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California lawmakers on Wednesday advanced several bills spurred by the coronavirus, including one designed to aid food sector employees and another to stockpile personal protective equipment so the state isn't caught short again.
Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchia recently discovered elevated levels of arsenic and other toxic elements in Hunter's Point residents.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi mandated the wearing of face masks in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, hours after Republican Representative Louie Gohmert announced he tested positive for COVID-19.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said Wednesday that the state Department of Education plans to release a draft of its ethnic studies curriculum this week.
Concord voters will be presented in November with a ballot measure on whether to approve extending and increasing a sales tax city leaders expect will raise about $27 million a year for myriad municipal needs.
The Vallejo City Attorney plans to ask a judge to order the Solano County District Attorney to investigate two high-profile fatal police shootings. So far, the district attorney is refusing to do so.
Some pediatricians worry, without proper protocols, a learning pod which is a small group of students that would gather to learn together, will just be another form of a social gathering.
Thousands of workers who sell food to the fans at Chase Center and Oracle are out of a job, due to the pandemic.
Police Chief Bisa French spent half her adult life working at the Richmond Police Department. Now, as the first woman to head the city's department, she says she is ready to take on the 24/7 job.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday extended a county eviction moratorium for the fourth time for residents economically suffering during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Native American tribe of Monterey Co, has reclaimed its ancestral lands on California's Big Sur coast that were lost to the Spanish nearly 250 years ago, in a $4.5 million deal involving the state and the Western Rivers Conservancy.
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday used its emergency powers to pass a new ordinance that establishes fines for violations of COVID-19 public health orders including the wearing of face coverings.
California, along with the cities of Oakland, Los Angeles, Long Beach and the Los Angeles Unified School District, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump's directive seeking to bar undocumented immigrants from being included in the U.S. Census headcount for the redrawing of congressional districts.
Joe Biden pledged to nominate a woman as his running mate and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is widely perceived as a front-runner.
A Chinese scientist charged with visa fraud after authorities said she concealed her military ties to China in order to work in the U.S. made her first appearance Monday in federal court by video.
