Category: Northern California

Fauci Signals Support for Newsom’s California Vaccine Mandate for Students

October 4, 2021
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Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday signaled that he supports California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate vaccinations for all students, saying that it is “not a new, novel thing” that is specific to COVID-19. “I agree with what Gov. Newsom did in California,” Fauci said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday….

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GM’s Cruise, Alphabet’s Waymo Win Permits to Offer Self-Driving Rides to Passengers in California

October 1, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—General Motors Co.’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous vehicle permits to offer rides to passengers in California. Cruise has obtained a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to offer driverless rides to passengers at night in some parts of San…

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California to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students to Attend Schools

October 1, 2021
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California students will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to attend school once the vaccines have received full approval by the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Oct 1. The government has fully approved the COVID-19 vaccine for individuals ages 16 and older, meaning all upper-class high school students…

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Man Asks California Reparations Task Force for ‘40 Acres and a Tesla’

October 1, 2021
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California’s Reparations Task Force recently heard ideas ranging from “40 acres and a Tesla” to cash settlements to compensate the descendants of chattel slavery in America. The Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans listened to hours of professional and personal testimony from witnesses and public comments at a two-day hearing…

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California Corn Maze Honors Military

September 30, 2021
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DIXON, Calif.—On the right, a patch full of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes awaits picking. On the left, a green wall of corn hides a large corn maze. Cool Patch Pumpkins in the city of Dixon has been a family-owned pumpkin farm since 2001. A year later, the farm opened a corn maze, and…

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Hospitals Fear Staffing Shortages as Vaccine Deadlines Loom

September 30, 2021
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Hospitals and nursing homes around the United States are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be…

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Reparations Task Force Accuses California DOJ of Overreach After Removal of Agenda Items

September 29, 2021
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Several members of a state-mandated Reparations Task Force accused the California Department of Justice staff of overreach over the removal of agenda items and the refusal to facilitate public hearings on Saturdays. Assembly Bill 3121 requires the DOJ to provide administrative, technical, and legal assistance to the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for…

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Monterey Medical Workers Protest Vaccine Mandates Ahead of State Vaccination Deadline

September 28, 2021
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MONTEREY, Calif.—Approximately 100 people, including hospital staff, their families, and other community members, held a rally in Monterey, California, on Sept. 26 to express their opposition to vaccine mandates. The Oct. 1 deadline is approaching for California health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospital staff at the rally shared their stories as…

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Permanent Vote-by-Mail Elections ‘Reckless’ Move, Says Watchdog Group

September 28, 2021
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sept. 27 making vote-by-mail elections permanent for all registered voters in the state, along with nine other election-related bills. “Last year we took unprecedented steps to ensure all voters had the opportunity to cast a ballot during the pandemic and today we are making those measures permanent after…

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Sacramento County District Attorney: One-Third of Inmates Served Less Than Half of Their Sentences

September 28, 2021
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Out of 4,000 inmates sentenced in Sacramento County, more than 1,300 served less than half of their sentence, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s (SCDA) office. SCDA Anne Marie Schubert announced on May 26 that she and 43 other elected District Attorneys across California have filed a civil lawsuit against the California Department of…

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