Newsom and family quarantine after coronavirus exposure
Newsom, his wife and four children, ages 4 to 11, all tested negative for the virus on Sunday, spokesman Jesse Melgar said in an emailed statement.
Proposal would restrict California governor’s powers on virus lock downs
A Southern California man wants voters to restrict the governor’s authority to enact orders during health emergencies.
State pulls ’emergency brake’ on reopening as new coronavirus cases surge
Although LA County was already under the state’s most restrictive rules, Orange County was one of dozens of areas Newsom announced would immediately move backward in the state’s color-coded reopening rules.
California prepares for Joe Biden presidency, state expects change in environmental policies
For four years, California has led the charge against Trump’s policies, including filing more than 100 legal actions against the administration, mostly over environmental issues.
Timeline leading up to California’s millionth confirmed COVID-19 infection
The number of confirmed cases, infection rates and hospitalizations have reached their highest levels in months for the state.
Census Bureau denies fake data allegations by census workers
While the allegations were made in other states, California advocacy groups that sued the Census Bureau in federal court have documented cases of census takers who say they were instructed to cut corners in order to close cases under the sped-up deadline.
Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about drivers
The titans of the so-called gig economy bankrolled the most expensive ballot measure in state history, which was decided Tuesday with 58% of more than 11 million voters choosing to keep drivers classified as independent contractors able to set their own hours.
Judge tentatively limits Newsom’s powers during pandemic
A Northern California county judge on Monday preliminarily ordered Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus that might interfere with state law.
California governor: Death penalty ‘infected by racism’
California’s process for imposing the death penalty “is now, and always has been, infected by racism,” Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Monday in a brief filed with the state Supreme Court.
Fed up: California restaurants seek refund on liquor license and health permit fees
California’s financially battered restaurants filed government claims Monday to recover more than $100 million in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism charges that they say were assessed even though their businesses were shuttered or only partially operating under long-running coronavirus orders.