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CA Auditor Warns 18 State Agencies ‘High Risk’ for Waste, Fraud, Abuse of Federal COVID Funds

August 27, 2020 11:15 amAugust 27, 2020 11:16 am

California’s non-partisan State Auditor, Elaine Howle, warned Governor Gavin Newsom this week that she has very serious concerns about 18 state agencies responsible for doling out $17 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds. These 18 departments have officially been added...

E-Scooter Bill Heavily Amended Before Senate Vote

August 27, 2020 6:37 am

On Tuesday, a shared bike and electric scooter bill that would have made shared mobility companies liable for injuries and accidents made by users, was heavily amended prior to the upcoming Senate vote. AB 1286 – E-scooter and shared mobility...

California Building Standards Commission

August 27, 2020 6:20 amAugust 27, 2020 6:28 am

The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) administers the Building Standards Law and the processes utilized for the development, adoption, approval, publication, and implementation of the California Building Codes. Established in 1953 by the California Building Standards Law, the California Building...

Senate Cancels Floor Session After 2 New COVID-19 Cases Found In Capitol

August 26, 2020 8:13 pmAugust 26, 2020 9:12 pm

On Wednesday, less than 2 months after the State Capitol Building and surrounding office buildings shut down to to a mini-outbreak, 2 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Capitol Building were announced, cancelling today’s floor session and threatening to...

U.S. DOJ Should Also Investigate California Sending COVID Patients to Skilled Nursing Facilities

August 26, 2020 5:56 pmAugust 26, 2020 5:57 pm

On April 2nd California Globe reported the California Department of Public Health was suspending nursing home relegations to allow for COVID-19 patients to be “discharged to a Skilled Nursing Facility when clinically indicated.” Following deadly COVID outbreaks in nursing homes and...

Gov. Newsom Announces ‘Twindemic,’ and Increased COVID Testing into March 2021

August 26, 2020 2:52 pmAugust 28, 2020 12:26 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a “Twindemic” will be upon us soon with COVID and flu season in the fall, and a new partnership with PerkinElmer, Inc. a diagnostic company, to build a laboratory within the state, and...

New Amendments To Oil, Gas Well Bill Bring Controversy Before Assembly Vote

August 26, 2020 2:48 pm

With only days away from an Assembly floor vote, a bill designed to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells has had controversial new amendments added to it, with some claiming that oil and gas operators themselves won’t need to...