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California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday a potential statewide coronavirus vaccine mandate is "on the table" for students 12 and older and his office is discussing it with school districts across the state.

By Faith E. Pinho From Los Angeles Times Though in-person service came and went at the Paso Robles ...

Liberal-leaning San Luis Obispo County, where COVID-19 restrictions that tied its fate to more urban L.A. and Orange counties angered business owners, delivered a sizable number of signatures to the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

FDA needlessly punishes businesses that stepped up during coronavirus lockdown Print this article The coronavirus pandemic has left the government dependent on public compliance and the goodwill of its citizens. But now that the end is in sight, our bureaucratic overlords seem to be doing everything they can to squash what little benevolence remains. This month, the Food and Drug Administration reportedly slapped hundreds of distilleries with an unexpected fee of more than $14,000 because the...

AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File When cities and states across America locked down to stop the spread of COVID-19, distilleries lost key moneymaking opportunities, from the loss of tourism to the closure of tasting rooms and cocktail bars, to the loss of in-store sampling. Despite these struggles, many distilleries decided to give back to the community by making hand sanitizer when communities across America suffered shortages. The government has rewarded this generosity with a bill — for $14,0...

and last updated 2021-01-01 01:43:49-05 During a public health crisis, distilleries across the country pumped out hand sanitizer to cover a nationwide shortage. Now those same distilleries are being told to pay more than $14,000 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for making over-the-counter drugs without proper licensing. “I feel like the FDA welcomed me when they needed me, now they are letting the door shut on me on my way out," Calwise Spirits & Co. distillery owner Aaron Bergh s...

The FDA wants liquor distilleries to cough up $14,060 for producing hand sanitizer this year INSIDER 12/31/2020 © Provided by INSIDER Hand sanitizer. Crystal Cox/Business Insider The FDA is imposing a $14,060 fee on distilleries for making hand sanitizer amid a worldwide pandemic. Its designating them as "monograph drug facilities" for making over-the-counter hand sanitizer. Craft distillery owners say its yet another blow to their small businesses and is wiping away profits in an already ...