California Update for Monday, March 30, 2020

Gavin rep listenAs Californians shelter in place due to the coronavirus, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday to place a statewide moratorium on evictions.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

(Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to a reporter’s question during a news conference to update the state's response to the coronavirus at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Monday, March 23, 2020 - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)

 

Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of 21 inmates late Friday, giving them the opportunity to get out of prison early.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

It’s allergy season and having a runny nose or itchy eyes while the coronavirus crisis is happening can be unnerving. But how do symptoms from allergies differ from the flu or COVID-19?

Story by Ezra David Romero.

A U-S Navy hospital ship docked in Los Angeles Friday to help free up space in hospitals for coronavirus patients.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

 

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May 06, 2021

California Update for Thursday, May 6, 2021

Republican recall election candidate John Cox claimed this week Governor Gavin Newsom has ‘just let tens of thousands of inmates out of jail.’ Turns out, he distorted California’s expanded a good behavior credit program. Story by Chris Nichols. (Photo: John Cox, Republican gubernatorial candidate…
May 04, 2021

California Update for Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Wildfires burned more than 4 million acres in California last year setting a new record. As Rich Ibarra reports, Wildfire Preparedness Week started Monday to increase the safety and survivability of people’s homes. Story by Rich Ibarra. (Photo: A burned street in Paradise after the Camp Fire in…
May 03, 2021

California Update for Monday, May 3, 2021

One year after California launched Project Roomkey to shelter unhoused residents at the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Gov. Newsom’s top advisor on homelessness says he hopes communities across the state never completely end the program. Story by Chris Nichols. (Photo: Americas Best Value Inn Corte…
April 30, 2021

California Update for Friday, April 30, 2021

Californians who support a single-payer health care system say it’s time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep his campaign promises and take steps toward making the model a reality. Story by Sammy Caiola. (Photo: Members of the California Nurses Association and supporters rally at the State Capitol…
April 29, 2021

California Update for Thursday, April 29, 2021

Did San Francisco have twice as many deaths from overdoses as from COVID-19? Data from the city’s public health department and medical examiner’s office support this claim. Health officials say the isolation caused by the pandemic led to an increase in fentanyl overdoses in San Francisco. Story by…
April 27, 2021

California Update for Tuesday, April 27, 2021

State officials confirmed the Republican-led effort to oust Governor Gavin Newsom gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Story by Nicole Nixon. (Photo: In this Oct 29, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. Gov.…

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