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 By Don Thompson    News

Most vaccinated California workers must keep masks on

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Conflicted California workplace regulators approved controversial rules that allow workers to go maskless only if every employee in a room is fully vaccina... — Updated 6/3/2021

 
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As drought intensifies, California seeing more wildfires

SACRAMENTO – As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020, which was a record-breaking year that saw... — Updated 5/27/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

California to drop social distancing requirements in June

SACRAMENTO – California no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity for businesses when the state reopens on June 15, the state's top health official said Friday. “We’re at a place with this pandemic... — Updated 5/26/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    National
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Court upholds California governor's use of emergency powers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate judges who rejected a lower court fi... — Updated 5/12/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

California high court: Judges must weigh ability to pay bail

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, March 25, that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that indigent defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be... — Updated 4/1/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

California high court: Judges must weigh ability to pay bail

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, March 25, that judges must consider suspects’ ability to pay when they set bail, essentially requiring that indigent defendants be freed unless they are deemed too dangerous to be... — Updated 4/1/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional
Eric and Tess from Pasadena

California reveals data used to lift stay-at-home order

California's health department Monday, Jan. 25, released to the public previously secret projections for future hospital intensive care unit capacity throughout the state, the key... — Updated 2/4/2021

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

New California law helps former inmate firefighters get jobs

California's inmate firefighters will have a shot at becoming professional firefighters once they complete their sentences, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday,... — Updated 9/17/2020

 

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 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

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings

A former California police officer, dubbed the Golden State Killer, told victims Friday, Aug. 21, he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for... — Updated 8/29/2020

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

Golden State Killer sentenced to life for 26 rapes, slayings

A former California police officer, dubbed the Golden State Killer, told victims Friday, Aug. 21, he was "truly sorry" before he was sentenced to multiple life prison sentences for a decadeslong string of rapes and murders that... — Updated 8/27/2020

 
 By Don Thompson    Regional

California governor is cautiously upbeat as virus numbers ease

California appears to be getting a grip on a resurgence of the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, Aug. 3, though he warned the state is a long way from reopening some of the businesses it shuttered for a second time in... — Updated 8/7/2020

 

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