Tag: Gavin Newsom

Orange County Launches Rental Assistance Program, But Some Renters Face Hurdles

As Orange County began rolling out $66 million in federal rent relief funding Feb. 1, a local advocate called for more support for Santa Ana’s struggling residents. “What we’ve been discussing is how inaccessible it is and how hard it is for tenants to have access to the Internet [to apply for aid],” David Carbajal, a…


FBI Says Pipe Bomb Suspect May Have Targeted Newsom, Facebook, Twitter

Justice Department officials said Wednesday that a California man charged with carrying pipe bombs may have been targeting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and the offices of Twitter and Facebook. Federal prosecutors said Ian Benjamin Rogers was charged on Tuesday after a search of his home and business uncovered five pipe bombs, 49 firearms, thousands of…


Silicon Valley Joins Push to Recall Newsom as New Candidates Eye Gubernatorial Bids

A group of technology investors and executives has joined the push to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as one investor announced a gubernatorial bid. Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of Social Capitol and a former Facebook executive, said in a tweet this week that he is running for governor as he used a hashtag for the…


Silicon Valley Joins Push to Recall Newsom as New Candidates Announce Gubernatorial Bids

A group of technology investors and executives has joined the push to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as one investor announced a gubernatorial bid. Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of Social Capitol and a former Facebook executive, said in a tweet this week that he is running for governor as he used a hashtag for the…


Salon Owners Face Challenge of Reopening After California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order

Salonists and hair stylists across Southern California breathed a sigh of relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the region’s mandatory stay-at-home orders on Jan. 25, but the small business owners told The Epoch Times that they were confused by the timing of the announcement. Newsom lifted the order based on decreasing hospitalization and ICU rates…


Salon Owners Talk Challenges, Confusion as California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order

Salonists and hair stylists across Southern California breathed a sigh of relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the region’s mandatory stay-at-home orders on Jan. 25, but they told The Epoch Times that they are confused by the timing of the announcement. They also continue to feel uncertain with so many changes in restrictions over the…


Salon Owners See Challenges, Confusion as California Lifts Stay-at-Home Order

Salonists and hairstylists across Southern California expressed some relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted the region’s mandatory stay-at-home orders on Jan. 25, although they are confused by the timing of the announcement. They also continue to feel uncertain because of so many changes in restrictions over the past several months; the changes, which have come…


California Mobilizes National Guard, Takes ‘Proactive Measures’ Ahead of Inauguration

The governor of California announced the state is enforcing its security and taking “proactive measures” against possible civil unrest around the state’s Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week. “In light of events in our nation’s capital last week, California is taking important steps to protect public safety at the State Capitol, and…


Local Leaders Hope Proposed California Budget Will Help Businesses, Schools

Orange County leaders say they’re optimstic the recently-released draft budget will benefit local businesses and public schools. “We think that this budget that the governor presented has a number of good things in there that are steps in the right direction of giving the mainstream mom-and-pop [shops] more hope and support that they desperately need,”…


Petition to Recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom Exceeds 1 Million Signatures

The petition to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom exceeded one million signatures this week. “The people are being heard loud and clear, and it is not a matter of IF we are going to reach our goal necessary that will trigger a recall election of Newsom, it is just when we cross the finish line,”…