Republican lawmakers have claimed a large percentage of migrants at crowded southern border facilities are testing positive for COVID-19. PolitiFact California examined that and other claims in this week’s Can You Handle The Truth segment.

Story by Chris Nichols.

(Photo: A migrant child holds onto a woman's arm as they wait to be processed by a humanitarian group after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody at a bus station, March 17, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas – AP, via Politifact)

PG&E is coming under intense criticism from the state Public Advocate's Office, which says the utility is ignoring wildfire safety recommendations despite being responsible for devastating and often deadly blazes.

Story by Mike Haggerty.

Speaking at a school in Sonoma County, Governor Gavin Newsom said all schools should be open for in-person instruction in the fall, but he short of saying he'd mandate such a reopening

Story by Kris Hooks.