Newsom: California gym guidelines could be issued in a 'week or so'

Along with some churches and hair salons, a number of gym owners have been vocal about reopening, calling exercise an "essential business."

California Assembly slams governor's proposed budget cuts

Few state lawmakers used their platform to offer an alternative plan, as the administration faces the challenge of cutting a staggering $54.3 billion from the state budget.

Trump blasts Newsom over mail-in ballots; claims election will be 'rigged'

"There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent. Mail boxes will be robbed, ballots will be forged & even illegally printed out & fraudulently signed," the president tweeted. 

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. 

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.

Billions in cuts proposed as California revenue plunges

The cuts are part of a plan to cover a $54.3 billion budget deficit caused by plummeting state revenues after a mandatory, statewide stay-at-home order forced most businesses to close and put more than 4.7 million people out of work.

Clergy gather in Oakland, demand Gov. Newsom allow churches to reopen

Dozens of pastors from Northern and Southern California gathered in Oakland Thursday demanding Governor Gavin Newsom allow churches to reopen.

California governor looks to plug $54 billion budget hole

Budget problems are not new for California, having spent much of the last decade navigating through multi-billion deficits in the wake of the Great Recession.

Mark Neveau talks air travel amid the pandemic; California's wildfire plan for upcoming wildfire season
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Former FEMA Director Mark Neveau spoke to KTVU's Julie Haener during the 5 O'Clock News on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 about these two important issues: air travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and the upcoming wildfire season in California.

California is preparing for an active wildfire season amid the Coronavirus pandemic

Mindful of the anxiety coronavirus has wrought on Californians, CalFire is currently building up its strength to 6,100 permanent firefighters, 2,600 seasonal firefighters, 3,200 inmate firefighters, and 600 fire prevention volunteers.

Newsom: 'Wildfire Safety Division' will oversee utilities

Eventually, this division will become an independent entity and will oversee the state's three investor-owned utilities, including PG&E, which is still in bankruptcy.  

California paves way for reopening offices, malls and restaurants

Not everyone is compelled into this phase, he said, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles counties, which have not chosen to move that fast.