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Good morning, California. It’s Friday, September 10. Influx, outflux of people? If you want to keep your job or go to school, get vaccinated. That was the resounding message sent Thursday, when President Joe Biden issued a sweeping order mandating vaccines or weekly COVID-19 testing for the roughly 80 million Americans who work for a […]

Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, September 9. Big decisions ahead Win or lose the recall, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political challenges won’t end after Sept. 14. State lawmakers on Wednesday sent a stack of controversial bills to the governor’s desk, adding to a pile that already contains such contentious proposals as eliminating single-family zoning statewide and […]

Kamala Harris is joining the governor today to rally against the Sept. 14 Newsom recall. So will President Joe Biden next week.

The Newsom recall election ends in one week, and campaigns on both sides are firing up efforts to reach Latino and Asian voters.

Ironically, as Californians celebrate Labor Day weekend, millions will see their unemployment benefits reduced or cut off altogether. That’s because the federal government on Saturday is ending four key programs intended to help keep people afloat amid the pandemic — a shift that will cause about 2.2 million of the 3 million Californians currently receiving […]

From wildfires to COVID-19 outbreaks and the Newsom recall election, many crises are competing for Californians' attention right now.

Shirley Weber has been thrust into the awkward position of administering the California recall that could oust the man who appointed her.

Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, August 31. Hectic evacuation process Thousands of cars stuck in traffic so knotted that one South Lake Tahoe resident moved just 30 feet in two hours. Snow guns deployed to beat flames away from the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort. Smoke and ash so dense that the clarity of Lake Tahoe’s brilliant […]

As the recall election approaches, competition between — and media coverage of — Gov. Gavin Newsom and Larry Elder is heating up.

Recall updates: VP Kamala Harris cancels event to help Newsom, Kevin Faulconer appeals to working moms, state GOP sues over Newsom finances and intra-party sniping between Democrats Jacqueline McGowan and Kevin Paffrath.