• On November 28, the California Department of Public Health said that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has not reached California yet
• California officials urge anyone who has traveled to South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Nambia, Botswana, Eswatini, or Zimbabwe within the last 14 days to follow CDC guidelines and get tested 3-5 days after arrival in another country

LA Sheriffs Dept. finds 4 children and woman shot to death in home

• According to a report from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, 4 children and a woman were found shot to death in a home 
• The main suspect is a man believed to be the children’s father and is currently detained
• The victims were discovered on the night of November 28, in the city of Lancaster 

New report shows that California is falling behind on creating affordable housing

• According to the Southern California News group, cities and counties in the state didn’t permit enough housing last year to keep pace with production goals 
• Housing permits that were approved also were not affordable for most residents
• In 2020, about 109,000 housing permits were issued which is about ¾ of what was needed to issue to meet state mandates in regards to rpoviding housing for people of all income levels 

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California mother helps to rescue missing children, says OC Sheriff

• After speaking to reporters on November 18, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes called Julia Bonin a “superhero” after she spotted two missing children when walking her son to school
• The missing kids were Noah Clare (age 3) and Amber Clare (age 16) walking with a wanted man named Jacob Clare at the Doheny State Beach in Dana Point
• According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Jacob Clare has been charged with aggravated kidnapping and is now in custody 

Two arrested after allegedly stealing spilled cash on California freeway

• According to the California Highway Patrol, two people who allegedly stopped on a freeway to grab spilled cash were arrested after locking themselves out of their car
• Approximately around 9:15 am, on the I-5, the back door of an armored truck flew open and the CHP began receiving calls about motorists stopping to take up $1 and $20 bills

COVID-19 surge in Colorado poses urgent warning for California population

• As California heads into the holiday season, new weekly COVID-19 cases have become stable along with high vaccination rates in comparison to other states
• The COVID-19 case rate in Colorado poses as a warning for California as Colorado has an almost identical vaccination rate but cases are spiking
• CDC data shows that Colorado has a 62.8% vaccination rate for their population while California has a 62.7% vaccination rate

California BLM advocate accused of driving into crowd

• According to a new report, a judge ruled that a California Black Lives Matter supporter had her constitutional rights violated at a recent hearing over whether she should face trial over accusations of a crime
• The supporter’s name is Tatiana Turner and was accused of deliberately driving into a crowd of counterprotesters of the Black Lives Matter movement 

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College professor charged with starting 4 fires in California 

• On November 18, a former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged efforts in starting 4 wildfires in Northern California earlier in 2021
• 47-year-old, Gary Stephen Maynard, will face up to 20 years in prison with a $250,000 fine for each count of arson to federal property

Folsom City asks retired residents, students, and parents to help struggling businesses

• According to a new report, Folsom City in Northern California is asking retirees, students, and stay-at-home parents to help fill empty jobs for at least 6 months
• The local chamber of commerce along with the vice mayor of Folsom city have partnered to launch a new campaign to encourage these groups to work at least 20 hours a week 

New report says 100% of California state remains in a “Moderate Drought”

• As of November 18, about 80% of California state was in “extreme drought” and 37% was in “exceptional drought”
• With almost every corner of the state affected, 37.3 million people in California are affected by the drought, which accounts for 95% of the state’s population

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• A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom in late October aims to fix the problems of long wait times for those who need to see a therapist in regards to their mental health
• Senate Bill 221, requires health insurers across California to reduce the wait times for mental health care to be no more than 10 business days

Adults in California now allowed to make appointments for COVID vaccine booster

• As of November 18, California updated its guidance regarding the COVID-19 booster vaccinations and will now allow all adults to sign up for appointments to receive the shot
• Those included in this new guidance are anyone over 18 years old and will have to have waited at least 6 months since getting the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines to receive the shot
• Those who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, only have to wait 2 months to receive the booster  

Legislative Analyst thinks California will have a $31B budget surplus

• According to California’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office, the state is on track to rack up a $31 billion budget surplus
• This surplus could require Governor Newsom and state lawmakers to either cut taxes or spend more money on infrastructure 
• The budget proposal for what to do with the surplus will not be released by Governor Newsom until January

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• A measure known as the “Water Infrastructure Funding Act of 2022” is expected to increase the construction of dams, desalination plants, and other water projects if it gets enough signatures
• Currently, the measure needs 997,132 signatures by registered voters by April 29 to qualify for the November 2022 statewide ballot
• As for funding, if approved, the measure would require that 2% of California’s general fund (or $4 billion) be set aside to expand water supplies

7-Eleven employee frightened by bear wandering into store

• An employee at the Olympic Valley 7-Eleven convenience store named Rachelle Ducusin captured footage of a bear rummaging through the entrance of the store
• According to Ducusin, she had spotted the bear earlier in her night shift as it had gone through the store’s trash cans and the bear followed her back into the store
• Emergency services arrived shortly after she dialed 911 for help and scared the animal off with rubber bullets before anyone was injured

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Bipartisan infrastructure bill has passed so what will California receive?

• On November 16, President Joe Biden signed the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which will put millions in funding to California’s roads, pipes, and wires
• The most significant amount of money being put into infrastructure will go to repairing roads, bridges, water infrastructure, and airport infrastructure

California parents across the state hold sit-out to protest kids vaccine mandate

• Amid a statewide school “sit-out” to protest the vaccine mandate for children, two California parents across the state have sent messages to Governor Newsom
• So far, California has been the first and only state to mandate vaccinations or coronavirus testing for eligible children in order to attend in-person classes in both private and public schools

Northern California health clinic gave 14 children incorrect COVID vaccine dose

• A health clinic in Northern California mistakenly gave 14 children the wrong dose when administering COVID-19 vaccines 
• In a statement, Sutter health said that the 14 children were given an “incorrect amount” of diluent, which is used to dilute the concentrated form of the COVID vaccine

California attorney says Amazon failed to notify workers on COVID cases in workplace

• On November 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said that Amazon has failed to notify workers and authorities about how many COVId-19 cases it had detected in its workplaces
• In a settlement, Amazon agreed to pay $500,000 towards “further enforcement of California’s consumer protection laws”, said Bonta in the press release

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New Gas price record set in California for the second day in a row

• On November 15, California gas prices reached $4.682 a gallon which is a new record for the stat for a second day in a row, says the American Automobile Association
• The price for Nov. 15 is up 6/10 of a cent higher than the Nov. 14 average reported by AAA, which had previously broken its all-time record of $4.671 previously set in October 2012

Oroville announces itself as a “Constitutional Republic” as it stands against vaccine mandates

• A city council for Oroville, California voted to declare a city a “Constitutional republic City” to protect its citizens’ rights in light of federal and state mandates
• The Mayor of Oroville, Scott Thomson, said, “What we are doing is protecting our citizens’ rights as much as we can on the local level.”
• Early in November, Thomson requested a measure that opted the city out of enforcing any executive orders that were issued by the state or the federal government

Potential pharmacy strike in Northern California causes Kaiser to announce a deal

• The pharmacists’ union has come to a deal with Kaiser Permanente in order to avoid a strike that had been planned to take effect on November 15
• The agreement was reached at 1:00 AM (PST) and puts Kaiser into a 3-year contract where they are to increase wages, provide better health and retirement benefits, and bonus opportunities

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• Out of the company’s announcement in July 2021, Walt Disney World announced its plans to relocate 2,000 of its employees from California to Florida
• The chairman of Disney Parks, Josh D’Amaro, in a letter to employees has said the move would allow creative and business teams to become better integrated
• This new Disney campus will be located about 20 miles to the east of Disney world in Lake Nona 

State officials say that no adult in California will be denied a COVID-19 booster shot

• According to a statement from the California Department of Public Health, adults in California will not be denied a COVID-19 booster shot 
• The health authorities make announced this in an attempt to increase the number of booster shots being administered in the state
• The US CDC also says that those who have received any of the three vaccines should receive a booster shot if they live or work in positions that put them “at-risk”

California wife and 3 children murdered by husband who now faces life in prison

• A man 55-year-old man named Shankar Hangud was sentenced to life in prison without parole on November 10 after confessing to killing his wife and 3 children 
• The man said that he murdered his wife and three children over the span of several days and across two Northern California counties in October 2019
• His children were ages 13, 16, and 20 years old

California school district will not tolerate Gov. Newsom’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate 

• The Calaveras Unified school district made a unanimous decision to not support or enforce Governor Newsom’s new vaccine mandate for schools
• This decision came in a meeting taking place on November 9 that applied to both students and staff
• The district acknowledges that they may come across possible repercussions such as loss of funding and other legal actions on them by the state

About 784,000 new state stimulus checks are to be sent out soon

• On November 12, more stimulus checks are expected to go out in California 
• The California Franchise tax Board has reported that they will send about 748,000 stimulus checks to “qualifying residents” who had filed paper tax returns in 2021
• As a part of the “Golden State Stimulus II program, each payment will be worth $600 and these payments are a part of Governor Newsom’s $100 billion budget that was signed into law in July 2021

Federal government blocks $12 billion funding for California transit

• The Federal government recently decided that California is ineligible for $12 billion in public transit funding because of an extensive dispute over changes to the state’s public pension law
• In order to be eligible for the transit grants, Federal law says state and local agencies must protect the interests of their employers

SoCal drought emergency announced that affects 19 million people

• In a declaration on November 9, Newsom advocated for additional conservation efforts and has pleaded with residents to cut their water use by 15% 
• Almost half of all California residents are under this regional drought emergency which affects 19 million people

Possible winter pandemic surge has California healthcare line preparing

• On November 10, Governor Gavin Newsom has said that California has begun positioning equipment and finalizing contracts with temporary health care workers 
• This action comes as health care offficials beleive there to be a “Winter surge” in COVID-19 cases 

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Ponzi scheme has California man sentenced to 30 years in prison

• On November 9, a 50-year-old man named Jeff Carpoff was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to a billion-dollar criminal fraud scheme, According to the US Justice Department 
• This man was an owner of DC Solar, a solar generator manufacturer that appealed to investors because they came with numerous federal tax credits
• The company supposedly lied to investors saying that 17,000 mobile solar generators had been manufactured even though they never existed

Governor Newsom alerts public about COVID surge as positive test rate ticks up

• On November 9, Governor Gavin Newsom told Californians to prepare for another surge in COVID-19 cases at an economic conference in Monterey
• In the most recent week for which data is available, 2.3% of COVID-19 test came back positive

Drought emergency declared for Southern California

• On November 9, Directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have declared a regional drought emergency
• The directors call for increased efforts to maximize water conservation and they report that water years 2020 through 2021 were the driest sequence on record in California

New report says that SoCal apartments for rent will see price hikes

• From a report conducted by USD, it indicates that there will be sharp price hikes with Orange County renters seeing an average monthly rent increase of $410+ over the next 2 years
• This forecast predicts that by the end of the third quarter of 2023, rents will increase by an average of $252 over the current level in LA County, $348 for SD County, $310 in Ventura County, and $241 for the Inland Empire

California stimulus checks to come soon, but only certain people qualify

• As of November 10, California has distributed almost 4.5 million stimulus checks and about half of the payments are expected to be issued under the Golden State Stimulus II program
• Under guidelines set by the state, only certain Social Security beneficiaries are eligible for the stimulus checks
• One of the major requirements to receive the check of up to $1,100, people must have an adjusted gross income between $1 to $75,000 on their 2020 tax return

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• Highway Patrol troopers for California have arrested a woman for a DUI where her Tesla was allegedly driving on autopilot
• This incident occurred around 11 p.m. on September 16, on the 134 Freeway and Highway Patrol officers observed that the driver was unconscious during the time

California job growth for August fueled by the start of the school year

• During the month of August 2021, California’s unemployment rate declined slightly as the state added 104,400 new jobs
• Staff and teachers for Public school institutions are returning to the classroom and officials have said that Government jobs accounted for almost 45% of all job gains in California for August
• According to the California Employment Development Department, the state has added an average of 110,600 new jobs every month, and Nationwide, employers have added 235,000 jobs in August

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