Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election
Former Republican congressman Doug Ose announced Tuesday he’s entering the recall election aimed at…
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California bills would take badges from misbehaving officers
California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers…
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2 people dead in Southern California fireworks explosion
A loud explosion was reported Tuesday afternoon in Ontario, California, and city officials said crews…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on school reopening efforts
Gov. Gavin Newsom is holding a news conference at an Alameda County elementary school to discuss school reopening…
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California rent relief application is now open
California is offering debt relief for those who have been mounting rent debt.…
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Alcatraz reopens for indoor tours after yearlong closure
Alcatraz, the historic island prison off San Francisco, opened up Monday for a limited number of indoor tours, which had…
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Investigators serve search warrant related to disappearance of Kristin Smart
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said investigators are searching a home in Arroyo Grande as part of…
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California sues major US nursing home operator over ratings
California’s attorney general and local officials sued the nation’s largest senior living home operator Monday, alleging…
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California governor launches campaign against likely recall
California Gov. Gavin Newsom established a political committee Monday to begin raising money to defend his seat in a…
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Vaccine eligibility expands to people with high-risk medical conditions or disabilities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) Starting March 15, people who are ages 16 to 64 years old with certain high-risk medical conditions or disabilities are…
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Sea lion pup rescued by the Bay Bridge
OAKLAND, Calif. (KION) The California Highway Patrol in Oakland came to the rescue for a baby sea lion that was reported near traffic by the Bay…
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California passes 2M vaccines in hardest hit communities, promises equity focus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) California is relaxing more reopening guidelines after announcing two million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered…
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CDPH: Breweries, wineries and distilleries allowed to open in purple tier starting Saturday
The California Department of Public Health updated its guidance for the Blueprint for a Safer…
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California could get $150B from federal virus relief bill
The massive COVID-19 relief bill Congress approved Wednesday will pump more than $150 billion…
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Bay Area mask-less passenger coughs on, assaults Uber driver
An Uber driver in San Francisco was assaulted by a woman who refused to wear a mask in an…
Continue Reading Newsom shares efforts to create a ‘green tier’ of Blueprint for a Safer Economy
One day after his State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to South Gate to visit…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom to discuss pandemic and state’s future in State of the State address
Gov. Gavin Newsom will be giving the annual State of the State address at Dodgers Stadium in Los…
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Santa Clara County won’t join Blue Shield vaccine plan
Santa Clara County will not participate in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to have Blue Shield control…
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Upcoming blood drives on the Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION) The American Red Cross is reminding residents of the importance of donating blood, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Governor picks Dodger Stadium for State of State address
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will deliver his third State of the State address from Dodger Stadium…
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Sen. Bernie Sanders responds to efforts to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) shared his view on recent efforts to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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Gov. Newsom discusses vaccine equity at Central Valley vaccine site
Gov. Gavin Newsom is discussing the state’s vaccine equity metric at a vaccination site in…
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VA Palo Alto opens vaccine eligibility to all enrolled veterans
VA Palo Alto announced Monday that is expanding COVID-19 eligibility to include any enrolled…
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Three dads, a baby and the legal battle to get their names added to a birth certificate
Polyamorous “throuple” succeeds in becoming legal guardians of child, gets their names listed on birth certificate.…
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ‘encouraged’ by new state reopening guidance
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION) A popular amusement park in Santa Cruz could be reopening in the near future after state officials announced new COVID-19…
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Great apes at the San Diego Zoo receive a Covid-19 vaccine for animals
Several great apes at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated against Covid-19 a few weeks after the zoo’s gorillas tested…
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California governor signs law aimed at putting kids in class
California’s public schools can tap into $6.6 billion of new state spending to return students to…
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Mass 2020 exodus from California did not happen, study says
A popular notion that there was a mass exodus from California last year is wrong, according to…
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Gov. Newsom expected to sign bill to get students back in the classroom
Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the $6.6 billion dollar bill at 9:30 this morning which aims to get kids back to in-person…
Continue Reading Newsom: 40% of vaccines set aside for 400 zip codes disproportionately impacted by COVID-19
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to discuss health inequalities in communities disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic at a…
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Settlement OKs return of indoor youth sports in California
Indoor youth sports can soon resume in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration agreed…
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Tsunami Warning Center: No danger for US West Coast following earthquakes near New Zealand
Multiple earthquakes have been reported in the Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand, and the National Tsunami…
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California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for people who live in the most…
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Aircraft uses new technology to help fight wildfires around California
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KION AND CBSLA) Firefighters are calling an aircraft a “game changer” when it comes to battling wildfires in the state.…
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California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to…
Continue Reading Gov. Newsom considers adding vaccination rates to tier requirements
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to make changes to the threshold requirements for moving between the red…
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California city believed 1st in US to ban new gas stations
A Northern California city has become what’s believed to be the first in the country to ban all new gas stations in an…
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California serial killer spared execution, killed in prison
A California serial killer known as the “I-5 Strangler” in the 1970s and 1980s has been killed in the prison where…
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Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain
San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this…
Continue Reading Newsom, state officials discuss vaccine and school reopening efforts
Gov. Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and…
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Deal reached to get California children back in classrooms
California’s public schools could get $6.6 billion from the state Legislature if they return to in-person instruction by the…
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Carmel police to patrol on electric bikes
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (KION) A number of officers with the Carmel-by-the-Sea Police Department will be patrolling on electric bikes moving…
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Grenell may run for California governor if recall effort advances
Richard Grenell may consider a run for California governor if efforts to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom succeed in garnering enough signatures…
Continue Reading California expects 1.1 million J&J vaccines in next 3 weeks
California expects to start administering the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week and to receive…
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CDPH: Health care providers, local health jurisdictions moving to uniform vaccine eligibility criteria
The California Department of Public Health says it will be standardizing vaccine eligibility standards in the coming…
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State supreme court rules suspect in Maddy Middleton murder cannot be tried as adult
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that minors under the age of 16 cannot be tried in…
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Amendment would ban ‘servitude’ by California prison inmates
California relies on thousands of inmates to fight massive wildfires, churn out vehicle license plates,…
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SC Warriors player Jeremy Lin releases response to hate crimes against Asian Americans
Jeremy Lin, who currently plays for the Santa Cruz Warriors and formerly was part of the NBA, issued…
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Several structures and trucks on fire in Compton
COMPTON, Calif. (KION) A massive fire is burning across an industrial area in Compton Friday morning. The structure fire rapidly spread to what…
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Investigators search for family of man found dead who mainly lived in King City
Investigators in Fresno are asking for help finding the family of a man who died last…
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