California News – 09-09-2021

K Buenavista — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:08:40 +0000

QAnon follower indicted on charges, accused of murdering his children with a spearfishing gun

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.”

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

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

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

K Buenavista — Tue, 11 May 2021 16:18:27 +0000

More Californians will soon be eligible for a one-time $600 stimulus check, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday
Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders announced on Monday a $100 billion economic recovery relief plan that will provide one-time stimulus checks, rent and utility relief for more Californians
Part of Newsom’s California Comeback Plan is expanding the state’s Golden State Stimulus relief package to include families who earn up to $75,000
The governor said the state would spend $12 billion to send out the $600 payments, which two out of every three Californians would be eligible to receive
The plan will also cover $2 billion in relief to help people pay off past due utility bills, including water and gas

The famed boardwalk in Venice, California, has reportedly turned into a large, “dangerous” homeless encampment, according to fed-up residents who are calling for action amid a series of crimes and drug use in the area
On April 28, a man survived a shooting at the coastal hotspot known for its bohemian spirit and A recent explosion caused a fire inside one of the encampments dotting the walkway known as Ocean Front Walk
Over five years, the homeless population has increased by 50 percent
During the pandemic, almost 200 tents have been erected on the boardwalk, according to a letter signed by hundreds of residents
Violent robberies in the neighborhood have jumped by 177 percent and the number of cases of assault with a deadly weapon involving a homeless person have spiked by 162 percent

California’s population fell by more than 182,000 last year, the first yearly loss ever recorded for the nation’s most populous state
The figures released Friday followed last week’s announcement from the U.S. Census Bureau that California would lose a congressional seat for the first time because it grew more slowly than other states over the past decade
Still, California’s population of just under 39.5 million and soon-to-be 52-member congressional delegation remain by far the largest
The average sale price of a single-family home in California hit a record $758,990 in March, a 23.9 percent increase from a year ago
In recent years, more people have left California for other states than have moved there, a trend Republicans say is a result of the state’s high taxes and progressive politics