{"id":916,"date":"2026-06-01T17:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:38:20","slug":"cali-govt-workers-who-never-came-back-after-covid-argue-going-into-an-office-is-bad-for-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916","title":{"rendered":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
<\/p>\n

A state workers\u2019 union is trying to stop Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s mandate that state employees work in person on the supposed grounds that this will somehow be bad for the environment.<\/p>\n

Read more Here\u2019s How The Anti-Weaponization Fund Will Really Work \u2014 And Who It Could Help<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsom issued a mandate in May \u2014 more than six years after the COVID-19 outbreak \u2014 ordering state employees to work in-person for a minimum of four days per week.<\/p>\n

State employee union California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment (CASE) issued on May 27 to state agencies, claiming that Newsom\u2019s return-to-work order did not use the policies set in place by a more than five-decade-old environmental law.<\/p>\n

The union\u2019s letters went to over 100 state agencies, according to the Sacramento Bee.<\/p>\n

CASE claims in one of its letters that the return-to-office order will \u201crequire hundreds of thousands of additional monthly commutes by state workers, creating hundreds of thousands of new car trips and thousands of tons of additional air pollution from automobile tailpipes.\u201d(RELATED: Democrat Staffers Blow Gasket Over Finally Being Asked To Work In-Person)<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cCASE\u2019s objective here is to ensure that telework decisions are made thoughtfully and transparently rather than through blanket mandates that undermine California\u2019s climate goals,\u201d the letter states.<\/p>\n

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the law CASE cited, requires that state and local agencies evaluate the significant environmental impacts of proposed projects and take all measures to reduce or eliminate those impacts, according to the California Attorney General\u2019s website. The CEQA was signed into law by then-governor Ronald Reagan in 1970.<\/p>\n

CEQA is known for postponing the construction of new homes, according to the outlet. CASE, however, argued that the environmental consequences of the return-to-work policy must be reviewed under the longstanding environmental legislation.<\/p>\n

Read more Residential School \u2018Mass Grave\u2019 Hoax Tied To Anti-Christian Arson Might Finally Be Falling Apart<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n
\n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

Traffic backs up on Interstate 5 during the afternoon commute on November 7, 2025 in San Diego CA. (Photo by Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

CASE threatened to sue if the CEQA review does not take place, according to Reason Magazine.<\/p>\n

This environmental law has often been used to attempt to block policies and projects disliked in California since the lawsuits which come from it are slow to be resolved, according to the outlet. For example, petitioners in Berkley used CEQA to delay the University of California from building more student housing since the school had not evaluated the potential noise pollution the potential residents of the new building would cause.<\/p>\n

CASE\u2019s letter pushes for agencies to evaluate if it\u2019s really necessary for all state employees to work in-person. This is not the first attempt at stopping Newsom\u2019s return-to-work order, according to the Sacramento Bee. There have been multiple other attempts to end Newsom\u2019s return-to-work order by unions, labor groups, and government employees.<\/p>\n

Last year, anonymous government employees paid for billboards which warned of increased traffic in California due to the mandate, the outlet reported. Labor groups also sued the state, claiming the return-to-work order breached California labor laws.<\/p>\n

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n

Read more Editor Daily Rundown: Cops Make Arrests Outside Immigration Facility In Crackdown<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A state workers union tries to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-work mandate claiming that making employees work in-person will be bad for the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[166,195,1326],"class_list":["post-916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-california","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-telework"],"yoast_head":"\nCali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A state workers union tries to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-work mandate claiming that making employees work in-person will be bad for the environment.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"headline\":\"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916\"},\"wordCount\":611,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"california\",\"gavin newsom\",\"telework\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Interesting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916\",\"name\":\"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":549},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=916#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Transfer Guide\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide","og_description":"A state workers union tries to stop Gov. Gavin Newsom's return-to-work mandate claiming that making employees work in-person will be bad for the environment.","og_url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916","og_site_name":"Home Transfer Guide","article_published_time":"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"headline":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment","datePublished":"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916"},"wordCount":611,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp","keywords":["california","gavin newsom","telework"],"articleSection":["Interesting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916","name":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment - Home Transfer Guide","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-01T17:38:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/115bfbc9f5aa3dccb9c91d57970f971e.webp","width":1280,"height":549},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=916#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cali Gov\u2019t Workers Who Never Came Back After COVID Argue Going Into An Office Is Bad For The Environment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/","name":"Home Transfer Guide","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hometransferguide.com"],"url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}