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More Assemblymembers, Senators Back Resolution To Allow Youth Sports To Restart Statewide ASAP

January 29, 2021 3:14 pmFebruary 2, 2021 1:22 pm

On Friday, an Assembly Concurrent Resolution that would call on the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to have youth sports in California be immediately reinstated and have athletes play as soon as possible, gained critical Senate and Assembly support....

CHHS Secretary Ghaly Warns That High School Athletics May Be Postponed Again

January 19, 2021 7:12 pmJanuary 19, 2021 7:13 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced that there may be another delay in returning high school and other youth sports programs back after the long COVID-19 suspension of play. At a news conference,...

Californians 65+ With Health Conditions to Receive Higher Vaccine Phase Slot

January 12, 2021 6:05 pm

On Tuesday, California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced a big shift in who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine will come into effect on Wednesday. At the urging of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

Newsom Announces ‘Drastic Action’ if COVID Rates Continue to Rise

November 30, 2020 7:36 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California may have to take “drastic action” if COVID-19 rates and ICU cases continue to rise in the next few weeks. During the press conference, Gov. Newsom noted that, in the past few weeks,...

The Purple Tier: How Business Owners Are Responding To Being Moved To the Highest Tier

November 13, 2020 6:08 amNovember 17, 2020 12:10 pm

Earlier this week, the announcement by California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly that San Diego County and Sacramento County would be moving to the state’s most restrictive COVID-19 restriction tier has been met by consternation and...

The Numbers Don’t Add Up in Gov’s More Restrictive COVID Lockdown Tiers

November 11, 2020 12:03 pmNovember 11, 2020 2:41 pm

On Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly, a cabinet-level secretary in the Newsom administration, announced that 11 Californian counties would be moving into more restrictive tiers as the number of new cases and the positivity rates in...

Governor Newsom’s Sleight of Hand in the Age of COVID

November 11, 2020 2:30 amNovember 11, 2020 11:27 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his big, overarching statewide coronavirus lockdown order March 19, 2020 – eight months ago, ordering all Californians to say at home for two weeks to “flatten the curve” of the coronavirus so hospitals would not be...