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By JANIE HAR SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — University of California regents on Thursday approved a multiyear plan to raise tuition and fees at the system’s 10 campuses. The proposed increase is the first since 2017 and had been criticized by opponents as a “forever hike.” University officials say the increase is needed to maintain the
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation to commit $6 billion to increase access to high speed internet across the California. LIVE NOW: Governor @GavinNewsom will highlight California’s plan to achieve equitable statewide access to high-speed broadband internet service. https://t.co/2aQHQO973P— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) July 20, 2021 The newly signed SB 156 includes:
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By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gay rights advocates said Monday that they will seek to challenge an appeals court decision tossing out part of a California law designed to protect older LGBTQ residents in nursing homes. The 2017 law is intended to protect against discrimination or mistreatment based on residents’ sexual orientation or gender identity.
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By JOCELYN GECKER SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family’s income. The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The official list of who’s running in California’s recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom remained unsettled Sunday, with conservative talk radio host Larry Elder maintaining he should be included but state officials saying he submitted incomplete tax returns, a requirement to run. Elder’s
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The recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom is nearly two months away. As more and more candidates throw their hats in the race, you could get a chance to learn about some of them in person. A special candidate forum will be hosted by a conservative group at the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City
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Millions of families have been sent the first payment in the expanded child tax credit. The payments were approved as part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that President Joe Biden signed into law in March. On Thursday, Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD will be holding a roundtable discussion on how these payments will impact Coachella
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Millions of Californians are set to receive stimulus checks as part of the California Comeback Plan, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Tuesday. The new state budget includes payments to middle class families are set to total of $12 billion through Golden State stimulus checks, the biggest state tax rebate in American history,
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him. Newsom’s campaign missed a deadline to submit his affiliation to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the Sept. 14 recall election. Newsom’s campaign
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says vaccinated teachers and students don’t need to wear face coverings inside school buildings. Ahead of new school guidelines expected next week, health
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A national correspondent from CBS This Morning reported on the heat dangers in Coachella Valley. David Begnaud’s live report from Palm Springs included the dramatic rescue of an overheated hiker and KESQ News Channel 3’s previous reporting on a tourist who died after exposure to extreme heat. https://youtu.be/RvbLqIXQXig Begnaud joined anchors Angela Chen and Peter
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has rattled the California-Nevada border. An earlier report estimated a preliminary magnitude of 5.9. People from Lake Tahoe to Fresno reported feeling the shaking Thursday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake struck at 3:49 p.m. south of
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Governor Gavin Newsom will discuss California’s response to deepening drought conditions Thursday morning. You can watch it in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcDjaknk4QU More: Temperatures in the West expected to climb to records as drought conditions worsen https://kesq.com/news/2021/07/06/hottest-june-on-record-palm-springs-thermal-anza-borrego/
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BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — An annual count of bighorn sheep scheduled for this weekend in a Southern California desert was canceled after a volunteer died while preparing for the excursion amid scorching heat, according to a newspaper report Sunday. The tally in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park dates back 50 years and is one of
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Tuesday moved another step closer to decriminalizing psychedelics — amid a debate over whether their prohibition is an outdated remnant of the War on Drugs — after the author removed a substance from the bill that opponents said can be used as a date-rape drug. The bill would allow
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name on the ballot for a recall election that will determine if the first-term Democrat is forced out of office. The lawsuit against Secretary of State
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Los Angeles County now strongly recommend that people wear masks indoors in public places — regardless of their vaccination status — to prevent the spread of the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus. The move comes two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom reopened California and lifted the statewide
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans accused Democrats of acting unfairly Monday as the state Assembly passed a bill aimed at moving up Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall date. “The conclusion is inescapable that Gavin Newsom is cheating in the recall and this Legislature is his willing accomplice,” said Republican Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, who is
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The California state assembly passed a bill that would extend eviction protections for those affected by the pandemic. The race is on to get the bill on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk before the protections expire on Thursday, July 1. The assembly passed the bill with a 58 aye to 9 nay vote. The bill will
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday. Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to the list
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