Long Beach-based Rocket Lab’s satellite launch from New Zealand site fails
The problem occurred during ignition of the Electron rocket’s second stage, the company said in a statement.
California is awash in tax revenue and budget reflects it
The budget includes $11 billion to build what Newsom’s office termed “a modernized transportation system for the next century,” which includes money for seaports and projects around the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Governor says mask mandate will end after June 15
Speaking with Fox 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will continue to make recommendations for mask-wearing in select circumstances.
California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless
The nation’s most populous state has an estimated 161,000 people experiencing homelessness, which is more than any other state.
Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight
Confidential data obtained by the AP shows the number of migrant children in government custody more than doubled in the past two months, and this week the federal government was housing around 21,000 kids, from toddlers to teens, including at a facility in Long Beach that opened April 22 and as of last week housed more than 700 children.
California reports first ever yearly population decline; number of Long Beach residents also drops
Long Beach’s population dropped by over 4,000—from 472,052 to 467,730—according to state figures.
76,000 California prison inmates now eligible for earlier releases
The new rules take effect Saturday but it will be months or years before any inmates go free earlier.
Truckers fall under California gig economy law, court says
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned a ruling last year by a federal judge that said federal interstate transportation law pre-empted 2019’s Assembly Bill 5.
CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S.
Newsom recall has enough signatures to make ballot
The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote.