California Update for Tuesday, December 22, 2020

newsomclose pCongress has approved a $900 billion coronavirus relief package. Governor Gavin Newsom estimates a little more than $50 billion of it will directly help Californians.

Story by Nicole Nixon.

(Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom from March 2020 - Rich Pedroncelli / AP Photo)

 

 

 

 

Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's top doctor say the stay-at-home orders for Southern California and San Joaquin Valley regions won't be removed anytime soon.

Story by Ed Fletcher.

A new report from a non-partisan group says despite recent improvements California's legislature still needs to be more ethnically diverse

Story by Mike Haggerty.

Teachers' unions in California are voicing concerns about a proposal to require schools to return to in-person learning on March 1, 2020.

Story by Suzanne Potter – California News Service.

 

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