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Gov. Newsom Announces Declining COVID-19 Infection Percentages, Positivity Rates

September 8, 2020 8:51 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom and Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that several counties will be moving to the next reopening stages. 5 counties move to lower tier after showing improvement Amador, Orange, Placer, Santa...

Santa Cruz, San Diego Counties To Be Removed From State COVID-19 Watchlist

August 18, 2020 6:29 amAugust 18, 2020 6:29 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Santa Cruz County and San Diego County would be leaving the state COVID-19 watchlist due to fewer positive cases, while four new rural counties were added to the list. ‘People come on, people...

Seven Bay Area Counties in Lockdown Under ‘Unprecedented’ Shelter-in-Place Order Over Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 7:26 amMarch 20, 2020 7:54 am

‘A bad flu season is 80,000 dead. We’ve got about 18,000 dead from influenza this year; we have 100 from corona.’ Seven Bay Area counties announced Monday unprecedented shelter-in-place restrictions, confining millions of residents to their homes for three...

2020 March Primary Preview: 29th State Assembly District

February 11, 2020 6:57 am

The 29th State Assembly District: Encompassing the Monterey Bay and snaking the shore along with the Pacific Coast Highway, the 29th State Assembly District starts at the end of the Bay Area and tapers off at the coastal boonies south...

BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing

October 6, 2019 10:36 amOctober 7, 2019 1:10 pm

The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire California economy. The Trump administration Bureau of Land Management has finalized...