California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits
More than $40 million in California funding intended to help people left jobless by the coronavirus pandemic probably…
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Calif. Health and Human Services Secretary announces Master Plan for Aging
The Newsom Administration announced the release of California’s first-ever Master Plan for…
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Newsom proposes $600 payment for low-income Californians
Millions of low-income Californians would get a $600 payment from the state under a budget proposal by Gov. Gavin…
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California health officials issue order to delay certain surgeries
The California Department of Public Health has issued an order to delay certain surgeries. The order calls for “prioritizing services to those…
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California governor plans $4 billion for economic recovery
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $4 billion spending plan he says will create jobs…
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California requests hundreds of federal medical personnel, USNS Mercy Hospital ship not available
The California Office of Emergency Services has requested an additional 500 federal medical personnel to help…
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California small business COVID-19 relief application deadline extended
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION-TV) The deadline to apply for the first round of grants through the state’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program is…
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California dentists given waiver to administer COVID-19 vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a COVID-19 update Monday that the pace of immunization is “not good…
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Costume could be link to deadly virus outbreak at hospital
A Kaiser Permanente employee died and dozens of workers were infected with the coronavirus after a…
Continue Reading California EDD suspends payments on high-risk claims
The California Employment Development Department announced that it is suspending payments…
Continue Reading Newsom addresses current COVID-19 cases and effort to increase speed of administering the vaccine
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing his first update on the COVID-19 pandemic of 2021…
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4.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Central Coast
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck 14 miles from Soledad and 10 kilometers from Pinnacles…
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43 staffers at Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center test positive for Covid-19
An outbreak possibly connected to an inflatable, air-powered costume on Christmas has sickened nearly four dozen employees at Kaiser Permanente San…
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Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home vandalized
An investigation has been launched after spray paint and a severed pig’s head were found at the home of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy…
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California drivers face new laws in 2021
Several new traffic safety laws are taking effect in 2021, and the California Highway Patrol is reminding…
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2020 in review on the Central Coast
2020 was an eventful year- from the COVID-19 pandemic, to murder investigations and graduate student strikes. These are some of the top stories…
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Governor Newsom announces plans to open Elementary Schools in phases
Governor Gavin Newsom is pledging to advance California’s Safe Schools for All Plan with legislation. The plan will allow for a phased return to…
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1st case of new COVID-19 variant confirmed in California, Gov. Newsom says
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says that California has seen its first case of the new COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant strain. The strain was only…
Continue Reading McConnell blocks effort to quickly increase direct stimulus payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to…
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Gov. Newsom announces partnership with CVS, Walgreens to provide vaccines
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on the day that stay at home orders in…
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California court: Sex offenders can qualify for early parole
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that inmates who have been convicted of nonviolent sex crimes…
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Effective date delayed for California’s flavored tobacco ban
California state officials have agreed to delay the effective date of what state lawmakers intended as a Jan. 1 ban…
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Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch sold to billionaire
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch in California has found a new owner in billionaire businessman Ron…
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Southern California wildfire stalls as Santa Ana winds ease
A wildfire on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County triggered evacuation…
Continue Reading San Diego County wildfire prompts evacuations at Camp Pendleton and nearby area
A wildfire in northern San Diego County has grown by nearly 1,300 acres — burning a total of 4,276 acres — and prompted mandatory evacuations,…
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COVID in California: 2 million confirmed cases and counting
California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone…
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State committee proposes allocation of Phase 1b, 1c of vaccine distribution
California’s Community Vaccine Advisory Committee has released its proposals for vaccine allocation…
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Gov. Newsom holds conversation with Padilla, Weber following announcement
Gov. Gavin Newsom is having a virtual conversation with the next U.S. Senator and current Secretary of…
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CDCR: Employees who refuse mandatory COVID-19 testing to be sent home without pay
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has updated its requirements for mandatory…
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Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for US Senate
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state’s…
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California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January
California has recorded half a million coronavirus cases in the last two weeks and could have…
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Suspected serial killer charged with kidnapping, murder of Michaela Garecht
A suspect has been arrested 32 years after 9-year-old Michaela Garecht disappeared from a street corner in…
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Newsom: Stay at home orders likely to be extended, officials monitoring for new COVID-19 strain
Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Continue Reading California expected to receive fewer Pfizer vaccines than expected in next shipment
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office says California’s next shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine will be about 40%…
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San Francisco announces mandatory quarantine for anyone coming from outside city
The San Francisco Director of Health announced Thursday that because of a rise in cases, there will be…
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California sets new daily record of 379 virus deaths
California health authorities reported Thursday a record 379 coronavirus deaths and more than 52,000 new confirmed…
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California farm workers, teachers, grocery store workers could get next COVID-19 vaccines
In a press briefing Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom said farm workers, teachers and grocery store workers could receive the next COVID-19 vaccine…
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Bay Area dips below ICU capacity threshold, region set to start stay at home order
The Bay Area region of California has dipped below 15% ICU capacity, meaning it has passed the threshold that triggers a…
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Trump administration cuts healthcare funds to California over abortions
The Trump administration said Wednesday it was cutting $200 million in federal healthcare funding to California…
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California’s growth rate at record low as more people leave
California saw its slowest growth rate on record for the nation’s most populous state, adding just 21,200 people during…
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California virus surge brings body bags, makeshift morgues
California is distributing 5,000 body bags mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and has 60…
Continue Reading Bay Area, Central Coast health officers issue statement on arrival, distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Bay Area health officers released a joint statement about the arrival and distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine that started this…
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Lawmakers introduce constitutional amendment to end California death penalty
Lawmakers want to put an end to the death penalty in…
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California governor extends small business tax deadlines
California small businesses will have more time to file their tax returns in…
Continue Reading State activates Coroners Mutual Aid & Mass Fatality Program as COVID-19 cases rise
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) Gov. Gavin Newsom provided an update on how the state is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic Monday morning, and at that…
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Newsom: California set to receive nearly 400,000 more vaccine doses
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California is expecting to receive an additional 393,000 COVID-19…
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California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in pandemic
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday asked a judge to order Amazon to comply with subpoenas his office issued…
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California puts Biden over 270 electoral votes for the presidency
California is holding its Electoral College meeting Monday afternoon for electors to officially cast their votes for…
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Monterey resident, former pastor sentenced to prison for defrauding Clovis church congregants
A Monterey resident was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for defrauding a church…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom visits hospital as first COVID-19 doses administered
California is receiving its first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting a…
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