State Government

State mandate requires recycling food waste

In September 2016, Senate Bill 1383 was signed into law in Sacramento. Nearly six years later, as of Jan. 1, 2022, some of the bill’s provisions are just now taking effect and will soon require all residents

State releases Valencia lab report

The California Department of Public Health closed the investigation for complaints filed against the PerkinElmer COVID-19 laboratory this month without imposing sanctions, following the release of the long-awaited investigative report

State auto-renews Valencia lab contract

The PerkinElmer COVID-19 laboratory’s $1.7 billion contract was quietly auto-renewed Sunday amid allegations of poor management and ongoing state investigations of the Valencia lab.  PerkinElmer, a Massachusetts-based diagnostics company, was

CDC releases updated school guidance

Students and teachers will still be required to wear masks when returning to school this fall, the California Department of Public Health announced Friday, despite the U.S. Centers for Disease