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Key Provisions of the Legislature’s Internal Rules – The Joint Rules – Part II

April 10, 2020 6:40 amApril 12, 2020 11:22 am

This is Part ll of Key Provisions of the Legislature’s Internal Rules – The Joint Rules – Part I is here. Printing of the Daily File – A Daily File of bills is printed each day for each house when...

Homeless Begin to Move Into State Funded Hotel Rooms

April 10, 2020 2:15 amApril 10, 2020 6:40 pm

On Wednesday, selected homeless across the state began temporarily moving into state-funded hotel rooms to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “We have a moral and ethical responsibility to do our part” Announced last week by Governor Gavin...

New California, Nationwide Unemployment Claims Remain High for Third Week in a Row

April 9, 2020 9:33 pmApril 9, 2020 10:24 pm

Statewide unemployment claims climbed past 2 million during the first week of April according to a new Department of Labor report. The weekly report also found that California’s 925,000 newly unemployed workers were a major part of last weeks 6.6...

New Bill Would Aim to Stop Price Gouging During State Emergencies

April 9, 2020 2:16 pmApril 12, 2020 11:28 am

On Wednesday, a new bill that targets price gougers during states of emergency was announced. Expanded misdemeanors for price gougers Under Senate Bill 1196, authored by Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D-Santa Ana), consumer protections against price gougers would be expanded....

Asian American ER Physician Debunks Racism Lie During COVID-19

April 9, 2020 12:45 pmApril 10, 2020 7:55 am

Chinavirus. Kung Flu. Yellow fever. All these words come to mind, and we immediately think “racism” and how these words are supposed to perpetuate our country’s long struggle with race in America. For Asian Americans especially, our growing population in...

Elon Musk Throws His Workers Under the Bus During COVID-19

April 9, 2020 8:10 amApril 12, 2020 9:12 am

The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration and U.S. Department of Labor has an Elon Musk problem. When news of the pandemic ravaging the Bay Area began capturing the country’s attention, officials put a strict shutdown order into effect to...

California’s Economy is in Free Fall: Cities Hike Minimum Wage as Economy Falters

April 9, 2020 2:36 amApril 10, 2020 9:50 am

Until further notice, California’s economy is in free fall. As of April 6, California’s Employment Development Department reported receiving 1.9 million new unemployment insurance claims within barely three weeks. As reported in the San Jose Mercury, during the entire 2008 Great...