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California's Newsom cruises to easy primary victory
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday's primary barely one year after surviving a recall attempt, advancing to the November... — Updated 6/7/2022
California weighs extending eviction protections past June
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will pay off all the past-due rent that accumulated in the nation's most populated state because of the fallout from... — Updated 6/23/2021
California readies to prevent blackouts, but threats remain
California’s top energy regulators said the state is better prepared to avoid last summer’s rotating blackouts, but they cautioned the power grid of the nation’s most populous state is still vulnerable to extreme heat waves... — Updated 5/26/2021
Signs of recovery appear as California adds jobs for 2nd month
California employers added 119,600 new jobs in March, the second straight month of growth following a topsy-turvy year of enormous losses and inconsistent gains during an... — Updated 4/21/2021
Signs of recovery as California adds jobs for 2nd month
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California employers added 119,600 new jobs in March, the second straight month of growth following a topsy-turvy year of enormous losses and inconsistent... — Updated 4/18/2021 Full story
Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
ELK GROVE, Calif. – The majority of California's 6.1 million public school students could be back in the classroom by April under new legislation announced Monday, March 1, by Gov... — Updated 3/3/2021
California measure aims to pay off 80% of most unpaid rent
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top two legislative leaders pledged Monday, Jan. 25, to pay off 80% of most people's unpaid rent that has piled up during the... — Updated 2/4/2021
Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds
When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they'd never be back. Yet there they were Sunday, Sept. 13, parking a camper next to their dirt... — Updated 9/21/2020
Now hiring: California offers credits to small businesses
Sep 09, 2020 2:47 PM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - With millions of people out of work in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a law giving tax breaks to small... — Updated 9/9/2020
California Senate OKs state reviews for police shootings
The California Senate voted Sunday, Aug. 30, to require the state’s top prosecutor to investigate all police shootings that kill an unarmed civilian, advancing one of the highest profile reforms introduced this year in response t... — Updated 9/4/2020
California governor signs eviction relief bill amid virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Californians who haven't paid their rent since March 1 because of the coronavirus can stay in their homes through at least Jan. 31 under a new state law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late, late Monday ... — Updated 9/4/2020
California lawmakers OK more exemptions from labor law
California lawmakers OK’d exemptions to about two-dozen more professions Monday, Aug. 30, from a landmark labor law designed to treat more people like employees instead of independent contractors. Among other things, the... — Updated 9/4/2020 Full story
