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Tag: social distancing

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act

August 23, 2022   7:24 am
A bill to redefine California’s open meeting act, the The Brown Act, has been signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 1100, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblyman Evan Low’s (D-Silicon Valley), authorizes the presiding member of...
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Sacramento Mayor and City Council Finally Hold Public Meeting – 866 Days After Lockdown Order

August 18, 2022   8:03 amAugust 18, 2022   8:03 pm
Mayor Darrell Steinberg and the City Council finally returned to in-person meetings, after two-years of “virtual” council meetings. But there was nothing normal about this meeting. Everyone was required to wear a mask, and the council still required social distancing...
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California Democrats Re-define State’s Open Meeting Act

August 8, 2022   2:30 amAugust 9, 2022   7:11 am
Only three months ago, the Globe reported that State Capitol leadership was still requiring social distancing in committee hearing rooms, greatly diminishing available seating for lobbyists and members of the public, and denying many access to their elected representatives –...
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Pandemic Recovery Rankings in The U.S. – California… Not So Good Yet

May 9, 2022   10:35 amMay 9, 2022   10:35 am
While the majority of the 50 United States are fully opened, back to work and school, mask mandates and social distancing restrictions lifted, California and New York continue to struggle with the concept of relinquishing the emergency controls for a...
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CA Legislature Continues to Restrict Lobbyist and Public Access in Capitol Hearings

May 5, 2022   2:32 pm
Last Thursday the Globe reported that State Capitol leadership is still requiring social distancing in committee hearing rooms, greatly diminishing available seating for lobbyists and members of the public, and denying many access to their elected representatives. “And adding insult...
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California Legislature Continues to Restrict Lobbyist and Public Access to Capitol Hearings

April 28, 2022   10:50 am
Even after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Feb. 29, 2022 he was dropping the mask mandate on school kids March 12, the California State Senate leaders quickly sent a memo out to Senators and staff announcing mask mandates would remain in...
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California Assembly and Senate Putting the Squeeze on Unvaccinated Employees

August 18, 2021   12:54 pm
The California State Assembly and Senate leaders have been incrementally ratcheting down on COVID mandates now that the State Capitol building is open. The Globe reported in June: As California Capitol Reopens, Leg Staff Required to Show Proof of Vaccine,...
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