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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...

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti May Lift City Lockdown Measures in a Few Weeks

April 28, 2020 2:15 pm

Amid a series of press questions on Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti noted that “safer-at-home” COVID-19 coronavirus measures in Los Angeles would begin to be eased in as soon as two weeks. However, the Mayor also said that any...

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...

Several More ‘Reopen the State’ Protests Planned as Californian Movement Grows

April 23, 2020 2:29 pm

Five protests have been scheduled for May 1st to show Californian opposition to the COVID-19 coronavirus statewide lockdown and localized stay-at-home guidelines. 5 May 1st protests across the state According to the Fully Reopen CA Now Movement, protests are to...

Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti Announces Historic Number of Furloughs During State of the City Address

April 20, 2020 3:00 pmApril 20, 2020 3:42 pm

On Sunday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced during the annual State of the City address that due to a budget shortfall caused by the effects of the coronavirus, a sweeping 26 unpaid days off of furloughs for all civilian...

Nearly 16,000 Hotel Rooms Secured For Homeless, Surpassing Goal for ‘Project Roomkey’

April 19, 2020 2:26 amApril 18, 2020 10:32 pm

On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Project Roomkey, the statewide effort to secure hotel rooms to be used by the homeless temporarily to keep COVID-19 coronavirus social distancing standards, had surpassed it’s goal of 15,000 hotel rooms across the...

California Approves $600 Million in Bond Allocations for Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Train

April 15, 2020 5:26 pmApril 16, 2020 5:12 pm

On Tuesday, a California finance committee headed by California Treasurer Fiona Ma approved a $600 million private activity bond allocation for the Las Vegas to Southern California high speed Virgin Trains-Brightline railway. Over $4 billion in state and federal funding...