2020 economic downturn Archives

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line To Begin Groundbreaking This Year

April 20, 2021 2:49 pm

Six months after being halted due to bond sale issues, Brightline West announced earlier this month that construction of the Las Vegas-Apple Valley high speed train is now scheduled to begin in the second quarter later this year. For several...

Former WH Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Named Newsom’s Chief Economic Adviser

December 14, 2020 2:54 pmDecember 14, 2020 5:13 pm

During the weekend, former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers was named by Governor Gavin Newsom as his new Chief Economic and Business Adviser and as director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Myers began her...

Public School, Outdoor Dining Reopenings Among COVID-19 Influenced Bills Introduced Monday

December 7, 2020 8:58 pm

On Monday, the Assembly started a new session from their temporary home at the Golden 1 Arena, with many new bills being introduced attempting to reopen California by the spring. Among the newly introduced bills was Assembly Bill 61, authored...

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...

LAPD $150 million Budget Slash Culminating in Drastic Downsizing

November 9, 2020 3:08 pmNovember 11, 2020 6:10 am

Over the weekend, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced an enormous downsizing of its force due to an upcoming $150 million budget slash approved earlier this year. Many bureaus and units, including robbery, homicide, gang units, narcotics units, and...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Postponed

November 2, 2020 2:46 pm

On Sunday, the proposed Victorville-Las Vegas high speed rail line was halted indefinitely after the project failed to sell $2.4 billion in bonds. Fortress Investment Group, who is backing the Brightline West project, had received $600 million in bond allocations...

Wildfires Continue Large-Scale Destruction Across California

September 28, 2020 8:35 pmSeptember 29, 2020 8:40 am

On Monday, high winds and warm temperatures continued to fan flames across California, killing 15 people, burning almost 4 million acres across California, an making the issue a late entry into hot button issues for candidates in races across California....