Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on March 4th extending authorization for local governments to halt evictions for commercial renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through June 30, 2021.  The order also extends protections against price gouging for emergency supplies and medical supplies amid the ongoing emergency response to the pandemic. The text […]

California Lawmakers Pass Budget Bill & Educators Disappointed with Administration’s Move to Relax Red Tier Standard; Safety Remains Concern

California Lawmakers Pass Budget Bill & Educators Disappointed with Administration’s Move to Relax Red Tier Standard; Safety Remains Concern

Sacramento, CA…California Teachers Association President E. Toby Boyd issued the following statement on the passage of Assembly Bill 86 by the California Legislature: “CTA’s priority is the safety of our students, their families, educators and school staff. We recognize the efforts of state lawmakers in designating vaccine supply for educators who have been in schools […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported with Heavy Smoke Near Vierra Canyon Rd / SR156

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported with Heavy Smoke Near Vierra Canyon Rd / SR156

Prunedale, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported with Heavy Smoke Near Vierra Canyon Rd / SR156 Incident: 00048 Type: Report of Fire Location: Vierra Canyon Rd / SR156 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 36.791909 -121.664934 Detail Information 6:49 AM 11 [29] [Appended, 06:49:35] [1] TRANS MTY COM 6:48 AM 10 [23] MALE COMING UP FROM WHERE FIRE STARTED […]

Two Gilroy Liquor Store Licenses Revoked After ABC Investigation Involving Allegations of Human Trafficking

Two Gilroy Liquor Store Licenses Revoked After ABC Investigation Involving Allegations of Human Trafficking

Gilroy, CA…On March 4, 2021, the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) revoked two ABC licenses in Gilroy – M and M Liquor located at 7901 Westwood Drive, Suite H and Gavilan Market located at 8110 Westwood Drive, Suite A. While M and M Liquor suffered a hard revocation, Gavilan Market’s license was revoked, with the revocation stayed […]

El Centro BP Agents Assist Local First Responders, Continue Investigation into Breach

El Centro BP Agents Assist Local First Responders, Continue Investigation into Breach

El Centro, CA…On the morning of March 2, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents, at the request of the California Highway Patrol and Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, responded to two separate critical incidents involving one vehicle each near Holtville, California. At no point, did CBP/USBP attempt to stop or pursue either vehicle. The following timeline […]

Governor Newsom to Address Legislature, People of California in Evening State of the State Address Next Week

Governor Newsom to Address Legislature, People of California in Evening State of the State Address Next Week

Los Angeles, CA…Following a weeks-long tour of vaccination sites, public schools and small businesses around the state, Governor Gavin Newsom will deliver his third State of the State Address on Tuesday evening in a virtual presentation to the California Legislature from Los Angeles County. WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. LIVESTREAM: @CAgovernor Twitter page, California Governor Facebook page and […]

Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Recommends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Confirms it is Safe and Effective

Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Recommends Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Confirms it is Safe and Effective

Sacramento, CA…The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has completed its review of the federal process and concluded the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for use in the Western States. The Workgroup provided its confirmation to the Governors of California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington Tuesday evening, making the J&J vaccine the third COVID-19 vaccine supported for use in these states. Initial shipments of the vaccine were received this […]

Nursing Homes See 82 Percent Decline In COVID Cases Indicating The Vaccines Are Working

Nursing Homes See 82 Percent Decline In COVID Cases Indicating The Vaccines Are Working

Washington, DC…The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report today showing nursing homes in the U.S. have seen the lowest number of new COVID cases […]

Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Employees Get Tested or Vaccinated

Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Employees Get Tested or Vaccinated

Washington, DC…Most of the nation’s small businesses do not require employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or tests to return to work, according to the first results of Phase 4 of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) released last week. SBPS was launched Feb. 15, to measure the effect of changing business conditions […]