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Uber and Postmates Appeal District Court’s AB 5 Preliminary Injunction Refusal

March 12, 2020 7:43 pmMay 14, 2020 10:37 am

Uber and Postmates issued an appeal on Tuesday against Los Angeles District Court Judge Dolly M. Gee’s February refusal to temporarily stop AB 5. The appeal comes after the rideshare and delivery companies decided to pivot their preliminary injunction reasoning from...

Perspective on Influenza and the Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 7:08 pmMarch 12, 2020 8:08 pm

So far this year, there have been at least 9.7 million cases of the flu (influenza), at least 87,000 flu-related hospitalization, and up to 12,000 deaths, according to the CDC. The California Department of Public Health is so busy...

UPDATED: California Gov. Newsom Calls For All Public Gatherings To Be Canceled

March 12, 2020 7:41 amMarch 13, 2020 2:56 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that California public health officials issued a policy on gatherings slow the spread of COVID-19, and determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March. “Non-essential...

Coronavirus Fears to Stop Basketball Fan Attendance, Delay Coachella in California

March 11, 2020 7:36 pmMarch 12, 2020 7:46 am

Amid growing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in California, numerous events around California have either been delayed, canceled, or will have greatly reduced attendance, costing the state and local areas hundreds of millions of dollars. Coachella and...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Cries ‘Racism’ Over Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 6:21 pmMarch 11, 2020 1:05 pm

“We’ve also seen a rise in racism toward Asian Americans because the virus is associated with China. This is unconscionable, and it’s not the American way,” Senator Dianne Feinstein told reporters last week. “People of all ages, races, and ethnicities...

Santa Clara County Bans All Gatherings of More Than 1,000 People

March 10, 2020 5:28 pm

On Monday evening, Santa Clara County officials formally announced a ban on events and gatherings with more than 1,000 people in attendance for the rest of the month to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The ban in Santa...

Gov. Newsom Praises President Trump For Federal Support on Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 11:00 amMarch 11, 2020 6:17 am

While the American media has been near hysteria over the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not. In a weekend press conference, Newsom was complimentary of the support he has received from the Trump administration, and specifically, the President himself....