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Emergency Public School Funding and Sanitization Bill Signed by Gov Newsom

March 18, 2020 1:48 pmMarch 19, 2020 11:18 am

On Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 117 into law, granting more money and health measures to schools while the coronavirus pandemic continues. Senate Bill 117, a rare bill that was authored by the entire Senate Committee on Budget and...

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California House and Assembly Suspend Session For a Month

March 18, 2020 1:46 pmMarch 19, 2020 11:16 am

Shortly after both houses of the California legislature voted on and passed over $1 billion of bills and measures to thwart the coronavirus and economic and social damage caused by the coronavirus in the state on Tuesday, the legislature voted...

‘As Coronavirus Pandemic Takes hold, We are Making Decisions Without Reliable Data’

March 18, 2020 7:41 amMarch 18, 2020 9:12 am

“The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco,” wrote John Ionaddis, professor of medicine, epidemiology, population health, biomedical data science, and statistics at Stanford University. “In the U.S.,...

Evictions Can be Halted Under Governor Newsom’s New Executive Order

March 17, 2020 4:34 pm

In Sacramento on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order that will allow local jurisdictions to temporarily stop evictions, as well as having utilities continue operating for the duration of the pandemic. Newsom’s executive order comes after questions...

Former Congressman Duncan Hunter to Receive 11 Months in Prison Over Campaign Fund Misuse

March 17, 2020 2:45 pm

On Tuesday, federal judge Thomas J. Whelan of the District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego sentenced former Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to 11 months in prison on the basis of Hunter pleading guilty on one...

Affirmative Action Could Return Under New State Constitutional Amendment Proposal

March 17, 2020 2:19 amMarch 17, 2020 11:27 am

A new state constitutional amendment proposed last week to reinstate affirmative action in California gained more political support during the weekend, potentially setting up the largest fight over the issue in California since 2014. A new challenge to affirmative action...

More Warnings of U.S. Dependence on Goods Produced in China, and CalPERS Investments in China’s Military

March 16, 2020 6:24 pmMarch 16, 2020 6:35 pm

Last month, California Globe reported about Rep. Jim Banks’ (R-IND) letter to sent California Governor Gavin Newsom, calling for the investigation of the CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Yu Ben Meng, for his “long and cozy relationship with China.” The California...