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California Public School Buildings to Close for Rest of Year

March 31, 2020 8:43 pm

On Tuesday, California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that all public schools in California will be closed through the end of the school year. Closed buildings, open schools School buildings will remain closed because of COVID-19 coronavirus social...

California Small Businesses Given Several Tax Extensions by Executive Order

March 31, 2020 1:38 pm

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order granting small businesses across California time extensions over filing taxes, refunds, and for different business licenses due to timing and staffing issues stemming from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Under Executive Order...

Trump Admin Names Gun Makers and Retailers Essential Businesses Nationwide

March 31, 2020 12:46 pmApril 1, 2020 6:11 am

“It is precisely during such an emergency that we need government officials to stay within their authority.. and not one inch beyond.” Ammoland Last week, the National Rifle Association, in conjunction with the Second Amendment Foundation, California Gun Rights...

Governor Newsom Unveils California Health Corps to Help Fight COVID-19 Coronavirus

March 30, 2020 4:02 pmMarch 31, 2020 6:54 am

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the formation of the California Health Corps, an initiative designed to gather all healthcare workers in the state to help treat an expected upturn of COVID-19 coronavirus patients. The new Health Corps The Corps...

A Massive Failure to Triage in California and New York

March 30, 2020 8:09 amMarch 30, 2020 10:29 am

There has been a massive, seemingly intended, failure to triage the coronavirus response and make everyone suffer, in emergency health policy in California and New York, for localized, not statewide, outbreaks of coronavirus. Seasonal flu deaths are running at about...

California’s Homeless Could Provide the Answer if the Cost of Our Economic Shutdown is Worth It

March 30, 2020 2:10 amMarch 30, 2020 1:31 pm

“If we’re willing to submit to this kind of oppression without question or accountability, our political class won’t hesitate to do it again the next time they conjure up a ‘public emergency.’” As Californians settle in for our second...

Legislative Operations During Emergencies

March 29, 2020 2:00 pmMarch 30, 2020 1:32 pm

If the Legislature decides to proceed with remote hearings and voting, how will members of the public participate? As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, numerous state legislatures around the country have acted upon or are considering measures to...