July 2020 State Capitol coronavirus outbreak Archives

Mask Mandate Returns to State Capitol Building Following New Outbreak

July 7, 2021 10:50 amJuly 8, 2021 7:11 am

A small outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the State Capitol Building in the last week has led to the return of the mask mandate in the building on Tuesday. According to a memo from Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras...

BREAKING: CA Senate Republicans Locked Out of Capitol in Politicized COVID Wars

August 27, 2020 6:09 pmAugust 28, 2020 1:03 pm

There have been several COVID-positive members of the California Legislature. Leading up to Thursday, COVID-positive members and those they were in contact with in the Capitol were asked to quarantine for 14 days. But legislative business went on with some...

BREAKING: 10 GOP Senators Barred From State Capitol Building, Forced To Vote Remotely

August 27, 2020 5:16 pmAugust 27, 2020 6:12 pm

On Thursday 10 of the 11 Republican Senators were denied entry to the Capitol Building amid concerns of spreading COVID-19 to others in the building. 10 Republican Senators barred from the Capitol Building The extreme measure came a day after...

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Senate Joins Assembly In Delaying Return To Capitol Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

July 8, 2020 9:05 amJuly 13, 2020 9:05 am

On Wednesday, the California Senate joined the Assembly in temporarily suspending the current session. Due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the Capitol Building that has infected 6 people, including Assemblywoman Autumn Burke (D-Marina Del Rey), with the coronavirus, the Senate...