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Some State Prison Inmates May Be Released Early Due to Coronavirus Threat

March 24, 2020 2:01 pm

State prisons in California may give early release to some of the state’s 123,000 convicts. The beginning of a possible system-wide spread A state pandemic task force working under U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller of Sacramento is currently looking into...

PG&E To Pay Camp Fire Victims $13.5 Billion and Plead Guilty to 84 Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter

March 24, 2020 6:31 amMarch 25, 2020 11:32 am

On Monday, Pacific Gas and Electric plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of unlawfully starting the 2018 Camp Fire. One count for each victim PG&E also agreed to pay victims of the 2018 Camp Fire,...

Governor Newsom Allocates an Additional $42 Million for Emergency Coronavirus Funding

March 23, 2020 4:00 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom allocated $42 million in healthcare funding to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus in California. $30 million, the majority of the amount, will go towards leasing two medical centers in California. Both St. Vincent Medical Center...

Los Angeles County Introduces Stricter ‘Stay at Home’ Measures

March 23, 2020 1:28 pm

Only days after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti set some of the harshest COVID-19 coronavirus ‘stay at home’ restrictions in the state, Los Angeles County announced late Sunday that more restrictions would now be put into place for the entire...

Do the Numbers in the Coronavirus Outbreak Justify Tanking the Economy?

March 22, 2020 10:15 amMarch 22, 2020 10:44 am

Perusing the daily headlines alerting readers about the Coronavirus outbreak could make anyone want to self-quarantine. But the numbers aren’t the entire story when broken down. Deliberate omissions of important information tell the full story: Coronavirus is spreading, and more...

Los Angeles Homeless Look at a Lose-Lose Scenario During Coronavirus Pandemic

March 22, 2020 8:05 amMarch 23, 2020 12:41 pm

While the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep through California and the world, California’s homeless population faces a crisis that they have not yet seen on this scale before. A “lose-lose” situation for the homeless in Los Angeles In Los...

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Agency Sued By Environmental Groups

March 21, 2020 7:48 am

One of the largest pollution controls districts in California received a lawsuit on Wednesday, charging the district with favoritism toward oil companies among other alleged wrongdoings. The national environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action joined with 5 local environmental groups...