Whereas some are characterizing Donald Trump’s second presidency as one with “a lack of dissidence” to this point, residents throughout California rallied collectively this week to protest the administration’s pledges to conduct mass deportations. Demonstrators additionally gathered Wednesday on the state Capitol to oppose Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk.
1000’s throughout California protested in opposition to Trump’s immigration insurance policies earlier this week — blocking freeway site visitors in Los Angeles and San Diego; briefly closing companies in Napa to look at “a day without immigrants;” strolling out of college lessons in Fresno; and marching throughout school campuses.
“I want to use my voice to help empower those who are afraid,” mentioned one Bay Space resident to KQED. “Trump is creating divisions and hatred, and that’s not a good leader.”
On Wednesday, as a part of a nationwide marketing campaign to protest at each state Capitola whole bunch converged in Sacramento to protest in opposition to Musk and his Division of Authorities Effectivity, a division throughout the White Home established through government order that has careened by completely different authorities companies over the previous few weeks with little to no oversight.
This isn’t the primary time some Californians have denounced the Tesla CEOhowever Musk (aided by tech engineers with California ties) is drawing latest scrutiny for having access to a handful of federal companies, together with delicate knowledge from the U.S. Treasury Division.
“It’s our democracy,” one demonstrator advised The Sacramento Bee. “I’m on Social Security. This is serious.”
Try scenes from some protests, captured by CalMatters’ visible editor Miguel Gutierrez Jr. and photographer J.W. Hendricks:
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What’s occurring with the fowl flu?
So glad you requested. The state’s emergency dashboard hasn’t been up to date to replicate any new circumstances since Jan. 15. That’s good. In fact, the disaster is just not confined to California: Nevada is coping with a model of the fowl flu that has affected cattle (that’s unhealthy). As one former scientist described to the Los Angeles Occasionsthe scenario “is truly a sh-tshow unfolding into a nightmare scenario.”
The continuing disaster signifies that egg costs have continued to climb.
One infectious illness skilled — in an interview with UC Berkeley Public Well being about fowl flu — mentioned California has a “very proactive” public well being division, which is sweet, particularly because the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention battle with federal interference. However some employee advocates argue the state ought to do extra to guard farmworkers.
A constant chorus from consultants when requested in regards to the fowl flu: Don’t drink uncooked milk.
Just one COVID regulation stays
Talking of infectious ailments, earlier this week most of Cal/OSHA’s remaining guidelines for employers concerning COVID-19 protections expired. These guidelines required employers to ban staff with COVID-19 from returning to work briefly; give discover to different staff when an worker examined optimistic; and have checks out there to staff who got here in shut contact with uncovered colleagues.
The tip to those laws follows nearly two years because the state ended its three-year state of emergency order, which enabled Gov. Gavin Newsom to problem sweeping, generally controversialmandates. These directives sought to gradual the unfold of a virus that went on to kill greater than 100,000 Californians.
One rule, nonetheless, will stay till subsequent yr: Employers should nonetheless observe COVID-19 circumstances, together with the worker’s title, the place they labored and the date of their optimistic take a look at, and preserve these information for 2 years.
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California Voices
CalMatters columnist Dan Walters: Along with the dispute over distributing water from the Delta, there’s one other California water battle that’s being affected by the Trump presidency.
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