Gavin Newsom Archives - Page 114 of 144

Modoc County Reopens, Defies Gov. Newsom’s Order

May 1, 2020 3:12 pm

‘No one knows what the state will do in retaliation right now, but hey, restaurants are open now.’ On Friday, Modoc County, a small Oregon-bordering county of 9,000 people, became the first California county to break with Governor Gavin...

California Unemployment Rate Almost 20%

April 30, 2020 7:37 pm

On Thursday, new figures released by the US Department of Labor showed that around 3.7 million Californian workers have filed for unemployment during the last seven weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, a total close to 20% of workers in...

Gov. Newsom Announces California Lockdown Could Last Until June As Re-Open Phases are Met

April 28, 2020 5:24 pmApril 28, 2020 5:24 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced in Sacramento that the state lockdown will begin to end in only a matter of weeks, fulfilling a prediction he made in March about the lockdown possibly lasting until June. A 4-stage plan Governor...

6 Northern California Counties Ask Governor for Permission to Come Out of State Lockdown

April 27, 2020 6:07 pmApril 28, 2020 10:00 am

On Monday, lawmakers and local officials of six Northern counties sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking to be let out of of the state lockdown order in favor of regional COVID-19 coronavirus plans. The officials from the counties...

Permits Are Denied for May 1st ‘Re-Open California’ Protests at State Capitol

April 24, 2020 4:53 pmApril 25, 2020 10:20 am

Following the Monday April 20th protest at the California State Capitol demanding the Governor re-open the state and end the lockdown, the Sacramento Bee reported, “demonstrators defied Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders banning large gatherings.” Almost immediately, the California Highway Patrol...

DMV to Extend Dates, Waive Late Fees Due to Coronavirus

April 24, 2020 4:45 pmApril 26, 2020 4:22 pm

On Thursday, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-54-20 into law, adding a series of extensions and penalty cancellations to some California DMV services. Under the new executive order, driver’s licenses and state ID cards that expired after March 2nd will...

Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Suspended Until June

April 24, 2020 1:39 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to suspend the 2016 plastic bag ban for 60 days out of COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. The law, which started out as Senate Bill 270 in 2015 and later as Proposition 67...