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6 Northern California Counties Ask Governor for Permission to Come Out of State Lockdown

April 27, 2020 6:07 pmApril 28, 2020 10:00 am

On Monday, lawmakers and local officials of six Northern counties sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking to be let out of of the state lockdown order in favor of regional COVID-19 coronavirus plans. The officials from the counties...

CA Bill to Allow Employees Sick with COVID-19 to File Workers’ Comp Claims Against Employers

April 27, 2020 5:55 pmApril 28, 2020 10:23 am

A gut-and-amend bill has been introduced to allow employees who were sick with coronavirus to file workers’ compensation claims agains their employers, claiming the illness is a workplace injury, and the employers’ fault. However, Gov. Gavin Newsom is also considering...

BREAKING: Permit Denials For Capitol Protests Earn Gov. Gavin Newsom Another Federal Lawsuit

April 27, 2020 3:01 pmApril 28, 2020 5:25 pm

‘Governor Newsom has reacted to citizen protests not by addressing widespread concern, but simply by shutting down protest at the Capitol altogether…’ A new lawsuit is seeking to vindicate the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of two California plaintiffs,...

Kern Co. Immunology Docs Say Only Sick and Elderly Should be Quarantined, Businesses Should Open

April 26, 2020 3:05 pmApril 29, 2020 10:46 am

‘The risks of social isolation are too high.’ KIRO News 23 reports that Immunology Doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi said their facilities have tested over 5,200 patients for the coronavirus throughout Kern county, making up for over half of...

New Lawsuit Challenges Authority of CA Gov. Newsom, AG Becerra and Mayors on Rights of People to Work

April 26, 2020 10:39 amApril 26, 2020 4:18 pm

A new lawsuit filed in federal court Friday challenges the authority of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the state’s public health officials and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to decide which businesses are “essential” and “non-essential” with...

Permits Are Denied for May 1st ‘Re-Open California’ Protests at State Capitol

April 24, 2020 4:53 pmApril 25, 2020 10:20 am

Following the Monday April 20th protest at the California State Capitol demanding the Governor re-open the state and end the lockdown, the Sacramento Bee reported, “demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders banning large gatherings.” Almost immediately, the California Highway Patrol...

DMV to Extend Dates, Waive Late Fees Due to Coronavirus

April 24, 2020 4:45 pmApril 26, 2020 4:22 pm

On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-54-20 into law, adding a series of extensions and penalty cancellations to some California DMV services. Under the new executive order, driver’s licenses and state ID cards that expired after March 2nd will...