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Bill That Would Stop Scholarship-Driven Financial Aid Reduction Introduced in Assembly

January 25, 2021 5:35 pm

On Monday, a bill that would prevent colleges and universities from reducing financial aid if a student is given one or more private scholarships was formally introduced in the Assembly. Assembly Bill 288, authored by Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), would...

Gov. Newsom Moves COVID Goalposts Again: Lifts Regional Stay-at-Home Order but Restrictions Remain

January 25, 2021 2:24 pmJanuary 25, 2021 5:12 pm

The news that Gov. Gavin Newsom would be lifting the stay-at-home order for all regions across the state Monday came with high hopes, along with a lot of skepticism. It turns out that the skeptics won this bet. “We see promising signs...

Now that Joe Biden is President, COVID is Over and California Will Re-Open

January 25, 2021 7:57 amJanuary 25, 2021 10:39 am

Media reports Sunday on social media announced the California Restaurant Association saying California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be lifting the stay-at-home order for all regions across the state Monday. What the media should have said is now that Joe Biden...

Fearful of Successful Newsom Recall Campaign, LA Times Trashes Organizers

January 24, 2021 10:20 pmJanuary 27, 2021 5:32 am

With over 1.2 million signed RecallGavin2020 petitions already collected, and tens of thousands more arriving daily, it is apparent to any honest political observer that the recall campaign of California Governor Gavin Newsom will likely take place. As such, this...

Senator Announces Push Pilot Program for Farmworker Vaccines in California

January 22, 2021 9:12 pmJanuary 22, 2021 9:17 pm

On Friday, Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas) announced a pilot program proposal that would ensure that farmworkers would receive the coronavirus vaccine and would not be left behind. According to the plan being touted by Senator Caballero and other legislators, delivery...

Excessive Number of New EDD Claims Points to Probable Rise of Fraudulent Cases

January 22, 2021 5:57 pmJanuary 22, 2021 5:59 pm

The Employment Development Department Friday reported a large increase in the number of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims in the previous week from independent contractors and self-employed individuals, suggesting that fraudulent claims are still being attempted en masse. According to the...

San Francisco Vows to Vaccinate All City Residents By June 30

January 22, 2021 3:03 pm

San Francisco city and health officials announced this week that they plan to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to all 870,000 residents of the city by June 30th. In San Francisco, rollouts have been slow. As of mid-week, only 31,000 vaccines...