Does Gov. Newsom really have the legal authority to make face coverings mandatory in California? A Northern California mayor and some viral social media posts say he does not. PolitiFact California rated those claims.

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(Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie's restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

For the first time in three days, California did not set a new one-day record for new COVID-19 cases.

Story by Nick Miller.

Electric trucks are very likely to become a common sight in California now that state air officials passed a rule that will require all new trucks to be zero-emission by 2045.

Story by Ezra David Romero.