State GovernmentAs California Hospitals Near Capacity, Newsom Hints At New Stay-At-Home OrderNovember 30, 2020 | Nicole NixonAs hospitalizations and case numbers rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned intensive care units at California hospitals could be over capacity by mid-December unless something changes. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCan Gavin Newsom Use The Pandemic To Beat Back Homelessness?November 30, 2020“Project Homekey” could deliver in months what homelessness advocates have wanted for decades: a huge infusion of cash, and a way around cumbersome regulations. But the silver lining comes with a time limit.
EnvironmentCalifornia Regulators Didn't Follow Rules In Approving Hundreds Of New Oil Well Permits, Audit FindsNovember 27, 2020 | Ezra David RomeroA state audit released the day before Thanksgiving shows that California oil regulators didn’t follow their own rules and in 2019 issued hundreds of inappropriate permits for new wells.
State GovernmentEDD Sent Up To $1 Billion Of Unemployment Funds To Prison And Jail Inmates, Prosecutors SayNovember 24, 2020 | Nicole NixonThe fraud allegations represent another black eye for the state’s unemployment department, which has been plagued by payment backlogs since the pandemic began.
State GovernmentAfter Months With No Pandemic Relief, Advocates Ramp Up Pressure On CongressNovember 24, 2020 | Nicole NixonThe federal government’s COVID-19 relief package known as the CARES Act was approved in March, but some provisions like expanded unemployment benefits have been spent. Other protections will expire at the end of the year.
State GovernmentWatch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For November 24November 24, 2020California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update Tuesday on COVID-19 in the state.
State GovernmentWatch: Gov. Gavin Newsom Update On COVID-19 For Nov. 23November 23, 2020Watch California Gov. Gavin Newsom's update on the state's response to COVID-19.
State GovernmentThird Straight Weekend Of Protests, Violence As Trump Supporters Descend On California’s CapitolNovember 21, 2020 | Scott RoddPro-Trump demonstrators and Proud Boys gathered at the Capitol in downtown Sacramento and marched to Cesar Chavez Plaza, where they squared-off with counter-protesters.
State GovernmentState Mandates Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Protections, Less Crowding For Guest FarmworkersNovember 21, 2020Backed by the state’s attorney general and welcomed by labor advocates as better late than never, California’s new policy will start to hold businesses accountable for protecting their workers and mandate reporting outbreaks.
State Government‘It’s A Shame’: California Squandered $2.7 Billion For Affordable Housing, Audit SaysNovember 20, 2020 | Chris NicholsThe California State Auditor found the state wasted $2.7 billion in bond resources that could have spurred affordable housing construction.
