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Gov. Newsom Moves COVID Goalposts Again: Lifts Regional Stay-at-Home Order but Restrictions Remain

January 25, 2021 2:24 pmJanuary 25, 2021 5:12 pm

The news that Gov. Gavin Newsom would be lifting the stay-at-home order for all regions across the state Monday came with high hopes, along with a lot of skepticism. It turns out that the skeptics won this bet. “We see promising signs...

Prop. 22 SEIU Lawsuit Should be Rejected by Courts

January 24, 2021 11:12 amJanuary 25, 2021 5:37 pm

With the adoption of Proposition 22 by 58% of California voters on November 3, a new employment designation was created in California law for “app-based drivers.” Prop. 22 was placed on the ballot after Assembly Bill 5 was passed in 2019...

Senator Announces Push Pilot Program for Farmworker Vaccines in California

January 22, 2021 9:12 pmJanuary 22, 2021 9:17 pm

On Friday, Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) announced a pilot program proposal that would ensure that farmworkers would receive the coronavirus vaccine and would not be left behind. According to the plan being touted by Senator Caballero and other legislators, delivery...

Screeching Weasel Got it Right: ‘California Sucks’

January 22, 2021 10:21 amSeptember 2, 2021 3:15 pm

California, once known as the Golden State, is now quite tarnished, losing millions of residents and businesses, fleeing for a better way of life. No more is “California Callin” as the Beach Boys sang, or “California Dreamin” as the Mamas...

Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’

January 22, 2021 2:13 amJanuary 22, 2021 10:21 am

With over 1.2 million signed petitions already collected, and tens of thousands more arriving daily, the chances have never been higher that Gavin Newsom will have to fight for his political life in a special recall election. How the proponents...

New Bill Would Permanently Change Winery Container Laws

January 21, 2021 5:26 pmJanuary 21, 2021 5:28 pm

Earlier this week, a bill that would allow winery customers to fill their own containers with wine, or for wineries to deliver wine in personal containers to customers, was introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 239, authored by Assemblymen Carlos...

Medicare Cap Rate on Laboratory Reimbursements Would Be Removed Under New Bill

January 21, 2021 11:52 amFebruary 1, 2021 11:52 am

On Thursday, a new bill was introduced in the Assembly that, if passed, would remove the current 80% cap on Medicare reimbursement rates for laboratories in California. Under Assembly Bill 265, authored by Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach), laboratories would...