Category: Policy

Los Angeles Approves Vaccine Mandate to Enter Many Indoor Spaces

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance Oct. 6 requiring people to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues, and personal care establishments. The ordinance passed 11-2, with Councilmen Joe Buscaino and John Lee dissenting. Two members were absent from the vote. Because the…


Biden Reverses Trump Ban on Federal Funds for Clinics Referring Women For Abortion

The Biden administration on Monday rolled back a Trump-era rule that bans clinics that receive federal family planning funding from referring women for abortions. Beginning Nov. 8, clinics receiving federal funds will be allowed to refer pregnant women for abortions. It revokes former President Donald Trump’s February 2019 regulation that required organizations that perform abortions and make…


Justice Department to Roll Out Measures Protecting School Staff From Parents Threatening Violence

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Oct. 4 announced a concentrated effort to target any threats of violence, intimidation, and harassment by parents toward school personnel. The announcement comes days after a national association of school boards asked the Biden administration to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent alleged threats against school staff that the association said…


Justice Department to Target Parents Who Threaten School Staff

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Oct. 4 announced a concentrated effort to target any threats of violence, intimidation, and harassment by parents toward school personnel. The announcement comes days after a national association of school boards asked the Biden administration to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent alleged threats against school staff that the association said…


New Law Requiring Narcan in Rehab Facilities Partially Penned by San Diego DA Office

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Oct. 4 a bill, supported by San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, that will require licensed alcohol and drug residential treatment facilities to maintain, on premises, at least two doses of naloxone or a similar drug approved for the treatment of an opioid overdose….


US Trade Chief to Unveil Biden’s China Trade Strategy and Vow Enforcement of Trump-Era Deal

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will on Monday deliver long-awaited remarks outlining the Biden administration’s trade strategy with China, with a senior administration official saying Tai will condemn Beijing’s unfair trade practices and discuss holding it to account for commitments made under a Trump-era deal. Tai is scheduled to speak at at the Center for Strategic and…


Federal Court Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Central District Employees

LOS ANGELES—All employees at federal courts in the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties, must be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a new policy. “The policy is necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of the court’s employees, volunteers, and contractors, as well as…


Los Angeles Students Can Use Metro For Free

LOS ANGELES—Starting Oct. 1, students enrolled in the Los Angeles Unified School District and other participating districts in Los Angeles County will be able to take the Metro for free under a pilot program that will last through June 30, 2023. “Getting free Metro TAP cards into the hands of every Los Angeles Unified student…


Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Crisis

While Pennsylvania nursing homes and long-term care facilities already face major staffing challenges, the federal vaccine mandate and a new state-proposed minimum staffing requirement could devastate the industry. President Joe Biden’s 100 percent vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is expected to throw thousands of employees out of a job, in an industry that has struggled…


Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Will Worsen Pennsylvania Nursing Home Staffing Crisis: Healthcare Association CEO

While Pennsylvania nursing homes and long-term care facilities already face major staffing challenges, the federal vaccine mandate and a new state-proposed minimum staffing requirement could devastate the industry. President Joe Biden’s 100 percent vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is expected to throw thousands of employees out of a job, in an industry that has struggled…