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California’s 2020 Unemployment Fraud Claims May Top $31 BILLION

January 26, 2021 2:24 amJanuary 25, 2021 8:55 pm

California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Secretary Julie Su announced Monday that, in 2020, fraudsters stole at least $11.4 billion in unemployment benefits from California. Su also noted that another $20 billion may have also been stolen by identity thieves and...

Governor Newsom, CDPH Announce Statewide Lockdown, Curfew Order Lifted

January 25, 2021 2:49 pm

On Monday, the state of California and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that regional stay-at-home lockdown orders, as well as the statewide curfew, were lifted statewide. The color-coded tier system, which gave readiness by county last year...

California Supreme Court Turns Down Petition To Partially Reopen LA Public Schools

January 21, 2021 2:27 pmJanuary 22, 2021 7:07 am

The California Supreme rejected a petition on Wednesday that would have started reopening Los Angeles public schools for special needs students. The petition, which was filed in December by child advocacy organizations the Alliance for Children’s Rights and the Learning...

Following California’s Recall, Who Will Be Candidate for Governor?

January 20, 2021 3:50 pmJanuary 20, 2021 5:05 pm

With a possible or even probable recall of Gavin Newsom happening this year, there are rumored replacement candidates, and a few confirmed. Usually in Gubernatorial races, major party candidates don’t really start to get serious until late in the year...

CHHS Secretary Ghaly Warns That High School Athletics May Be Postponed Again

January 19, 2021 7:12 pmJanuary 19, 2021 7:13 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that there may be another delay in returning high school and other youth sports programs back after the long COVID-19 suspension of play. At a news conference,...

LA School District Board Votes That District Can Sue State Over Gov. Newsom’s Reopening Plan

January 13, 2021 6:09 pmJanuary 13, 2021 6:11 pm

On Tuesday, the board of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted unanimously to sue California if the state decides to continue on with Governor Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan. Announced in late December, Governor Newsom currently calls for a...

LA Prosecutors File Lawsuit To Stop District Attorney Gascón From Breaking California Law

December 30, 2020 3:34 pmJanuary 2, 2021 10:36 am

Tuesday morning the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County (ADDA) served newly elected Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón with notice of a Petition for Writ of Mandate and TRO. Wednesday, the ADDA filed a civil...