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It is Groundhog Day Every Day in California Under COVID Lockdowns

December 7, 2020 7:32 amDecember 8, 2020 4:23 pm

With Californians being forced back into business closures, school closures, stay-at-home orders in a statewide lockdown again, it feels like Groundhog Day — every day. Groundhog Day is an old Pennsylvania Dutch tradition that says if a groundhog emerges from...

Gov. Newsom Locks Down California, Bans Bars and Salons, Restricts Travel, in Time for Christmas

December 3, 2020 4:54 pmDecember 4, 2020 2:50 pm

“If we don’t act now, more lives will be lost,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday at a press briefing announcing statewide lockdown orders and travel restrictions. “We want to nix mixing. Full stop.” Newsom added. The governor claims “Our...

Is California’s COVID ‘Surge’ Real?

November 29, 2020 10:09 amDecember 2, 2020 9:06 am

Headlines this weekend screamed “Record-high COVID-19 caseload at Sacramento hospitals as coronavirus surge worsens.” That was a Sacramento Bee headline, blaming “people gathering indoors at Thanksgiving and other holiday events,” only one day after Thanksgiving. “Sacramento hospitals reported a record-high...

Dubious Reports of California’s ‘Sudden Surge’ in COVID-19 Patients

November 13, 2020 1:45 pmNovember 13, 2020 1:45 pm

News reports of a sudden surge in California COVID-19 cases overwhelming hospitals appear dubious at best. While Governor Gavin Newsom has ramped up testing thus producing more positive tests, he and the state’s public health officials continue to ignore the...

CDC’s ‘Celebrating Thanksgiving’ Guidelines Nearly Identical to Gov. Newsom’s

November 12, 2020 6:48 amNovember 12, 2020 6:48 am

The Center for Disease Control posted its Thanksgiving Guidelines this week, which look strangely familiar to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Oct. 9 document, “Mandatory Requirements for All Gatherings,” directing all private family “gatherings” to limit the number of attendees, and...