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Governor Newsom Rolls Back Majority of COVID-19 Executive Order Provisions

February 26, 2022 2:19 amFebruary 25, 2022 7:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that he would be removing most of the remaining COVID-19 Executive Order provisions, while keeping 30 executive actions in place as well as the COVID-19 state of emergency. Before Friday, a total of 15%...

Calif. Reparations Task Force Split on Eligibility; Decision Delayed

February 25, 2022 12:01 pm

The Reparations Task Force voted Thursday 5-4 to delay a vote on the matter of who will be eligible for reparations, surprising many who believed that they would come a definite decision on the issue. The Reparations Task Force was...

Bill To Require State Parks Meet Local Open Fire Laws Moved to Senate Committee

February 25, 2022 2:18 amFebruary 24, 2022 9:18 pm

A bipartisan bill to require state parks under the Department of Parks and Recreation to meet local fire laws was moved to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Wednesday, only 9 days after being introduced. Senate Bill 1012,...

The Russian-Ukrainian War Effect on Eastern European Immigrants to California

February 24, 2022 4:40 pm

On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine after building up troops and making inroads into a few breakaway republics after a few months, following 14 years of worry that Ukraine may join NATO. While the war there is early and the situation...

Bowing to China, Shipping Carriers Refuse to Transport U.S. and California Goods

February 24, 2022 3:36 pmFebruary 25, 2022 7:24 pm

“Shipping carriers rejected U.S. agricultural export containers worth hundreds of millions of dollars during October and November, instead sending empty containers to China to be filled with more profitable Chinese exports,” a 2021 CNBC investigation found. American farmers, ranchers and...

New UC-Berkeley Poll Finds Majority of Californians Support COVID-19 Mask, Vaccine Mandates

February 24, 2022 12:25 pmFebruary 25, 2022 7:22 am

According to a new UC-Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll, a majority of Californians were found to support COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates in schools, but with support percentages dropping from polls at the beginning of the school year....

Los Angeles County to Mostly Lift Indoor Mask Mandate Beginning on February 25th

February 24, 2022 2:28 amFebruary 23, 2022 9:28 pm

The Los Angeles County Department of Health announced on Wednesday that venues and places of businesses that verify vaccination status would be allowed to have indoor masking on Friday, effectively ending the County-wide mandate for most places. The county’s order,...