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Mask Mandate Returns to State Capitol Building Following New Outbreak

July 7, 2021 10:50 amJuly 8, 2021 7:11 am

A small outbreak of COVID-19 cases in the State Capitol Building in the last week has led to the return of the mask mandate in the building on Tuesday. According to a memo from Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras...

Bill to Create Drug ‘OverDose Prevention Program’ Injection Sites Delayed Until Next Session

July 7, 2021 2:28 amJuly 6, 2021 6:23 pm

A bill to create drug overdose prevention programs, including providing a “place to inject drugs while trained staff are available to help if they suffer accidental overdoses,” was pulled from the Assembly Health Committee on Tuesday, with the committee instead...

U.S. Capitol Police To Open Up New Branch Office in San Francisco

July 6, 2021 3:40 pm

In an announcement on Tuesday, U.S. Capitol Police said that a new regional field office would be opening up in California due to the high number of threats located in California and the Western U.S. in general. The California field...

Longtime Republican Policy Advisor Lanhee Chen Announces 2022 State Controller Run

July 6, 2021 10:47 am

Longtime Republican policy advisor, Stanford Professor, and Hoover Institution Fellow Lanhee Chen announced that he would be running for state Controller on Tuesday after months of speculation. Chen, who has also served in advisory roles for former President George W....

$4,195 And Tax Returns: The New Requirements To Run In The Recall In 2021

July 5, 2021 4:32 pmJuly 5, 2021 4:38 pm

During the 2003 Recall Election, 135 candidates entered the field. While this included serious candidates such as actor and eventual winner Arnold Schwarzenegger, then-Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante, and then State Senator Tom McClintock, many others joined to promote causes, add...

Home School Applications in California Nearly Triple From Pre-Pandemic Numbers

July 5, 2021 11:07 amJuly 6, 2021 1:13 pm

According to new statistics released by the California Department of Education, home schooling in California continued to grow during the 2020-2021 school year, reaching record levels of students learning from home. The number of new home schooling affidavits filed by...

San Diego Convention Center Closes Migrant Shelter After 3+ Months; Loses Big Conventions

July 3, 2021 2:33 amJuly 5, 2021 10:41 am

The temporary San Diego Convention Center migrant shelter closed on Friday after less than 4 months in operation. The migrant shelter opened up in late March to help combat the large surge of Central American migrant children being sent across...