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UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump sent a tweet on Christmas Day warning California Governor Gavin Newsom about the state's homelessness issue. According to a press release issued on December 20 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), homelessness increased in California by 21,306 individuals (16.4 percent), accounting for more than the entire national increase. The estimated number of persons...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Monday, June 8, California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and other California Department of Education leaders issued guidance for re-opening schools that have been closed for several months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines focus on implementing physical distancing and disinfecting procedures when schools are allowed to bring back students to campus. One guideline dictates that students must...

BERKELEY—Due to the current increase in cases of COVID-19, UC Berkeley announced that all classes would be taught online at the start of the coming fall semester. The statement says that even though the school may prepare hybrid-learning model instructions when the situation improves, students won't need to attend in-person classes. According to data from the Alameda County COVID-19 dashboard...

LOS ANGELES—David Lacey,66, the husband of Los Angeles DA, Jackie Lacey,63, was charged on Monday, August 3, 2020, with three accounts of assault for waving and pointing his gun at BLM protesters on March 2nd. Protesters gathered in front of the Laceys’ Granada Hills home shortly after 5 a.m. on March 2nd to call for the resignation of Jackie Lacey....

CALIFORNIA—Fire reinforcements, such as firefighters, aircraft, and extra equipment from arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area on August 22 and August 23, as fires in the state continue to grow. A new weather pattern is expected to bring in high winds and lightning to the area. On August 23, the National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning that...

SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, September 4, two teenagers who were involved in a car crash were saved by an off-duty officer. Redwood City Police tweeted at 7:42 p.m. on September 4: "Last night while in the area of I-80 near Donner Pass Road, Detective Matt Cydzik came across a major solo vehicle collision. Even though he was off-duty, he sprang into action...

CALIFORNIA—On November 2, Superior Court Judge Sarah H. Heckman issued a preliminary order for Governor Gavin Newsom to stop making executive orders that could contradict state laws and ruled one of his Executive Orders as an unconstitutional exercise of legislative power. According to court documents, the Governor has issued three executive orders during the current State of Emergency regarding the...

CALIFORNIA—On Tuesday, January 12, unions and drivers asked the California Supreme Court to overturn Proposition 22, which was approved by California voters in November 2020. Proposition 22, the most expensive ballot measure in California history, excludes ride and delivery services from being identified as state employees.  California voters approved it by 58 percent. It was also supported by transport companies like...

CALIFORNIA—On Monday, March 1, California Governor Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers announced they reached a $6.6 billion deal to have schools reopened by the end of March. During a March 1 press conference, Newsom said that $2 billion of the $6.6 billion are "grants to help in-person instruction" for school districts.  If schools are not opened starting April 1, one...

CALIFORNIA—The state of California will lose a congressional seat, the United States Census Bureau said in a press release on Monday, April 26. According to The Hill, this is the first time that the state will lose a seat in its history. The last time California gained a seat was in 2000, where it gained one seat. Years where California did...