Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California will be requiring healthcare workers to get a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot. Never miss an update: download the News Channel 3 News App here. Details on the requirements were limited. Newsom said there would be more information available on Wednesday during an official announcement. CA will require healthcare workers
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hiring in California slowed significantly in November even as the state’s unemployment rate dipped below 7% for the first time since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, according to new data released Friday. Even though California’s unemployment rate fell to 6.9% in November from 7.3% in
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is exempting San Francisco from a rule that takes effect Wednesday requiring all people to wear masks indoors in a bid to contain a troubling rise in new coronavirus cases. San Francisco will continue to allow fully vaccinated people to remove their masks in gyms and workplaces while its overall
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State lawmakers may help pay for people from other states to come to California for abortions if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. A report released Wednesday by dozens of abortion providers and advocacy groups asks state policymakers to pay for things such as
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OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine was killed early Monday morning in Southern California when he was struck by a box truck as he was aiding motorists on the side of the highway, authorities said. The Marine had been helping a couple in an SUV who had been in a crash on Interstate 5
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Confirmation of the first U.S. case of the omicron variant in California was not surprising and shouldn’t force another shutdown heading into the holidays, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. State health officials said they are increasing COVID-19 testing at California’s airports for arrivals from countries identified by the U.S. Centers for
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WASHINGTON (AP) – US official: US identifies the first case of omicron COVID-19 variant in California. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “The individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22, 2021. The individual, who was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving, is self-quarantining and has
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ruling by two of its judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. “The statute outlaws no weapon, but only limits the size
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ABC NEWS: By Lucien Bruggeman, Olivia Rubin, Arielle Mitropoulos, Allison Hope Weiner & Josh Margolin After suffering unspeakable abuses and deprivation at the hands of their parents, the Turpin siblings — it seemed — were on the path to a new life: a future with the resources needed to start fresh, to make up for the years they were locked away
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will have a $31 billion budget surplus next year as revenues continue to climb despite the pandemic, according to a new forecast from the state’s independent Legislative Analyst’s Office. The predicted surplus is so large the office estimates California will surge past a constitutional limit on state
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles will be renamed Crypto.com Arena on Christmas. The home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings and the WNBA’s Sparks will change its name after 22 years. A person with knowledge of the naming rights deal
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A severe drought prompted California Gov. Gavin Newsom last summer to ask the state’s nearly 40 million residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 15% this year. New data released Tuesday shows few people are doing that. Californians reduced their water use by a measly 3.9% in September,
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ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California health clinic gave 14 children the wrong dose when administering pediatric COVID-19 vaccines over the weekend. Sutter Health said in a statement that 14 of the vaccinations given at its pediatric clinic in Antioch had “an incorrect amount” of diluent, which is used to dilute the concentrated form
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College of the Desert will receive the 2021 Equity Champion of Higher Education Award for its high proportion of Latinx students who earn “Associate Degrees for Transfer” relative to overall campus rates. The recognition among all California community colleges was bestowed by the Campaign for College Opportunity, which works to increase access to higher education
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Gov. Gavin Newsom visited West Los Angeles VA Medical Center today to again encourage people get vaccinated against COVID-19 — with first, second, or booster doses — while warning that “winter is coming” and raising fears of another surge in infections. You can watch the complete news conference below: The governor, who has faced questions
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Stacker compiled a list of the best colleges in California using rankings from Niche.
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A Cathedral City man charged with a trio of attacks on women in Southern California dating back to January 2020 has pled not guilty. Authorities say Robert Daniel Yucas, 51, is responsible for brutal attacks on women in Aliso Viejo where he allegedly choked them into unconsciousness and assaulted them in the bushes off a
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The city of San Diego is honoring a Palm Springs teacher who was named a 2022 California State Teacher of the Year. On Tuesday, the San Diego City Council voted to proclaim October 26 as “Nichi Aviña Day” in the city of San Diego. Nichi Aviña is a teacher at Cielo Vista Charter School in Palm
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At 10:21 a.m. Thursday, schools across the Coachella Valley took part in the Great Shakeout to prepare for earthquakes. Desert Sands Unified School District and Coachella Valley Unified School District held the drill with an alarm to simulate an earthquake happening. From there students and staff dropped, covered, and held on for about a minute.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in California from Niche.
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