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Governor Newsom Signs New Executive Order Extending Statewide Eviction Halt

May 31, 2020 2:31 amMay 31, 2020 10:21 am

During a busy Friday consisting of continued coronavirus fears, a major Supreme Court ruling over church services, and riots over the death of George Floyd, Governor Gavin Newsom quietly signed an executive order that will bring significant changes across the...

Foreign-Born and Nursing Home Patients are Brunt of COVID Deaths in LA County

May 30, 2020 11:15 amMay 30, 2020 2:29 pm

Many foreign-born persons, including children, have latent tuberculosis, which has similar symptoms with and increases susceptibility to coronavirus. 82 percent of the TB cases in LA County are from foreign born persons, according to the Los Angeles County Department of...

While Rioters Gather in US Cities, Supreme Court Rules Against Gathering in Churches

May 30, 2020 11:15 amMay 31, 2020 8:46 am

UPDATE May 31, 2020: Sacramento, CA is 1,956 miles from Minneapolis, MN, yet rioters in the Capitol City injured nine police officers at the Sacramento George Floyd riot Friday. Only two protesters were arrested. Across the country, rioters took advantage...

Contractors Facing New Licenses, Restrictions, and Punishments Under New Bill

May 30, 2020 8:29 am

Building contractors in California would face new licenses, greater contracting restrictions, and the addition of natural disaster destruction repair as home improvement under a new bill in the Senate. Under Senate Bill 1189, written by Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg), a...

Assembly Bill Aims At Protecting Small Businesses, Reducing Power of AB 5

May 30, 2020 8:26 am

An Assembly bill that is designed to protect small businesses from lawsuits and penalties in unemployment claims by independent contractors and reduce the power of AB 5 is due to be heard in the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee in...

Lassen County Backtracks Reopening Following Mini-Outbreak

May 29, 2020 3:27 pm

Lassen County, a northern county of 30,000 people straddling the Nevada border, became the first county in California this week to fall back on their reopening plans following a jump in the number of coronavirus cases there. The first cases...

Are Politics & Fear of Criticism Driving Gov. Newsom’s COVID-19 Decisions?

May 29, 2020 11:00 amMay 29, 2020 11:07 am

It appears the governor’s decisions are not science-based. It is becoming increasingly clear that California Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 decisions are a hodgepodge of executive orders and decisions based on factors other than empirical data or science. In the...