Xavier Becerra

Assemblymember Rob Bonta announces the California Green New Deal Act at a press conference on opening day of the 2020 legislative session on Jan. 6, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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Will Newsom appoint an Asian attorney general?
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, March 18. Surge in anti-Asian hate Pressure is mounting on Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint an Asian American or Pacific Islander attorney general amid a surge in anti-Asian harassment and violence, including Tuesday shootings in Atlanta in which a man killed eight people, six of whom were women of Asian […]
By • March 18, 2021
Patients enter Levi’s Stadium to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 9 2021 in Santa Clara. The 49ers arena opened on Tuesday as a vaccine distribution site for Santa Clara County residents 65 and older and is expected to inoculate up to 15,000 people per day once supplies become available. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
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California hurtles into fastest reopening yet
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, March 5. Lots of changes at once Gov. Gavin Newsom is leading California into its largest and fastest reopening since the state first shut down nearly a year ago — even as questions remain as to whether the necessary infrastructure is in place. State lawmakers on Thursday sent to Newsom’s […]
By • March 5, 2021
Caitrin Wright and her son Cooper, 8, hold up signs during a demonstration protesting the continued closure of public schools across California on Dec. 5, 2020 at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. “My eyes are tired from looking at zoom,” said Cooper. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
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One puzzle piece remains for Newsom, lawmakers
Good morning, California. It’s Tuesday, February 23. School reopenings stubborn Every piece of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s high-priority pandemic proposals has fallen into place — except for reopening schools. Lawmakers on Monday sent a $7.6 billion relief package to Newsom’s desk, which includes $600 stimulus payments for 5.7 million low-income Californians, $2 billion in small-business relief […]
By • February 23, 2021
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Becerra, Su emerge as GOP targets
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, February 11. Tough confirmation hearings Two Californians nominated for top positions in President Joe Biden’s administration could face tough confirmation hearings later this month, putting the Golden State’s pandemic response under a national microscope. Attorney General Xavier Becerra, tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, appears to […]
By • February 11, 2021
Harvest Rock Church at Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena. Photo by Bobak Ha'Eri via Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0)
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Newsom loses biggest court battle yet
Good morning, California. It’s Monday, February 8. Churches can reopen indoors The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive authority when it knocked down California’s ban on indoor worship, ruling that the governor’s pandemic restrictions unfairly targeted churches in violation of the First Amendment. The 6-3 ruling issued late Friday […]
By • February 8, 2021

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