SACRAMENTO — Hundreds of protesters lobbying to ease Gov. Gavin Newsom's tight stay-at-home orders rallied around the California Capitol on Monday, even as Newsom continued to urge restraint, saying the worst thing state leaders could do is “make a decision that's based on politics and frustration." He outlined his approval...
Onward! Bitwise Expands COVID Resource Website Nationwide
Far exceeding its goals in helping those affected by the COVID-19 fallout, a Fresno technology company plans to roll out its assistance website nationwide. Bitwise Industries hoped to help 10,000 people economically impacted by the pandemic during the first month of launching its OnwardCA website. Within two weeks, the site...
Newsom Orders Paid Sick Leave for Food Employees, Including Farm Workers
SACRAMENTO — Farm workers, grocery store and fast-food employees and delivery drivers will receive two weeks of paid sick leave so they won’t feel pressured to keep working while infected with the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. The executive order signed Thursday covers those who work for large employers, filling...
10 COVID-19 Deaths at Visalia Nursing Home. Will It Be Evacuated?
Ten COVID-19 deaths have now been reported at a Valley nursing home and officials say an evacuation is possible. Redwood Springs Healthcare Center confirmed two additional deaths at the Visalia facility on Thursday. It's the largest publicly reported nursing home outbreak in California Evacuation a 'Worst Case Scenario' Spokesman Dave Oates told...
Clovis Mayor to Gov. Newsom: Don’t Shut Down Gun Stores
Clovis Mayor Drew Bessinger is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom not to restrict sales of guns and ammunition during the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order. "I am writing you to strongly oppose any such action,"Â Bessinger wrote in a letter sent to Newsom on Wednesday. Bessinger Concerned About Release of Inmates In his one-page...
Reopen California? That’s Toughest Phase Yet, Newsom says
By Ben Christopher and Rachel Becker, CalMatters When will Californians emerge from house confinement? What will life look like? In a roadmap unveiled Tuesday with top public health officials, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will not lift his shelter-in-place order until adequate suppression and mitigation measures are in place to...
California Schools Will Look Very Different When They Reopen
SAN FRANCISCO — Staggered school start times. Class sizes cut in half. Social distancing in the hallways and cafeteria. These are a few of the possible scenarios for California schools that Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out as part of a roadmap for reopening the state amid the coronavirus. The timeline...
Newsom Outlines Plan to Reopen California
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday unveiled an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions in California. But he tempered expectations that significant modifications would come quickly. Newsom said he won't loosen the state's mandatory, stay-at-home order until hospitalizations, particularly those in intensive care units, “flatten and start...
Churches Sue California Governor Over Antivirus Orders
RIVERSIDE — Three Southern California churches that want to keep their doors open during the coronavirus outbreak sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials on Monday, arguing that social distancing orders violate the First Amendment right to freedom of religion and assembly. The suit, filed in the federal court for...
COVID-19 ‘Transition’ Plan for California Coming Today. What to Expect.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is promising to lay out a detailed plan Tuesday for lifting coronavirus restrictions in California. He said residents can expect an "incremental release of the stay-at-home orders" that have been in effect statewide since March 19. Newsom used his live-streamed COVID-19 update on Monday to tease the plan's...