Gov. Gavin Newsom

Task force limits reparations by direct lineage to enslaved ancestors

The state's reparations task force voted 5-4 to limit eligibility to Black Californians who can prove direct lineage to enslaved…

2 years ago

Oakland, SF win Homekey grants for hotel-to-housing conversions

Two hotels, one in Oakland and another in San Francisco, are slated for conversion into permanent housing under Homekey grant…

2 years ago

Newsom draws both praise, criticism in local approach to drought response order

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered local water suppliers to implement stricter drought response measures, but falls short of a broad mandate.

2 years ago

Californians ignore pleas to cut water use as state faces relentless drought

Californians in urban districts are failing to meet water conservation goals despite an alarmingly dry January and February.

2 years ago

State board considers widespread emergency water restrictions

California water regulators have proposed new emergency drought regulations that would prohibit a wide range of wasteful water behaviors for…

2 years ago

Newsom vetoes Cal Grant reform bill, advocates vow to revisit next year

AB 1456 would have made major reforms to the Cal Grant program, California's main financial aid program.

3 years ago

Legislators consider recall election reform, call current codes ‘anti-democratic’

Legislators are planning hearings to consider how the state can reform election code to make recall efforts more democratic.

3 years ago

State adds expenses-paid vacation prizes to Vax for the Win program

State officials introduced another COVID-19 vaccine incentive program Monday, offering six expenses-paid vacations throughout the state, including in San Francisco.…

3 years ago

Group urges legislature to approve Newsom’s plan for statewide fiber-optic broadband

A group of rural and urban leaders is urging the state legislature to act on Gov. Gavin Newsom's three-year, $7…

3 years ago

Pandemic-era dining parklets, to-go drinks here to stay through end of year

Restaurants and bars will be able to continue offering expanded outdoor dining and takeout alcoholic beverages through the end of…

3 years ago

Legislators rescind school cuts in revised state budget proposal

In an unusual move to reach a consensus early, California Assembly and Senate leaders announced Wednesday they have agreed on…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: State to allow elective surgeries, widespread face covering orders take effect, activists use tech in Earth Day call to action

Stay-at-home orders did not stop activists and the rest of the world from celebrating the 50th year of Earth Day.…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Newsom calls on masses to volunteer, Bay Area scrambles to feed, educate, shelter those in need

Despite heaviness that comes with the fight against the 2019 novel coronavirus, there are glimmers of hope in how leaders,…

4 years ago

Bay Area leaders call on state to better help undocumented residents

A group of more than 140 Bay Area elected leaders and immigration advocates called for state action Monday to include…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Trump’s plan for ‘Opening Up America Again’ lands on deadliest day, Bay Area deaths approach 1,000

More than 4,500 people have died from Covid-19 across the nation since Wednesday evening, as the confirmed case total rose…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Teachers urge donations for immigrant families, festivals cancel, Newsom lays out six-point plan, Trump cuts WHO funding

As of now, it looks like most large gatherings scheduled through 2020 around the Bay Area are unlikely to occur…

4 years ago

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