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CA Gov. Newsom Doubles Down on Double Masking as Texas Lifts Mask Order

March 5, 2021 7:21 amMarch 6, 2021 9:28 am

As Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the total reopening of his state and lifted its face mask rule this week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down on ludicrous, and called Abbott “reckless.” Other governors and Mayors in the U.S. also...

New Study Finds That ‘Calexit’ Out Of State Migration Continued During Pandemic

March 5, 2021 2:14 amMarch 5, 2021 5:38 pm

A new study by the California Policy Lab (CPL) found that, between March 2020 and December 2020, most Californian counties lost more residents than gained, confirming that “Calexit” continued even during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CPL, while large counties...

Indoor Youth Sports To Resume Following Settlement By Newsom Administration

March 4, 2021 5:47 pm

On Thursday, California agreed to a settlement with Let Them Play CA and two San Diego-area high school coaches, allowing both indoor and outdoor youth sports to resume in the state. Under the terms of the settlement, indoor youth sports...

The Globe Visits Nor Cal Drive-Through Recall Petition Signings

March 4, 2021 4:22 pmMarch 4, 2021 4:22 pm

This week in the Sacramento region there are three “pop-up” RecallGavin2020.com petition signings, and they are busy. Knocking on the door of 2 million signatures, the campaign wants an abundance of extra signatures as a cushion to the required 1.495...

CHHS Announces Plan To Reroute 40% of Vaccines to Vulnerable Areas of State

March 4, 2021 3:18 pmMarch 4, 2021 3:20 pm

California Health and Human Services (CHHS) Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced Thursday that the state will be rerouting 40% of all COVID-19 vaccines to people in the state’s most vulnerable areas to both quicken the economic reopening of counties currently in...

Amended Cal-OSHA Regulation Exemption Bill

March 4, 2021 2:26 pmMarch 4, 2021 2:27 pm

On March 3, Senator Connie Leyva (D-Chino) amended her Senate Bill 410 to exempt certain Cal-OSHA regulations from a regulatory impact assessment. The bill would amend Labor Code Section 142.4. Existing law provides that Occupational safety and health standards and...

Bill to Create Exemption from Private Attorneys General Act of 2004

March 4, 2021 7:26 amMarch 4, 2021 11:41 am

Assemblyman Heath Flora (R-Ripon) introduced Assembly Bill 385 to create an exemption from the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). This bill would amend Section 2699 of the Labor Code. The bill would prohibit an aggrieved employee from maintaining...