California state leaders have reached a budget agreement that would send inflation relief payments to 23 million Americans, amid soaring inflation and rising gas prices. The office of Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) issued a joint press release on Sunday night announcing
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Leaders representing Coachella Valley residents on the local, state, and federal levels are sharing reactions on social media to today’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. Here are some of their responses. Today’s decision from the right-wing Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade throws out nearly 50 years of precedent and rips
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You can watch the full news conference below: Just hours after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Governor Gavin Newsom will announce action on legislation to protect patients and providers in California against abortion bans in other states. The Governor will be joined by First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore
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A woman and her two dogs were fatally struck by lightning in Pico Rivera today as a storm front pushed across the Southland and led to power outages and beach closures. The lightning strike in Pico Rivera occurred around 8:50 a.m. when the woman was walking along the San Gabriel River, according to the Los
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A memorial honoring the victims, survivors, and first responders of the 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino was unveiled. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfSRNafB1PU The ‘Curtain of Courage Memorial’ was unveiled in a ceremony on Friday. The memorial The art studio behind the memorial, Oakland-based Hood Design Studio, describes the memorial as a place that keeps the victims at
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California posted another strong jobs report on Friday as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest point since before the pandemic; but the news was overshadowed this week by the surest signs yet of a wobbly economy that could soon usher in a recession. Employers added
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover the negligent or accidental use of their firearms, if lawmakers approve a measure announced Thursday. “Guns kill more people than cars. Yet gun owners are not required to carry liability insurance like car owners must,”
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens be vaccinated against a range of health conditions without their parents’ consent, instead raising the proposed minimum age to 15, which would still be among the youngest in the U.S. Currently, minors age 12 to 17 in California cannot
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UPDATE: Just before noon on Thursday, the group decided to delay the decision to a meeting in October of 2022. “The Commission ultimately voted unanimously to set further deliberation on listing the species at it October meeting, while also seeking further Tribal consultation on the decision. It’s important to note that among the supporters of
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fearing the U.S. Supreme Court will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, California Democrats on Tuesday moved quickly to ensure the state’s progressive voters have a chance this fall to make abortion a constitutional right in the nation’s most populous state. A proposed amendment to the California
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The right to an abortion and to use or refuse contraceptives would be enshrined in the California Constitution under an amendment announced Wednesday by Democratic legislative leaders who are seeking to blunt a possible U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning federal abortion protections. Lawmakers are moving quickly
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s primary barely one year after surviving a recall attempt, advancing to the November general election where he will be an overwhelming favorite to defeat a little-known Republican state senator. Early returns Tuesday showed Newsom receiving just over 60% of the
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, a day after a high-profile meeting with the visiting prime minister of New Zealand. Newsom has mild symptoms and will remain in isolation at least through Thursday and until he tests negative, his office said in a statement. The Democratic governor
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The University of California, Los Angeles said Thursday it will reinstate an indoor mask policy as coronavirus cases surge in the nation’s most populous state, which now forecasts hospitalizations will nearly triple in the next month. UCLA’s 45,000 students and all faculty, staff and visitors will be required to wear masks
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers could soon ban the declawing of cats solely for the convenience of humans, advancing a bill on Thursday to halt what animal rights activists say is a painful procedure used primarily to prevent torn furniture and scratched skin. Claws on cats grow from the
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One day after a mass shooting rampage in a Texas elementary school, California Governor Gavin Newsom is promising strong action in protecting people from gun violence. On Wednesday, Newsom and other Democratic leaders announced “efforts to expedite legislation to protect communities.” Every day of inaction is another day kids die from guns.With @SenToniAtkins & @Rendon63rd,
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Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu resigned today, saying he did not want to be a “distraction” as the FBI probes allegations he fed insider information to the Los Angeles Angels in the proposed sale of Angel Stadium in the hopes of a substantial campaign donation as well as cheating on sales taxes for a helicopter he
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Despite announcing a record-smashing budget surplus of nearly $100 billion on Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to spend that money would likely push the state toward a “fiscal cliff” next year that could require billions of dollars in budget cuts, a state analyst said Monday.
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By AMY TAXIN, KEN RITTER and DEEPA BHARATH LAGUNA WOODS, Calif. (AP) — A gunman in a deadly attack at a Southern California church was a Chinese immigrant motivated by hate for Taiwanese people, authorities said. The shooter killed Dr. John Cheng, 52, and wounded five others during a lunch held by Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Soaring inflation will trigger an automatic increase in California’s minimum wage next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday. The minimum wage will jump to $15.50 per hour on Jan. 1, the highest of any state. That’s an increase from $15 per hour for companies with more than
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