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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a dramatic relaxation Monday of health standards to reopen the state, a move that could allow nearly every county to proceed more quickly, and he offered the possibility of pro sports returning - without fans - by early June.
California is relaxing some of its reopening criteria and that could mean most of the state may soon be offering services such as dining at restaurants.
Starting today, undocumented immigrants in California can begin applying for financial assistance to support them during the coronavirus pandemic -- in the first relief fund of its kind.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office says they are aware of a protest that's planned outside Gov. Gavin Newsom's private home over the weekend.
In a budget reflecting the financial hit the state is already seeing from the coronavirus pandemic, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed cutting $6.1 billion from a variety of programs in a budget he says prioritizes public education, public health and public safety.
The leader of a union representing California state workers says the governor will propose a 10% pay cut to help cover a projected $54.3 billion budget deficit.
Five new counties, all in Northern California, have been approved by state officials to charge ahead with reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tesla's standoff with California's Alameda County officials has come to an end after the county agreed to let Tesla's factory in Fremont reopen.
Gov. Gavin Newsom moved to further ease the coronavirus choke-hold on California's economy Tuesday by allowing more businesses to reopen and following through on his promise to swiftly approve requests from counties to move ahead more quickly if they have been minimally harmed by the pandemic.
California is recommending restaurants screen guests for symptoms, have servers wear masks and keep diners at least six feet apart once they reopen under guidance released Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
California restaurants waiting for permission to reopen to diners have been preparing for the "new normal" in the age of the coronavirus.
The members of the Western States Pact -- California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Nevada -- are asking the federal government for $1 trillion in aid to help deal with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The parking lot was nearly full at Tesla's California electric car factory Monday, a likely indication the company was resuming production in defiance of an order from county health authorities.
A majority of Americans disapprove of protests against restrictions aimed at preventing the spread the coronavirus, according to a new poll that also finds the still-expansive support for such limits — including restaurant closures and stay-at-home orders — has dipped in recent weeks.
Pressure has been building to reopen California as more than 4 million people statewide have filed for unemployment benefits.
All Californians are being urged to vote by mail come the November Election - and the governor is making it as easy as possible.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued the broadest loosening of his stay-at-home order so far, allowing some retailers to reopen but not have customers in stores.
California will have a budget shortfall of $54.3 billion because of the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday, a stunning reversal for a state that had a $21 billion surplus a year ago.
California restaurants have drafted a plan to allow the industry to reopen for sit-down dining with an array of safeguards while avoiding possible requirements imposed in other states that customers have their temperature taken or the number of tables be dramatically limited.
Business owners across California anxiously awaited new guidelines Thursday from Gov. Gavin Newsom that will outline the first widespread changes to a statewide stay-at-home order that shut most retail shops to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he has signed an executive order that extends workers' compensation benefits to essential workers who have contracted the coronavirus.
Two rural counties that defied California's stay-at-home order and reopened businesses aren't backing down even though Gov. Gavin Newsom calls their decision "a big mistake."
California Gov. Newsom chastised Yuba and Sutter counties for allowing businesses like dine-in restaurants and hair salons to open.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the right to ban church assemblies in the interest of public health, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California will start peeling back some of stay-at-home guidelines later this week.
