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
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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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The period to withdraw signatures from the petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom is over and just a few signatures were removed. Shirley N. Weber, the Secretary of State, notified the Department of Finance that just 43 signatures were removed from the petition during the 30-day signature withdrawal period. The recall petition has more than
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Two firefighters were injured battling a brush fire in Thermal at Avenue 76 and Pierce Street. Cal Fire says the two firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries. The blaze dubbed the “76 Fire” broke out just before 1:00 Sunday afternoon. It has burned 20 acres so far and is zero percent contained.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting Gov. Gavin Newsom during his visit to downtown Oakland, authorities said Friday. Newsom was walking to a barbershop and pizzeria in Old Oakland to promote small businesses when he was “approached by an aggressive individual,” said Fran Clader, director of communications for
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will stop giving unemployment benefits to people who are not actively applying for jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday. Federal law requires people who are out of work to be actively looking for jobs to be eligible for unemployment benefits. But the federal government let states waive that requirement
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Ahead of the anticipated full reopening of California on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom and state tourism officials are holding a live briefing to announce plans to “jump start the recovery of the travel & tourism industry.” You can watch it in the player below: https://youtu.be/EGnqYJ9wRkA Newsom’s office is also announcing “California Dream Vacations,” tied into
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Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Survivors of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton are speaking out after a federal judge struck down California’s assault weapons ban, calling it unconstitutional. It surprises many this ban was put in place after the first mass shooting at a school in this country.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s official: Most of California’s coronavirus rules governing public gatherings will disappear on Tuesday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday afternoon that heralds the end of the pandemic’s hold on much of public life for the nation’s most populous state. Newsom’s action on Friday ensures the state will
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