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California Gov. Newsom Cancels State’s COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders…Unexpectedly

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 26, 2021 18 Comments

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted all regional coronavirus stay-at-home orders across the state, a change that could allow restaurants and businesses in many counties to reopen outdoor dining and other services.

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Surging recall effort now has Gov. Gavin Newsom worried

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 24, 2021 45 Comments

California Gov. Gavin Newsom once promised that his coronavirus policy decisions would be driven by data shared with the public to provide maximum transparency.

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Los Angeles District Attorney Gascon’s “Reforms” Put Criminal Justice In Free Fall

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 23, 2021 32 Comments

I noted that billionaire George Soros is behind the team that helped elect Los Angeles county’s new District Attorney George Gascón this past November. Gascón promptly announced sweeping changes as he was sworn into office, including the end of cash bail.

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California Moves Ahead With Plan to Dispense Free Abortion Drugs to College Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 19, 2021 5 Comments

“The COVID-19 pandemic has not deterred or impacted implementation planning.”...

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L.A. Cracks Down on Party House After Repeated Lockdown Violations, Shutting Off Its Power and Water

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2021 16 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office gave the water and power department the go-ahead to shut-off utilities to a Fairfax district home where at least three parties took place, which violated the city’s ban on large gatherings.

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Chapman U. Law Prof John Eastman Resigns After Pressure Campaign Over Trump Rally Appearance

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

Professor John Eastman attended the Trump rally last week but did not participate in the Capitol Hill riot. The school faced tremendous pressure from its faculty to fire him for this. The university president refused to fire him. Eastman has now resigned.

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Gov. Newsom Proposes $600 California Stimulus Checks While Facing Surging Recall Effort

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 12, 2021 28 Comments

I have noted that California's Governor Gavin Newsom is being targeted for recall in the wake of increasingly unpopular and ineffective pandemic lockdown efforts.

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Pro-Trump protesters in SoCal’s Pacific Beach targeted by AntiFa

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 10, 2021 16 Comments

On California's idyllic Pacific Beach, where I have often taken my boogie board to ride the waves, supporters of President Donald Trump staged a rally this weekend.

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L.A. County Supervisor Asks USNS Mercy to Return in Wake of COVID-19 Surge

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 05, 2021 48 Comments

A Los Angeles County supervisor asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to request that Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy return to the city’s port to help hospitals battling COVID-19.

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10,000 UC-Berkeley Employees Face Pay Cuts Due to Pandemic

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 02, 2021 16 Comments

"the university will implement a year-long program of furloughs starting Feb. 1, 2021 for non-unionized staff and faculty"...

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UC-Riverside Gender Studies Prof Cancels Finals and Gives Everyone 100 Percent

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 01, 2021 15 Comments

"I don't know, maybe we should just abandon the construct that is the final."...

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L.A. County Requiring 10-Day Quarantine for Travelers as California Braces for Continuing COVID-19 Restrictions

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 30, 2020 27 Comments

California was the first state to implement coronavirus lock-down measures. The approach was seemingly so successful at "flattening the curve" and not overwhelming hospital capacity, Gov. Gavin Newsom seemed to be riding his success to future political opportunities.

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Leslie’s Top Posts of 2020

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 28, 2020 5 Comments

It's hard to believe that one year ago, my "Top Posts" feature was actually upbeat and optimistic. What a year 2020 has been! Thank you, my friends, for your support during this turbulent year.

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Christmas Eve wildfire rages around San Diego area’s Camp Pendleton

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 25, 2020 6 Comments

A wildfire is raging on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County triggered evacuation orders early Christmas Eve.

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California Gov. Newsom Taps Crony Alex Padilla to Replace Harris

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2020 15 Comments

Mid-November, I reported that several California Democrats were lining up for the chance to fill Kamala Harris' US Senate seat. The winner in this phase of political reshuffling is the Secretary of State, Alex Padilla.

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Allegations of Cheating Skyrocket at Berkeley With Online Classes

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 22, 2020 6 Comments

"more than 300 reports of misconduct as of early November"...

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Newsom Hints at Longer Lockdown as Craft Breweries, Restaurateur Sue Him Over Restrictions

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 35 Comments

Oh, Gov. Gavin Newsom. What are we going to do with you, you hypocrite? Newsom said on Monday that California "very likely" faces a longer COVID-19 lockdown after the state's breweries and a Los Angeles restaurateur filed a lawsuit against him.

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BLM Co-Founder Who Advocates Defunding Police Speaks at Stanford

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 19, 2020 1 Comment

"Our communities don’t end up being the safest because we don’t have the resources because they were divested from us."...

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