...
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act
A bill to redefine California’s open meeting act, the The Brown Act, has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1100, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblyman Evan Low’s (D-Silicon Valley), authorizes the presiding member of...
Sacramento Mayor and City Council Finally Hold Public Meeting – 866 Days After Lockdown Order
Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the City Council finally returned to in-person meetings, after two-years of “virtual” council meetings. But there was nothing normal about this meeting. Everyone was required to wear a mask, and the council still required social distancing...
California Democrats Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act
Only three months ago, the Globe reported that State Capitol leadership was still requiring social distancing in committee hearing rooms, greatly diminishing available seating for lobbyists and members of the public, and denying many access to their elected representatives –...
Pandemic Recovery Rankings in The U.S. – California… Not So Good Yet
While the majority of the 50 United States are fully opened, back to work and school, mask mandates and social distancing restrictions lifted, California and New York continue to struggle with the concept of relinquishing the emergency controls for a...
CA Legislature Continues to Restrict Lobbyist and Public Access in Capitol Hearings
Last Thursday the Globe reported that State Capitol leadership is still requiring social distancing in committee hearing rooms, greatly diminishing available seating for lobbyists and members of the public, and denying many access to their elected representatives. “And adding insult...