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San Bernardino County, City of Los Angeles Now Require Masks in Public for COVID-19

April 8, 2020 2:49 pmApril 8, 2020 2:51 pm

A few days after Riverside County enacted a mandatory mask-in-public law, both San Bernardino County and the city of Los Angeles announced their intention to make masks a requirement to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. San Bernardino’s law,...

Special Prisoner Releases to Counter Coronavirus Spread Denied By U.S. District Court

April 7, 2020 1:37 pm

An attempt by California prisoners to secure early release due to the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus failed during the weekend as a special three judge U.S. District Court panel denied their request. The prisoners were hoping for an affirmation...

Sonoma County Emergency Management Director Under Fire For Family Visit to Closed Beach

April 1, 2020 2:23 pm

Sonoma County Emergency Management Director Christopher Godley is facing statewide criticism this week for visiting a beach with his family, which had been closed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. A family beach day against county and state orders...

California State Parks Closed to All Vehicles Following Massive Influx of Visitors

March 30, 2020 1:30 pmMarch 30, 2020 4:03 pm

On Sunday, California State Parks closed down the parking areas and other vehicle areas at all 280 park locations. The State Parks agency made the decision after having parks being flooded with people escaping stay-at-home orders for the last few...

All Jury Trials in California Suspended for 60 Days In State Supreme Court Order

March 25, 2020 4:34 pm

In a late Monday announcement, California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye issues a statewide order to suspend all jury trials for 60 days due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Two months of no jury trials The suspension, which had already...