2nd Inmate In Days Dies of Coronavirus At California Prison
A second inmate in four days has died at California's Avenal State Prison from what appear to be complications of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.
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A second inmate in four days has died at California's Avenal State Prison from what appear to be complications of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.
Gov. Newsom is pushing for stronger accountability from counties across the state by threatening to pull funding if they disregard state guidelines designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
California's attorney general and a group of city attorneys on Wednesday escalated their lawsuit targeting the business model of ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft, announcing they will request a judge immediately compel the companies hire its drivers as employees.
California voters will decide in November whether governments and public colleges and universities can consider race in their hiring, contracting and admissions decisions.
The head of California schools said Wednesday his office is working to re-imagine the role of police officers at the state's 10,000 public schools but that some schools would still need officers on campus to protect students' safety.
California's attorney general declined Wednesday to independently investigate the fatal shooting of a man police say they initially thought was carrying a handgun in his waistband but actually had a hammer.
A school trustee in Fresno has resigned following demands from dozens of community members for him to step down after he made comments on social media they said were racist.
Despite warnings from public health officials, new research suggests Black Lives Matter protests across the country have not led to a jump in coronavirus cases.
Kern County deputies rescued a 7-year-old boy found bound at the wrists and ankles and arrested his father, the Sheriff's Office said.
A make-believe game between a pair of young siblings took a scary turn inside their Turlock home.
California counties could lose out on funding if they do not follow the state's coronavirus guidelines.
Two national parks in California are removing all mention of Robert E. Lee from informational material even though several majestic sequoias are named for the Confederate general.
Yosemite National Park is reversing course two weeks after reopening and now says it will hold off on reopening campgrounds through the month of July after a spike in coronavirus cases in the state.
California's state Senate has approved a measure prompted by last year's fatal shooting at a San Diego-area synagogue.
A new study suggests that as many as 8.7 million Americans came down with coronavirus in March, but more than 80% of them were never diagnosed.
