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Mixed Reaction to New Alcohol Server Certification From CA Bars and Restaurants

June 6, 2022 3:48 pm

Sweeping changes to rules and certification for alcohol servers and managers at establishments that sell alcohol are to be made mandatory in only few weeks, possibly creating another employment hole at bars and restaurants that sell alcohol. In 2017, the...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

New Poll Has Incumbents Showing Strong Primary Leads For Gubernatorial, Senate, AG

June 3, 2022 12:37 pmJune 4, 2022 7:08 am

A U.C. Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll covering the Gubernatorial, Senate, and Attorney General primary races was released on Friday, showing a strong preference among voters for Democratic incumbents, albeit with a larger than expected percentage of projected...

California Lawmakers Not Letting a Crisis Go to Waste with Latest Gun Control Legislation

June 3, 2022 8:44 am

Gun control advocates want to ban guns. They claim they only want to ban “assault rifles,” “high-capacity magazines” and “bump stocks,” and then redefine what these actually are. “Weapons of war,” is the latest iteration, making certain guns sound more dangerous. But...

Alameda County to Reinstate Public Indoor Mask Mandate Beginning June 3rd

June 2, 2022 9:52 pmJune 3, 2022 12:38 pm

The Alameda County Public Health Department announced on Thursday that they would be reinstating the mask mandate for most indoor public places in the County. According to a statement from the County Public Health Department, the move to reinstate masking...

Planned Berkeley School Shooting Halted By Police and School Authorities

June 2, 2022 4:02 pmJune 2, 2022 4:04 pm

Less than two weeks after mass shooting incidents at a grocery store in Buffalo, NY and a school in Uvalde, TX, another major mass shooting was thwarted in Berkeley earlier this week, preventing an unknown number of injuries and deaths....

Facing Recall, SF DA Chesa Boudin Denies Ever Supporting Police Defunding

June 2, 2022 3:24 pm

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin claimed on Wednesday that he never supported police defunding, despite mounting evidence that he has multiple times in the past. Boudin, who has been fighting against being recalled since November, is currently trying to...