Newsom's Gamble: California Governor's Recall Win Could Hinge On Jobs, COVID Cases
California Democrats gambled by accelerating the date for the state's Sept. 14 recall election that could cost Gov. Gavin Newsom his job.
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California Democrats gambled by accelerating the date for the state's Sept. 14 recall election that could cost Gov. Gavin Newsom his job.
Despite initial concerns Sunday over the ongoing heatwave, California's power grid operator said there will be sufficient energy supply to avoid calling on residents to conserve energy Monday.
This time, though, Democrats want the option to speed things up to take advantage of what they see as favorable conditions for Newsom. Lawmakers are expected to vote on the changes Monday.
California will soon pay the health care bills for low-income people 50 and older who are living in the country illegally, part of an expansion of Medicaid that aims to inch the nation's most populous state toward Democrats' goal of making sure everyone has health insurance.
As of May 2021, California has regained more than half of the 2.7 million jobs it lost at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Friday, a trend driven by restaurants and hotels hiring more people as the nation's most populous state reopens its economy.
California's power grid operator is asking residents to conserve power for a few hours Thursday evening as record-breaking heat blankets the West this week.
The fishing restrictions would extend from Puget Sound in Washington to Monterey Bay in central California, and they would be triggered when fewer than 966,000 Chinook are forecast to return to Northwest rivers.
A federal judge Friday overturned California's three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.
While the state is set to reopen its economy and lift most COVID-related restrictions on June 15, California regulators have decided to keep masks in the workplace as long as at least one employee is unvaccinated against the virus. Do you agree with the decision?
The CDC says fully vaccinated people can do without masks in most situations, but with California's economy set to fully reopen June 15, state regulators say even if one employee in a room isn't vaccinated, everyone has to put on a face covering.
We love to drink it, but eating it could be even better. We have all heard about the health benefits of drinking wine, but researchers out of UC Davis say don't throw out the waste, it may be the best medicine to fight major diseases.
Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympic champion and reality TV personality now running for California governor, said she opposes transgender girls competing in girls' sports at school.
Californians and Hawaiians have the highest life expectancy in the United States, according to newly released data by the CDC.
California says it's safe to resume using a batch of coronavirus vaccine after some people fell ill and a halt to injections was recommended.
Officials were prepared this weekend for potential unrest ahead of Inauguration Day, but the small groups of protesters that gathered at state capitols across the country were dwarfed by the heavy presence of law enforcement.
More Californians than ever are dying from the coronavirus -- a knee-buckling 525 every day — and with the number expected to keep climbing state officials said Friday they are sending more refrigerated trailers to act as makeshift morgues for overwhelmed county coroner's offices.
California may have paid out nearly $10 billion in phony coronavirus unemployment claims — more than double the previous estimate — with some of that money going to organized crime in Russia, China, and other countries, according to a security firm hired to investigate the fraud.
At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, California Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video conference call to provide an update on #COVID19 in California.
Police in Washington, D.C. have identified four people -- one from California and three from Oregon -- who were arrested in connection to a mob of pro-Trump supporters who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol and the events afterward.
Eleven people were arrested Wednesday during demonstrations at the State Capitol in Sacramento, police said.
A new study reveals that California nearly tops the list of states where more people were packing up and leaving than people moving in last year.
California reported a record number of coronavirus cases Wednesday as Los Angeles restaurants prepared to close for three weeks and firefighters in Silicon Valley were being enlisted to enforce public health rules to try to halt the spread of infections.
When 5-year-old Carver learned about the wildfires ravaging his home state of Oregon, he told his grandmother Sasha Tinning he wanted to do something to help the heroes on the front lines.
Several California leaders spoke out after the announced passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday.
