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California to phase out gas-powered passenger vehicle sales by 2035
Citing the threat of vehicle emissions spurring climate change-induced crises on the West Coast, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday phasing out the sale of gasoline-powered passenger...Read More
Officials urge public to conserve power as ‘extreme heat storm’, wildfire damage threatens energy supply
California Independent System Operator officials are renewing an appeal for electrical consumption Sunday and Monday even as energy consumption soars amid record setting temperatures around the Bay Area and...Read More
Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo to serve 12 life sentences
Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced Friday to 12 life terms for numerous murders, rapes and other crimes he committed in California, including some...Read More
Newsom says Trump’s unemployment plan puts state in perilous budget position
The state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House’s plan to extend expanded unemployment benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom said...Read More
Child care workers contend with small but growing number of Covid-19 cases
California child care facilities are reporting five times as many coronavirus cases as of this week than they were a little more than a month ago, although the percentage...Read More
Covid-19 update: California shuts down all indoor dining, Alameda County Food Bank teams with Amazon
Here are some of the latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, as of Monday afternoon. Indoor activities across California must be...Read More
Immediate California orders near second shutdown
Responding to growing Covid-19 hospitalization and test positivity rates, Gov. Gavin Newsom Monday issued strict statewide and county-specific orders that come close to a broad shutdown of most indoor...Read More
California joins six-state lawsuit claiming Betsy DeVos withheld CARES Act funding marked for public schools
"Ultimately, it's a shakedown of low-income schools across the country." Read More
Covid-19 update: Newsom hits ‘dimmer switch’ on state’s reopening plans, four Bay Area counties pause next phase, U.S. fails...
Four Bay Area counties are now pausing their next reopening phases as rising trends sound alarms for local and state officials monitoring the situation. The state’s governor is considering...Read More
Trump lashes out after 5-4 Supreme Court ruling blocks attempt to end DACA program
The U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protecting undocumented young immigrants from...Read More
California issues broad face covering mandate
The California Department of Public Health Thursday issued a new guideline requiring that all Californians wear face masks or cloth face coverings in high-risk environments, qualified as most indoor...Read More
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 a state budget that would rescind all cuts to...Read More
State expands physical polling locations for November election
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to expand the state’s number of polling places ahead of the November general election, which state officials expect to be affected...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties inch toward reopening amid fears of new outbreaks after protests
Counties across the Bay Area are starting to reopen, although the region is generally moving slower than in other parts of the state. Local leaders have diverted much attention...Read More
Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths near 102,000, California voting at center of Trump-Twitter fight, Alameda County reports disproportionate impact
The nation faced Thursday with a Covid-19 death toll quickly nearing 102,000 people. Here in the Bay Area, that number remains under 500 as counties independently evaluate how and...Read More
Nearly 50 counties get okay to reopen salons, barbershops
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that 47 counties across the state, including Solano and Napa counties, can reopen hair salons and barbershops with strict public health and safety guidelines....Read More
Covid-19 update: Some summer camps get green light with limits, state calls for 20,000 contact tracers, Tom Hanks salutes...
The country is still grappling with the virus and impact of the virus on economic, health and social levels. Scientists and doctors are still trying to understand the illness...Read More
Judge allows continuance of 18-state lawsuit over changes to U.S. Endangered Species Act
A U.S. judge in Oakland on Monday refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which California and 18 other states claim two federal agencies’ revised regulations to implement the U.S....Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area death toll holds for four days, several counties set to reopen retail, Newsom lays out...
Monday marks the fourth day in a row with no new deaths reported in throughout the nine-county Bay Area region. However, the national death toll surpassed 90,000. Seven counties...Read More
Covid-19 update: Trump declares ‘we’re back,’ counties slowly lift restrictions even as cases stubbornly climb, House passes HEROES Act
U.S. Confirmed Cases: 1,442,819 Deaths: 87,530 Source: John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center COVID-19 global tracking tool as of Friday at 6:32 p.m. Donald Trump announced “Operation Warp Speed”...Read More