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Supreme Court ruling on church and synagogue Covid-19 restrictions in New York expected to impact legal challenges in California

November 30, 2020 11:02 AM Tom Tucker

Monsignor Howard Lincoln at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert talked about the possibility of having parishioners celebrating mass back indoors once again. “We’d love to get back inside the church. We’ve been outside now for two months,” said Lincoln. Lincoln reacted Monday to last week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that temporarily bars the state

Gov. Newsom warns of stay-at-home order if surge continues at current rate

November 30, 2020 11:10 AM KESQ News Team

Governor Gavin Newsom shared startling numbers in his latest coronavirus update and issued a warning of more drastic action that if the case and hospitalization surge continue at its current rate. You can watch the full update below: “If these trends continue, we’re going to have to take much more dramatic, arguably drastic action,” Newsom

Dr. Ghaly discusses CA coronavirus response ahead of Thanksgiving gatherings

November 24, 2020 11:51 AM KESQ News Team

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly was live at Noon providing an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch the full news conference below: Ghaly shared the latest look at the county tiers. Riverside County saw a big increase in its new cases per day 100K metric. In total,

Plan to bring “Forever Marilyn” statue back to Palm Springs stirs debate

November 23, 2020 11:16 AM Tom Tucker

The first time the “Forever Marilyn” statue was set up in the downtown area in 2012, the statue proved to be a big draw for 26 months. As a result, it also led to a spike in business for merchants in the area, according to the manager at ANDECOR on Palm Canyon Drive. “It was

Congressman Raul Ruiz introduces ‘Salton Sea Public Health And Environmental Protection Act’ bill

November 19, 2020 9:48 AM Angela Chen

Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz formally introduced legislation to help mitigate the environmental crisis at the Salton Sea on Thursday. The bill, called the “Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act,” follows a congressional hearing on the Salton Sea in late September, the first hearing on the environmental crisis at the lake since 1997. The

Assemblyman Chad Mayes defends decision to travel to Hawaii conference while Californians urged to stay home

November 18, 2020 10:54 AM Tom Tucker

“It looks like it’s incredibly hypocritical and we aren’t following the rules and the rules aren’t for us,” said Assembly Member Chad Mayes. It’s at the Fairmont Kea Lani Luxury Hotel in Maui where Mayes, who represents the 42nd District, is attending a four day legislative conference put on by the Independent Voter Project. “This

Coachella Valley businesses take another hit with spectators not allowed at American Express golf tournament

November 17, 2020 11:02 AM Tom Tucker

UPDATE: In our coverage of this story during News Channel 3 at 6:00 Tuesday night, we mentioned the unemployment rate in the Coachella Valley is 25%. That estimate comes from Joe Wallace, the CEO/Chief Innovation Officer for the Coachella Valley Economic Partnership. Wallace provided News Channel 3 with background on how the estimated rate was

Newsom ‘sounding the alarm,’ considering curfew as CA sees highest rate increase of coronavirus cases yet

November 16, 2020 10:53 AM KESQ News Team

Citing what he called an unprecedented spike in new COVID-19 cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today the state is hitting an “emergency brake” on economic activity, moving 28 counties back to the most restrictive tier of California’s matrix governing business operations. You can watch the full update below: The move means 41 of the state’s

Gov. Newsom under fire for attending birthday party during pandemic

November 13, 2020 3:55 PM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he should not have attended a birthday dinner for a dozen people at the posh French Laundry restaurant last week, saying that he should have set a better example for a virus-fatigued state that is seeing steep increases in coronavirus cases. Newsom, who has pleaded with

Californians asked to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel due to coronavirus surge

November 13, 2020 10:52 AM City News Service, Taylor Begley

Amid a statewide surge in coronavirus cases, Gov.Gavin Newsom joined with the governors of Washington and Oregon today to issue an advisory urging people to avoid non-essential out-of-state travel and recommending that people traveling into the state quarantine for 14 days. “California just surpassed a sobering threshold — 1 million COVID-19cases — with no signs

Riverside County’s metrics continue to increase; 11 counties move back a tier in state’s reopening plan

November 10, 2020 12:09 PM KESQ News Team

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly hosted his weekly video news conference at noon on Tuesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch the full briefing below: Riverside County continued to move farther away from the metrics needed to be able to reopen businesses once again.

State Senator Melendez and congressional candidate Erin Cruz express election integrity concerns

November 9, 2020 10:41 AM Tom Tucker

The company that provides the vote counting machines and software being used in Riverside County is making headlines around the country. Dominion Voting Systems technology is also being in a number of other states, including Michigan and Georgia, where incidents described as “glitches” are raising questions about the accuracy of vote counting. “We are looking

UC Riverside participating in state pilot program using mobile app to track Covid-19

November 10, 2020 11:00 AM Tom Tucker

At UC Riverside and UCR Health, some students staff and faculty are trying out a new tool designed to slow the spread of Covid-19. Developed by Google and Apple, the app notifies a user when they’ve had contact with another user who has indicated they’ve tested positive for the virus. “The technology allows the notification

Riverside County Registrar of Voter’s office says “no problems” locally in response to election concerns raised by Melendez and Cruz

November 9, 2020 6:14 PM Tom Tucker

The company that provides the vote counting machines and software being used in Riverside County is making headlines around the country. Dominion Voting Systems technology is also being in a number of other states, including Michigan and Georgia, where incidents described as “glitches” are raising questions about the accuracy of vote counting. “We are looking

WATCH NOW: Gov. Newsom coronavirus update

November 9, 2020 10:39 AM KESQ News Team

Governor Gavin Newsom is delivering an update at noon Monday on the state of California’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. You can watch the full update below: Stay up-to-date with the latest local coronavirus news, including reopenings and closing, new case data, live news conferences, and other updates at KESQ.com/Coronavirus or download the News Channel 3 app

App-based drivers share differing views on Prop 22 after California voters approve measure

November 4, 2020 6:02 PM Tom Tucker

Jennifer Mistrial is a grandmother who has been driving for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Postmates for years. Valuing a flexible schedule, she supported Proposition 22, and is glad the measure has passed. “I love that fact that it has gone through. It means my job is more reliable as a source of income,” said Mistrial.

Prop 15: Billions in tax revenues for California schools and local governments in question

November 4, 2020 6:24 PM Tom Tucker

Randy Ernst owns Pro-Tech Mats Industries in Thousand Palms. Also owning the building, he is among business owners and property owners watching the returns on Prop 15 with great interest. That’s because his cost of doing business is expected to go up if 15 passes. “I think they should get that tax money elsewhere. It’s

Watch live at noon: CA update on coronavirus from Dr. Ghaly

November 4, 2020 11:56 AM KESQ News Team

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly is hosting a video news conference at noon on Wednesday to provide an update on the response to coronavirus cases. You can watch it live in the player below: Download the News Channel 3 app for alerts on coronavirus and breaking news from the Apple Store and Google Play

Election night win for Uber and Lyft – new taxes on commercial and industrial properties in question

November 4, 2020 11:04 AM Tom Tucker

After spending more than $200 million in their efforts to persuade voters to back proposition 22, Uber, Lyft and other app-based service providers are celebrating a convincing win Wednesday morning. With the proposition passing, new wage and labor policies will be adopted for people who drive for the companies. Those who work for the companies

Prop 22 initiative approved

November 3, 2020 10:30 PM City News Service

Proposition 22, which will again classify app-based transportation and delivery drivers as independent contractors, was approved by voters today after receiving the most campaign contributions in California history. The initiative written in response to last year’s passage of AB 5 wasleading 58.1%-41.9% with more than 10.8 million votes counted, according to figures released by the

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