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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Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill to include $50 billion towards climate change efforts

• On November 15, President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure bill which includes funding to protect against climate change
• Many critics point out that the bill has little to do with curbing planet-warming emissions and still falls short of preparing the country for the impacts of climate change

Fauci says political divide is hampering COVID-19 pandemic response

• Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Chief White Hosue medical advisor has said that the political divide over science in the US has impeded the response to the pandemic
• Fauci noted that those who identify with the Republican Party generally have lower vaccination rates 

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• The federal lawsuit filed by the Human Rights Campaign challenges the state’s “bathroom bill,” a measure that restricts school bathroom use by transgender people
• The law will specifically ban transgender students or employees from using multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms not for their gender

Infrastructure bill leaves out key steps to promoting “climate resilience”

• Under the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, more than $150 billion will go towards boosting clean energy and promoting “climate resilience”
• The package will do this by making schools, ports, and other structures better able to withstand extreme weather events like wildfires and storms
• The bill still does not meet President Joe Biden’s claim to transform the country’s fossil-fuel reliant economy into a clean-energy one by 2035

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