State GovernmentFreeze First, Verify Second: Unemployed Californians Get A Fright From EDDOctober 8, 2020As California’s unemployment agency tries to cut off fraudsters, real unemployed Californians have found their benefit accounts suddenly frozen.
State GovernmentStaff Member In Governor Newsom’s Office Tests Positive For COVID-19October 7, 2020 | Kris HooksA spokesperson with the governor’s office said the person who tested positive “had not interacted with the Governor or staff that routinely interacts with the Governor.”
State GovernmentNewsom’s New Climate Plan: Protect Land and Oceans, Sequester Carbon October 7, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroIn an executive order signed Wednesday, California is set to protect 30% of California’s land and oceans by 2030, and store greenhouse gases in farmlands and other landscapes.
State GovernmentPicking Up Ballots Early? Why Growing Distrust Of Postal Service Has Voters Weighing OptionsOctober 7, 2020 | Chris NicholsElection officials urge voters to wait for their ballot to arrive in the mail, rather than showing up in person to request them. Ballots should arrive a few days after the Oct. 5 mailing date.
State GovernmentTo Tackle Racial Disparities In COVID-19, California Enacts New Metric For ReopeningOctober 6, 2020Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's health secretary, discusses a new health equity metric that requires larger counties to reduce coronavirus rates in minority communities before businesses can reopen.
State GovernmentWhat To Know About Gig Worker Pay Before Voting On Prop. 22October 6, 2020No, the ballot measure won’t ban Uber and Lyft in California. But it would overhaul how drivers get paid.
State GovernmentInterview: California Secretary Of State Alex Padilla On What To Expect This Election SeasonOctober 6, 2020 | Megan ManataToday on Insight, Randol White spoke with California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on how to best keep the voting process smooth, how the state deals with any ballot errors, election observation and what's allowed at polling places.
Health CareWatch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For October 6October 6, 2020Watch as California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update on COVID-19 in the state.
State GovernmentAhead Of Contentious Presidential Election, California Adds 3 Million Registered VotersOctober 6, 2020 | Nicole NixonThe state has added just under 3 million new voters since this time in 2016 and the voter registration rate is at its highest level in 68 years.
State GovernmentNewsom Makes Historic Appointment Of First Openly Gay Man To California Supreme CourtOctober 5, 2020Judge Martin Jenkins, 66, most recently served as Newsom’s judicial appointments secretary, but has a long history of state and federal judicial positions. Jenkins said his career “has not been easy.”
