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CA Public Employees and Unions Whining about Returning to the Office 5 Years Later

April 27, 2025 2:48 amApril 28, 2025 9:01 am

Five years after his original Covid lockdown order, sending nearly the entire state workforce of “non-essential” workers packing in 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a “get back to the office” order Monday… but not until July 1, 2025, and...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Doubles Down on State Worker Return to Office Policies

April 3, 2025 12:20 pmApril 3, 2025 12:20 pm

Speaking from Modesto on Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom reaffirmed his decision to bring back state workers to offices in Sacramento for at least four days a week from mostly stay at home hours. During press questions at the the career...

Presidential Ambitions behind Gavin Newsom’s Metamorphosis into a Conservative

March 6, 2025 9:43 amMarch 6, 2025 9:44 am

What a difference 6 weeks makes! It’s been only 6 weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and the launch of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s metamorphosis into a conservative. Newsom is making a major shift to the political middle in an...

Gov. Newsom Orders State Workers Return-to-Office 5 Years After Original Covid Lockdown Order

March 3, 2025 5:03 pmMarch 4, 2025 6:29 am

Five years after his original Covid lockdown order, sending nearly the entire state workforce of “non-essential” workers packing in 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a “get back to the office” order Monday… but not until July 1, 2025, and...

Two Californias: One for Government Ruling Class, the Other for the People

September 8, 2020 11:17 am

Last week we had Salongate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was caught on security cameras visiting a San Francisco hair salon for a wash and blow-out, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s business lockdown orders, and local ordinances keeping hair and nail salons...

Two Californias: Full Govt. Paychecks vs. Full Unemployment

May 17, 2020 10:19 amMay 17, 2020 10:40 am

A headline today reads, “To soften blow of state worker pay cuts, California might suspend $2,600 health deductions.” Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed reducing state workers’ pay by 10 percent on Thursday in his May Budget revision, as the state faces...

Governor Newsom Vetoes Bill That Would Have Allowed State Workers To Allow Infants Into The Workplace

October 10, 2019 4:54 pmOctober 11, 2019 10:13 am

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 372 earlier this week. The bill would have allowed all California state workers to bring a child between the ages of six weeks to six months into the office as a form of care. Clearance from...