California

SFBay Covid-19 update: Newsom announces testing task force, Santa Rita inmate tests positive

Press briefings providing updates for the nation and the state California occurred within minutes of each other Saturday afternoon. A…

4 years ago

SFBay Covid-19 update: California deaths near 250 as confirmed cases surpass one million globally

The Bay Area and California as a whole seem to be mitigating the Covid-19 outbreak relatively well as compared to…

4 years ago

Survey shows snowpack below average despite March storms

While California's snowpack in March was in better condition than it was in February, the month's precipitation was not enough…

4 years ago

California schools likely shuttered through end of school year

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state education officials said Wednesday that public schools throughout the state are unlikely to open for…

4 years ago

California governor issues statewide shelter-in-place order

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the expansion of his stay at home order to the entire state in…

4 years ago

Newsom extends safety net eligibility in new executive order

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday extending the eligibility period for social safety net programs, temporarily preventing an…

4 years ago

Executive order waives unemployment waiting period, allows emergency property commandeering

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which now has nearly…

4 years ago

Protesters shout down SB 50 advocates, say housing bill doesn’t go far enough

State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, came to Oakland on Tuesday to promote a bill that would boost construction of…

4 years ago

Elizabeth Warren opens first state campaign office in Oakland

The first California campaign office for presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is scheduled to open this weekend in Oakland. The office…

4 years ago

Rampant fire, wind destruction prompts statewide emergency declaration

Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday declared a statewide emergency as fire rages in the North Bay and other parts of California.…

5 years ago

California hits record low 4 percent unemployment rate

September was a great month for California's labor market with the unemployment rate falling to a record low 4 percent,…

5 years ago

As power returns to most of Bay, 200,000 customers across state remain dark

Nearly 200,000 PG&E customers in California remain without power on Friday afternoon as the utility works to restore service after…

5 years ago

PG&E announces increased power outage scope impacting 34 counties

PG&E announced Tuesday afternoon that the utility will be implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff in portions of 34 counties…

5 years ago

State attorney sues Paul Blanco’s Good Car Co. for fraud, false advertising

State Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday sued a used car dealership network in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland…

5 years ago

Federal agencies officially revoke California emissions standards waiver

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao officially announced Thursday that they are revoking California's…

5 years ago

Three-year body cam facial recognition ban passes state Senate, Assembly

California is poised to ban the use of facial recognition technology in police body cameras for three years after votes…

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Alameda County study shows half of guns used in crimes registered out of state

Only half of the guns used to commit crimes in Alameda County last year were registered in California and less…

5 years ago

Kaiser strike vote begins Monday amid charge execs ‘thriving’ at worker, patient expense

Kaiser Permanente workers will begin voting Monday on whether to authorize a massive strike that would affect Kaiser facilities nationwide,…

5 years ago

Governor appoints Oakland mayor to state homeless advisory group

California Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf to a state advisory group on homelessness, alongside elected supervisors…

5 years ago

Trump threatens census delay after Supreme Court blocks citizenship question

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked for now a plan by the administration of President Donald Trump to include…

5 years ago

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