SACRAMENTO – California Governor Gavin Newsom today presented his $100 billion California Comeback Plan, the biggest economic recovery package in California history. The Governor’s Plan outlines comprehensive strategies and major investments in key areas so that California can come roaring back from the pandemic. The California Comeback Plan has one goal: hit fast…… MORE
Agrisafe Launches Agristress Network
AgriSafe Network is launching the AgriStress Response Network. The launch coincides with May as mental health awareness month. The network includes agriculture professionals committed to sharing non-proprietary information, ensuring that resources and training are widely disseminated to reduce farmer and rancher stress. The effort seeks to eliminate the stigma of seeking support for mental…… MORE
Biden Inauguration Priest Resigns Califor. University Post
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden has resigned his position as president of Santa Clara University in Northern California after an investigation found he engaged in inappropriate, alcohol-fueled conversations with graduate students. The Rev. Kevin O’Brien, at the direction of Jesuit officials, has…… MORE
Governor Newsom Seeks $1.5B for Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a portion of the state’s federal coronavirus aid to help small-business owners. The Democratic governor said Thursday that he will ask state lawmakers to add $1.5 billion to a program that gives up to $25,000 grants to small businesses. That program already…… MORE
State Audit Slams California’s Online Community College
A California lawmaker is calling for the state’s new fully online community college to be shut down after an audit found that just 12 of its 900-plus students graduated in its first year and more than 40% dropped out, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The findings about Calbright College were reported to the Legislature by…… MORE
Gov. Newsom Touts Relief Program for California Small Businesses
[vemba-video id=”fbf90e5d7e846157f24a0cbaa2f53b7″] News release from the Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom 5/13/21: SACRAMENTO — Today, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled another component of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan: making historic investments in small business relief. Governor Newsom’s Plan expands the state’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant program to a total of $4 billion, representing the largest…… MORE
Cal Farm Bureau Urges Flexibility
The California Farm Bureau Federation issued the following in a news release: Land that produces food and farm products also provides crucial conservation and climate benefits and federal conservation programs must focus on keeping working lands working, according to California Farm Bureau testimony before a congressional subcommittee. California Farm Bureau President Jamie Johansson testified virtually…… MORE
Newsom Proposes Kindergarten for 4-Year-Olds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the state to pay for all 4-year-olds to attend kindergarten. The plan would cost about $2.7 billion per year when it is fully implemented by the 2024-25 school year. State officials had thought California would have a budget shortfall this year because of the pandemic. Instead,…… MORE
Newsom: California to Effectively End Mask Mandate in June
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions. In an on-camera interview with KTTV Los Angeles reporter Elex Michaelson posted on Twitter, the governor was asked, “Are we looking at masks after June 15?” “No. Only in…… MORE
Two California Cops Killed On Duty in 24-Hour Span
Two California police officers were killed while on duty in the span of 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Detective Luca Benedetti with the San Luis Obispo Police Department was fatally shot Monday evening by a suspect in an apartment complex while police were executing a search warrant for allegedly stolen property, the department said Tuesday.…… MORE
