• 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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• 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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• After Governor Gavin Newsom survived the recall attempt, state legislators have said that the failed effort at removing Newsom as Governor was too costly and needs further review
• Lawmakers in California agreed to spend a minimum of $276 million in the most recent state budget in order to cover recall costs but many elections officials have estimated that cost is closer to $300 million
• Assemblyman Marc Berman has said, “That money could be spent on housing, on homelessness, on combating climate change, forest fires, early childhood education, you name it,”

Additional Placer County city ranked in best places to live in America in 2021

• According to a new ranking by the Money magazine, the city of Rocklin in Placer County was ranked #43 on the annual list of high-performance schools and quality of life for 2021
• Over the last 10 years, the magazine reported that the city of Rocklin’s population has increased over 20%
• The magazine evaluated cities that had low crime risk, a diverse population between 25,000 and 500,000 people, and an affordable cost of living

New San Diego restaurants added to Michelin California Guide

• For Michelin’s 2021 California guide, 8 restaurants have been selected and 5 of which come from San Diego County
• The 5 San Diego restaurants are: Callie, Menya Ultra, Fort Oak, Little Frenchie, and Animae 
• The 3 other restaurants come from Orange County which are: Knife Pleat, Heritage Barbecue, and Khan Saab

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• On October 2, Energy workers from Amplify Energy Corp. noticed oil in the water near an oil-processing plant near the coast of Huntington Beach that contains about 70 wells
• Investigators believe that the spill took place underwater about 5 miles off the coast of Huntington Beach and about 126,000 gallons of oil have leaked into the ocean

California’s vaccine mandate opposed by doctor who says, “Not based on Clinical Evidence”

• Near the end of September 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new vaccine mandate for schoolchildren over 12 years old and eligible for the vaccine
• These kids will be required by the mandate to receive the vaccine in order to attend class and there will be no testing alternative
• On October 4, a California Doctor poised against Newsom said that the decision to force children to get vaccinated was “not based on clinical evidence” but due to politics

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• On September 22, a new California law was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom making the state the first to restrict large retailers from firing warehouse workers for missing quotas 
• This measure keeps the retailers from administering discipline to workers for following health and safety laws and allows employees to sue their employer for unsafe quotas

Order to house all homeless population in L.A’s “Skid Row” by October struck by Appeals Court

• A Judicial order that would have required Los Angeles to administer some sort of housing for all the homeless in the city has been struck down by a panel of Judges 
• The judges come from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the order was originally issued by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter 

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• Through the last week in October, California has issued 1.1 million new stimulus checks and most are expected to be mailed starting November 1
• The payments have a total valuation of $857 million and a total of 750,000 checks, according to the California Franchise Tax Board

California man left in critical condition after shooting at Sacramento Walmart

• In a shooting that occurred at a Walmart in Sacramento, California, one man was left in critical condition and taken to a local area hospital where he will undergo surgery
• The shooting occurred on Halloween, October 31, at around 8:30 pm, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
• California officials have stated that they are unsure of whether the shooting occurred in or out of the store and are currently conducting an investigation

Malibu Mansion purchased for $177 million, a record in the state

• As of November 1, 2021, Marc Andreessen, a billionaire venture capitalist, has a purchased a mansion in Malibu, California for $177 million
• This estate purchase is a new record for California which was previously set by Jeff Bezos in 2020

Landscapers in California angered by ban on gas-powered lawn mowers

• In Governor Gavin Newsom’s effort to achieve 100% zero emissions, he has signed a new bill that bans the sale of small off-road engines by 2024
• Landscapers and other small business owners who depend on some off-road engines now have to transition to electric powertrains
• According to the California Air Resources Board, there are 16.7 million small engines in California with approximately 77% used for residential lawn and garden equipment

Teacher put onto paid leave for not wearing mask at school

• A teacher from Ponderosa High School named Micheal Wilkes who was placed on paid leave for not wearing a mask at school is speaking out against California’s strict COVID-related mandates
• In a statement on a news broadcast, Wilkes said,”We need to unite with people that are like-minded and stand up across the board and simply say no to these mandates in order for them to stop,”

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• On October 18, many parents across the state of California planned to keep their children home from school to protest against the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate
• On social media, flyers have gone around calling for “sit-outs” and “walkouts” to demonstrate against the first vaccine mandate in the country 
• This mandate requires students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend school in person once the vaccines get full approval for their age group

Investigation behind California oil spill reveals cause could be a cargo ship

• According to investigators in the California oil spill case, they believe a 1,200 ft. cargo ship dragged an anchor which caught an underwater oil pipeline 
• A group of federal investigators are attempting to find the boat that possibly caused this spill

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• A 40-year-old California man named Matthew Taylor Coleman has been charged with two counts of foreign first-degree murder of United States nationals
• Early in August, Matthew had taken his 10-month-old daughter and 2-year-old son to Mexico where it is alleged that he killed them with a spearfishing gun
• Matthew told investigators that “he believed his children were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them.”

Larry Elder experiences racist attack and Governor Newsom stays silent

• Republican challenger, Larry Elder to Governor Gavin Newsom in the 2021 recall election was attacked by a woman wearing a gorilla mask who threw an egg at him in Venice Beach
• After the attack, Governor Gavin Newsom was asked if he condemned the attack and he did not respond

New California Bill passed aims to give Amazon warehouse workers ability to combat speed quotas

• Lawmakers in California have passed new legislation that would give Amazon and other warehouse workers the ability to combat speed quotas
• Critics have said that speed quotas have forced workers to skip or skirt safety measures and bathroom breaks 
• California’s Assembly Bill 701 asserts that productivity demands cannot come at the expense of health and safety

UC professor sues Board of Regents and the president over vaccine mandate

• A professor for the University of California school system is suing the Board of Regents and the president and argues that the Covid-19 vaccine mandate is not needed because he has natural immunity
• There is existing Data shows that those who have contracted COVID-19 may have worse adverse effects from the vaccine than those who have never contracted the virus

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Car crashes into LA homeless camp and injures four people

• On September 7, a car crashed into a sidewalk homeless camp in Los Angeles which injured 4 people who are now hospitalized
• According to the Los Angeles Fire department, a special rescue truck was needed to lift the crashed vehicle off one of those injured

Larry Elder called “a Black face on White Supremacy” by Newsom supporter

• A California professor supporting Governor Gavin Newsom’s campaign reportedly called Larry Elder “a Black face on White Supremacy” during an event on September 6
• Despite being a clear front-runner among candidates to replace Newsom, Elder has repeatedly faced racism claims by the left because of his political views

Long Beach couple shot and killed over possible parking space dispute

• Juan Guizar-Gutierrez and Maricela Honorato, a California couple was killed over the labor day weekend in a shooting that may have started over a parking space dispute
• According to the Long Beach police department, Juan and Maricela were shot in the 900 block of Park Circle around 7:50 pm
• As of September 7, no arrests have been made and homicide detectives are continuing to investigate the incident 

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