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UCLA wants to leave its traditional sports home in the Pac-12 and join the Big 10 conference. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is saying, “Not so fast.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom said today an extension of the stay-at-home order in parts of California is “likely” but stopped short of making it official. The three-week order issued in early December is set to expire for Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley on Tuesday.

On Monday California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order which is set to expire in Southern California on December 30.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom said today that new guidelines on theme parks and team sports events are coming tomorrow“We are going to break up the theme parks,” the Governor announced in his COVID19 and wildfires update just now. “Not just one or two brands, it is many different parts of the theme park industry.”Teasing out the results that Bob Iger and Jeff Shell have been seeking for months, Newsom said that Health and Human Services Secretary Dr.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the only path to sustainable economic recovery from the battering ram of COVID-19 is to avoid early mistakes and open businesses more slowly despite the pain.“It’s very raw.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“We don’t anticipate in the immediate term any of these larger parks opening until we see more stability in terms of the data.” Those were the long-awaited words of California Governor Gavin Newsom on the fate of the state’s still-closed amusement parks.“We feel there’s no hurry to put out guidelines and we continue to work with the industry,” he continued. Those words will not land softy on the ears of those who run local theme parks.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom issued a warning to coronavirus-weary Californians on Monday.“We continue to have a lot to do on COVID-19 transmission,” he said.“You’re starting to see an increase in COVID cases across the country,” the governor observed. “You’re seeing this not just across the country, you’re seeing this across the world.” Newsom then reported that 21 states across America are seeing increases.“This is the second wave,” he said starkly, referring to the feared second wave of coronavirus, which has been expected to see another spike in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Saturday night, the State of California dropped a damning report about how the state has dealt with — some would say not dealt with — the tidal wave of unemployment claims it has experienced since counties and businesses were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.The report revealed that the state Employment Development Department’s backlog of unemployment insurance claims is growing by 10,000 a day during the COVID-fueled recession. That’s just the backlog.On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom sought to address the issue.“This system is an old, 30-year-old system,” he said.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state will be issuing new guidelines for reopening businesses in the state.“We’re working with local health officers all up and down the state,” said Newsom.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorWeeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom identified Imperial County as the state’s hardest-hit region, he announced at his daily news conference that the state’s Central Valley was the new major area of concern.While the 14-day average rate of positive tests statewide is 7.5 percent, that rate in the Central Valley ranges between 10.7 and 17.7 percent. Essential workers at farms, manufacturing and prisons there have been hit especially hard.The governor announced that, much as he did a few weeks ago in hard-hit Imperial County, he was deploying three “strike teams” made up of of HHS, OSHA, state emergency services personnel and local partners to aid the Central Valley.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday offered some more clarity on how his state is planning to reopen its nonessential businesses, noting especially that movie theaters fall into a category that will likely take "months" to reopen.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLast week, Governor Gavin Newsom ordered 19 counties to immediately close all bars and suspend indoor operations at restaurants, movie theaters and card rooms for three weeks. Those counties had been on the state’s watch list at least three days due to elevated COVID-19 levels.Five more counties were added the state’s monitoring list over the weekend.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing Editor“Transmission is increasing in the state,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom said plainly at his Monday coronavirus press briefing. Accordingly, Newsom said he would likely be using the “dimmer switch” to toggle back reopening measures in more hard-hit counties.

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