Fast Food Workers in California to Receive $20 Minimum Wage, Reshaping the Labor Landscape A Major Boost to the Long-Neglected Fast Food Industry LIVERMORE, Calif. — In a groundbreaking move set to provide much-needed financial security to an historically low-paying profession, a new law taking effect in California promises to significantly impact the lives of … Read more
Pacific Hurricane Hilary made landfall in northwestern Mexico on its path toward the US state of California. The tropical storm reached the coast of Baja California, the Mexican weather service announced on Sunday. The weather service predicted very heavy to heavy rain for the peninsula and the northeast of the country, as well as strong … Read more
MEXICIALI – To listen to and address the concerns of the migrant community in transit in the region, the Governor of Baja California, Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda, visited the “El Peregrino” shelter in the city of Mexicali, in the company of the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom. The leaders of both entities visited the … Read more
An aggressive push toward renewable energy has hurtled into anxiety about keeping the lights on in California, where the largest utility is considering extending the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant. California is the birthplace of the modern environmental movement that for decades has had a strained relationship with nuclear power, which … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom will deploy elements of the National Guard to assist in Covid-19 testing. Foto: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images – The California Governor Gavin Newsom noted Friday that activated the state National Guard to help expand Covid-19 testing capacity, amid an increase in cases driven by the Omicron variant. The guards will help … Read more
Since Wednesday, children ages 5 to 11 have begun to receive the first childhood vaccines against covid-19 in California. A day after the federal government approved the infant-size dose of vaccines for children of that age. As part of an ambitious plan by the state of California, se plans to distribute hundreds of vaccines to … Read more
SAN DIEGO – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that could jail employers for intentionally committing wage theft. Assembly Bill 1003, written by Assemblywoman Lorena González, D-San Diego, specifies that intentional theft of wages or tips by employers is punishable as grand theft. “I’ve never understood why we don’t hold employers who steal their … Read more
Reactions were swift among members of the Republican Party after NBC News projected that Gavin Newsom will continue to serve as governor of California. And although they assured that the results were not what they expected, they said that the elections were not completely in vain. “The truth is that I do not think we … Read more
At least nine people working in the California State Capitol tested positive for COVID-19 last week, including four who are fully vaccinated, prompting the return of the mask mandate for lawmakers and staff. When the Capitol reopened last month, masks were still required in public places like hallways, committee rooms and legislative chambers. But fully … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif .– The state of California on Thursday scheduled a recall election for Sept. 14 that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, as a result of a political uprising fueled by widespread distress over the coronavirus orders they shut down. schools and businesses. The election in the nation’s most populous state … Read more