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Mar52021 by ShawnNo Comments

California lawmakers, county assessors search readability, prolong on Prop. 19 provisions

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Two California senators and the state’s 58 county assessors are in search of explanation at the implementation of a brand new assets tax measure, they usually’re hoping to prolong a provision that makes it extra pricey for kids to inherit some houses from their oldsters. Proposition 19, narrowly authorized by means of electorate in November, took impact Feb.16. It permits California house owners who're over the age of 55, disabled or sufferers of herbal screw ups to switch their current assets tax base to a substitute house within the state, although the brand new house is costlier. However tucked throughout the invoice is a provision that repealed Prop. 58, a 1986 constitutional modification that stated oldsters may just switch possession of any house to their kids with out a alternate...

Feb272021 by ShawnNo Comments

Ultimate Courtroom regulations Santa Clara County should reopen church buildings

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The U.S. Ultimate Courtroom on Friday rejected Santa Clara County’s ban on indoor worship products and services, ordering California’s handiest holdout to fall consistent with the remainder of the state. The ruling from the top court docket comes not up to 3 weeks after Santa Clara County steered puts of worship throughout the county to stay their doorways closed and pews empty till additional realize irrespective of a U.S. Ultimate Courtroom ruling that lifted California’s ban on indoor spiritual products and services and allowed them to reopen to as much as 25% of capability. By means of a 6-3 vote, the court docket dominated that the county should permit indoor worship products and services to renew at 20% capability in Santa Clara County, calling an previous determination through th...

Feb242021 by ShawnNo Comments

Palm Seaside County may not decrease flags for Limbaugh

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By way of Terry Spencer and Bobby Caina Calvan | Related Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Palm Seaside County defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, refusing to decrease its courthouse flags to half-staff in honor of the past due conservative broadcaster Rush Limbaugh. The county’s courthouse flags remained at complete group, ignoring Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Tuesday afternoon order directing its U.S. and Florida flags to be flown at half-staff. He additionally ordered the The town of Palm Seaside and the State Capitol in Tallahassee to fly their flags at half-staff from daybreak to sundown on Wednesday. The ones flags had been decreased. Palm Seaside County would best say it adopted “commonplace protocols” on Wednesday, however Commissioner Melissa McKinlay posted a commentary on Twitter pro...

Feb242021 by ShawnNo Comments

California vaccination totals and every county tier degree

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As of Tuesday, Feb. 23, the California Department of Public Health’s Vaccine Dashboard displays about 10.3 million doses had been shipped during the state (1.6 million greater than remaining week) and of the ones, 7.5 million had been administered (up 1.1 million from remaining week). In line with Bloomberg’s COVID vaccine dashboard, 13.9% of California’s inhabitants has won no less than one shot and 5.2% are totally vaccinated. California has the easiest day by day charge of doses administered within the nation at 207,374. The second one-highest charge belongs to Florida with 128,568. Los Angeles (1.85 million), San Diego (724,683) and Orange (635,285) counties have administered probably the most doses up to now in California. About 99% of the information is recorded via the affected p...

Feb242021 by ShawnNo Comments

Santa Clara County passes danger pay for grocery staff

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Santa Clara County is becoming a member of a rising motion of towns and counties throughout California to require that giant grocery shops be offering danger pay to their staff all the way through the coronavirus pandemic. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday night time unanimously handed a legislation quickly mandating that giant grocery shops in unincorporated spaces of the county pay their staff an extra $5 an hour on best in their common wages to compensate them for proceeding to chance contracting coronavirus whilst at the entrance traces. The ordinance applies to grocery shops and pharmacies with greater than 300 staff national and a minimum of 15 staff in unincorporated spaces of the county. It additionally applies to franchisees that personal a minimum of 10 gr...

Feb222021 by ShawnNo Comments

New Santa Clara County board goals to deal with racial disparities in well being care

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In Santa Clara County, citizens who establish is Latino are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for part of all circumstances. That is a ways out of percentage with the county’s inhabitants, of which Latino citizens make up best about 25 p.c. Around the board, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of colour. However the virus isn't the one well being consequence the place racial disparities are enjoying out, and the county is hoping to deal with one of the crucial underlying reasons with a brand new group board. The Race and Well being Disparities Group Board was once conceived of by way of county supervisors Susan Ellenberg, whose District 4 comprises Campbell, West San Jose and San Jose’s Cambrian and Burbank neighborhoods, and Joe Simiti...

Feb192021 by ShawnNo Comments

Biden Takes Rate In Texas And Connects Extra Than 20 Mayors And County Leaders With FEMA

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As Republicans proceed to fail in Texas, President Biden is speaking with dozens of mayors and county leaders and connecting them to FEMA to get help. Consistent with the White Area Pool Record as equipped to PoliticusUSA:During the week, the White Area has been involved with Mayors and County Officers all over Texas to know the dire scenario at the flooring and make sure they had been attached to FEMA for any speedy wishes, together with water and to different assets throughout the Federal Govt. – Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston– Mayor Ron Nirenburg, San Antonio– Mayor Jeff Williams, Arlington– Mayor Jim Darling, McAllen– Mayor Steve Adler, Austin– Mayor Richard Molina, Edinburg– Mayor Chris Boswell, Harlingen– Mayor David Suarez, Weslaco– Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hern...

Feb142021 by ShawnNo Comments

U.S. Appeals Court docket backs Santa Clara County ban on indoor products and services

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Santa Clara County’s ban on indoor church products and services stays in impact after judges within the U.S. District Court docket for the 9th Circuit rejected an enchantment to finish the order. The Appeals Court docket dominated in choose of Santa Clara County as a result of its directive on indoor gatherings does now not goal church buildings, the judges wrote in a call issued overdue Friday evening. “The challenged ban on indoor “gatherings” these days in impact for Santa Clara County applies similarly to all indoor gatherings of any sort or kind, whether or not public or non-public, non secular or secular,” they mentioned within the choice. “The Directive, which seems to have an effect on way more actions than maximum different jurisdictions’ well being measures, does now not “unma...

Feb132021 by ShawnNo Comments

Contra Costa DA may not retry county assessor’s misconduct trial

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MARTINEZ — 4 months after a pass judgement on declared a mistrial within the misconduct case in opposition to Contra Costa County Assessor Gus Kramer, the District Legal professional’s place of work has determined not to retry the case, prosecutor Chris Walpole showed to this information group. The verdict caps a long and ordinary court docket case that started in 2019 after the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury investigated proceedings that during more than a few circumstances from 2013 to 2019, Kramer made sexual feedback to girls who labored in his place of work and uttered an ethnic slur to a male worker. The Civil Grand Jury concluded that Kramer should be removed from office for “willful or corrupt” misconduct and making a antagonistic paintings surroundings, which kicked off a...

Feb112021 by ShawnNo Comments

In about-face, Santa Clara County prohibits indoor worship

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Following a brand new courtroom order Wednesday night time, Santa Clara County’s ban on indoor non secular services and products has been reinstated. If you happen to’re suffering to stay alongside of the ever-changing laws on worship services and products right here in Silicon Valley, you’re certainly now not by myself. Over the process the previous six days, the Superb Courtroom dominated 6-3 past due Friday that Newsom’s strict order banning indoor non secular services and products gave the impression to violate the Charter’s coverage of the unfastened workout of faith. Church buildings and spiritual establishments around the state had been in an instant approved to reopen for indoor services and products as much as 25% of the development capability. Making a song and chanting may ju...