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AG Xavier Becerra Named As Biden HHS Secretary

December 7, 2020 3:05 pm

On Monday, presumed President-elect Joe Biden picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), a move that would leave open a key Constitutional office in California. Becerra, who also served in the...

SJ Mayor Claims That He Didn’t Know His Gathering Broke Guidelines

December 5, 2020 6:11 amDecember 8, 2020 4:19 pm

On Thursday, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo gave an interview with NBC saying that he didn’t know that he had broken state social gathering guidelines during Thanksgiving, despite evidence pointing to the fact that he had been well aware of ...

Senate Bill That Would Waive State, Local Operating Fees to be Introduced Next Week

December 4, 2020 10:16 pm

On Friday, Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) announced that he will introduce a bill next week that would waiver operating fees for businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The currently unnamed bill would specifically waive all state...

LA Mayor Garcetti Announces $800 Restaurant Worker Stipend Program

December 4, 2020 2:49 pm

On Thursday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that 4,000 out-of-work restaurant workers severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic would be given a one-time $800 stipend of cash. The $3.2 million program, the Secure Emergency Relief for Vulnerable Employees, or...

California Sued By Parents Over Remote Learning Inequalities

December 3, 2020 2:20 amDecember 2, 2020 8:27 pm

Earlier in the week, a group of seven Los Angeles and Alameda County families sued the California Board of Education, the Department of Education, and state Superintendent for Public Instruction Tony Thurmond over accusations of not giving students in the...

Ski Resorts Allowed To Stay Open Under New State COVID-19 Guidelines

December 2, 2020 7:00 pm

On Tuesday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced COVID-19 guidelines for one of California’s largest recreation sectors: ski resorts. Due to the isolation of skiing and snowboarding, all ski resorts will be allowed to stay open regardless of...

SF Public Utilities Commission Head Charged With Fraud, Resigns

December 1, 2020 7:18 pm

On Monday, the FBI raided the home of Harlan Kelly, the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SF PUC), leading to his ultimate resignation from the position after being charged on one count of honest wire service...