Tag: California state government
California to move to statewide reopening plan in June
SAN FRANCISCO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has led the nation’s most populous state through the pandemic using complicated metrics, county-by-county rules and a...
With virus rates low, Californians eager to return to events
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last year, Emily Redenbach has had to watch her beloved Los Angeles Kings hockey team play on television, without...
Former California cop leads GOP dream of Newsom recall
FOLSOM, Calif. — Orrin Heatlie was recovering from a back procedure and browsing social media in 2019 when he found a video of California...
On tap in California: Another drought four years after last
LOS ANGELES — California’s hopes for a wet “March miracle” did not materialize and a dousing of April showers may as well be a...
Jill Biden urges farmworkers to get vaccinated in California
DELANO, Calif. — First lady Jill Biden praised California farmworkers for their persistence during the pandemic and urged them to get vaccinated during a...
In likely California recall, energizing Latino voters is key
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's Latinos, who have borne the brunt of coronavirus deaths and the pandemic's economic toll in the state, are a critical...
Newsom taps lawmaker Bonta as California attorney general
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday nominated state Assemblyman Rob Bonta, who is known for pushing criminal justice reform, to be...
Report: California wildfire sparked when tree hit power line
LOS ANGELES — A Northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was caused when tree branches...
California officials appeal for Asian attorney general
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Elected officials from California's Asian and Pacific Islander communities urged Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday to appoint an attorney general of...
Civil rights leaders unite around California ethnic studies
SAN FRANCISCO — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, educators and civil rights leaders in California called...