Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state budget proposal Wednesday that would give millions of low-income California taxpayers a $600 stimulus payment. The proposed payment, announced Wednesday, would go to people with annual incomes of less than $30,000, including immigrants living in the country illegally who file taxes with the state. Roughly 4 million people would be eligible for the payment, ...

Officials with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) has urged the county’s film industry to exercise caution and “consider pausing production” due to surges in COVID-19 cases.  According to FilmLA, a nonprofit that handles film permits for the county, the LADPH contacted the county’s film industry contacts by email to remind filmmakers of the increasing number of cases, ...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is temporarily suspending behind-the-wheel driving tests for at least two weeks beginning Dec. 14.  The DMV is taking this step for the health and safety of customers and employees during the current statewide surge in COVID-19 cases. “Behind-the-wheel drive tests require two people to share space in one vehicle and – while we ...

A California stay-at-home order is expected to be issued by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday, based on regional hospital capacity. The order is set to be grouped by regional hospital networks, not individual counties, and is set to take effect when ICU capacity in a region drops below 15 percent, said Newsom in a press briefing Thursday.  Newsom divided the state ...

Face coverings are now mandated outdoors in California when a six-foot social distance is unable to be maintained, further restricting a recommendation issued in June.  In new guidance issued on Nov. 16 by the California Department of Public Health, residents in California must wear face coverings when they are outside of the home unless they meet certain criteria, according to ...

California has always been the most forward-thinking and forward-acting state in the U.S. They were the first to legalize marijuana and recognize and act on allowing rest periods (a.k.a., naps) for employees during their day shifts. They are also one of the first states to promote EVs, or electric vehicles, over gasoline-powered cars. That particular fact is evident when you ...

With several COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials, a review board of California physician-scientists is set to review the vaccine process for safety before the vaccine is distributed in California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday. On Monday, Newsom named a group of nationally-acclaimed California physician-scientists with expertise in immunization and public health to the state’s COVID-19 Scientific Safety Review Workgroup ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. The transportation sector is responsible for more than half of all of ...

Schools must remain closed until Los Angeles County is off the “watch list,” based on COVID-19 benchmarks, for at least two weeks, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday.  Los Angeles County is one of 32 counties currently on the COVID-19 watchlist as of Friday, as cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. After ...

Indoor operations for restaurants, entertainment centers and other businesses are closed in California by Governor Gavin Newsom for at least three weeks amid coronavirus spikes, officials said. https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/videos/2998641913585861/?v=2998641913585861   On Wednesday, Newsom announced that all restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, movie theatres, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and cardrooms would have to cease indoor operations “effective immediately” in 19 different counties ...