California gives the OK for churches to reopen with limited capacity
The order does not allow worship services to resume right away. It does, however, recommend that places of worship continue online services for those vulnerable to COVID-19, including older adults and those with comorbidities.
California among many states that won't meet nursing home testing deadline
The White House set the goal two weeks ago urging governors to make it happen.
Court upholds ban on in-person church services in California
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the South Bay United Pentecostal Church in San Diego cannot reopen immediately, the Los Angeles Times reported.
California records 2,000 new coronavirus cases Saturday
The Bay Area saw a modest increase in cases.
Gov. Newsom announces statewide COVID-19 contact tracing campaign
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced the launch of a public awareness campaign for the state's COVID-19 case investigation program.
Governor Gavin Newsom provides a Friday update on COVID-19 ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Governor Gavin Newsom spoke from Napa County at noon on Friday, May 22, 2020.
Gov. Newsom thanks 'American heroes' at veterans center ahead of Memorial Day
Newsom shared an unusually intimate detail of his family life: He said his grandfather was a prisoner of war for nearly five years who eventually took his own life after returning home.
Schools pondering education overhaul for fall
Classroom education could be far different in California schools in the coming school year
Undocumented immigrants complain they can't access California funds for them
Immigrants up and down California say they've been unable to apply for a $75-million relief fund recently created by Gov. Newsom to help them.
1,200 California pastors to defy state's stay-at-home order on May 31
More than 1,200 California pastors say they will resume in-person services on May 31 in defiance of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
Most schools will likely reopen by fall, state superintendent says
California State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced Wednesday that most schools will likely reopen by the fall semester.
US says California's reopening plan discriminates against churches
The head of the federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches.
Tulare County defies California health orders with reopening
The 3-2 vote Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors allows reopening of nearly all businesses that fall under Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the state’s plan, including dine-in restaurants, barbers, movie theaters and shopping malls, the Visalia Times Delta reported. Churches also are included.
US says California order discriminates against churches
The head of the federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division told Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches.
'We are essential:' Salon workers protest in Sacramento
The industry has already filed a lawsuit over the state's shelter-in-place order.
California homeless quarantine in hotels, more rooms needed
In San Francisco, which has moved more than 1,000 of its estimated 8,000 homeless into hotels, nonprofits raised money to get rooms for some who couldn’t get them. Activists have pleaded with Mayor London Breed to do more.
California's undocumented immigrant fund now up and running
The total of $125 million is to be shared among 150,000 people in a state where there are an estimated 3 million undocumented immigrants.
Nearly 1/3 of California given go-ahead to open dine-in restaurants, malls
The counties are: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Nevada, Mariposa, Placer, Plumas, San Benito, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama, Tuolomne, Yuba and Sutter counties.
L.A. County beaches reopen Wednesday with social distancing rules
Los Angeles County from Rancho Palos Verdes to Malibu reopened its beaches Wednesday in the latest cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions that have closed most California public spaces and businesses for nearly two months.
California EDD allows some to turn down work, continue to collect benefits
The State of California Employment Development Department issued a new set of guidelines because of the coronavirus pandemic, which would allow some people to actually turn down work and instead continue to collect unemployment benefits.