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UPDATED: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores

March 28, 2020 5:40 pmMarch 29, 2020 2:11 pm

UPDATE below: The National Rifle Association, in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights Coalition, and Firearms Policy Conference, sued Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials on Friday over the closing of gun stores in response to...

Taxes at a Standstill: How the Coronavirus Can Halt Ballot Initiatives in the Coming Years

March 28, 2020 5:28 pm

As the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to keep people home and put the economy into a lull, the combined health and economic factors have made everyone from state officials to local activists worried about voters passing new taxes, bonds, and propositions...

California Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Normalize as Panic Buying Subsides

March 28, 2020 8:11 am

The panic buying that has plagued California during the past two weeks due to COVID-19 coronavirus fears has been subsiding quickly according to several trade groups and organizations. A return to normalcy in California food stores While certain products have...

Rent Evictions Are Banned For Two Months Under New Executive Order

March 27, 2020 3:28 pmMarch 27, 2020 3:59 pm

On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new executive order that would ban evictions of renters affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus until the end of May. Executive Order N-37-20 will require that tenants would have to declare that they can’t...

California, Banks Agree to 90-Day Moratorium on Mortgage Payments

March 27, 2020 8:13 amMarch 28, 2020 8:43 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that more than 400 banks, charter banks, and credit unions have agreed to giving homeowners with mortgages a 90-day moratorium on payments due to job loss and hardships during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. California...

Gov Newsom Announces that 1 Million People in California Have Filed for Unemployment in Two Weeks

March 26, 2020 1:59 pmMarch 30, 2020 11:42 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California has seen 1 million people file for unemployment with the Employment Development Department (EDD) in less than two weeks. The huge jump is attributed to the “essential businesses only” and subsequent business...

California Oil Industry Facing Disaster Due to Coronavirus, Oil War Threats

March 26, 2020 2:15 amMarch 25, 2020 9:43 pm

Oil rich areas in California such as Kern County and Los Angeles County, along with in-state oil and gasoline companies such as Chevron, are facing a more and more likely industry collapse in the next several weeks due to both...