July 1, 2020
The rules mandate some businesses stop indoor operations— including dine-in restaurants, wineries and movie theaters — for all counties that have been on the state watchlist for more than three days. Those counties cover 72% of California residents.
July 1, 2020
California’s Democratic governor credits his wife and chief of staff for making paid family leave a priority in recent budget negotiations.
June 30, 2020
Watch live at 12 p.m. as California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update on the state’s initiative to secure hotel & motel rooms to protect homeless individuals from COVID-19.
June 30, 2020
Despite a dedication of resources, California prison officials are struggling to contain the COVID outbreaks, let alone prevent them. Prison systems in several other states are seeing worse outbreaks.
June 29, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
A day after ordering bars closed in a handful of counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’s considering further restrictions, though he did not elaborate on what they are.
June 26, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
Lawmakers also approved constitutional amendments this week, giving voters the opportunity to weigh in on affirmative action and voting rights for parolees — and, in some cases, 17-year-olds.
June 26, 2020 | Nicole Nixon
The action marks the first time Gov. Gavin Newsom has followed through on his promise to “toggle back” as COVID-19 cases continue to climb in California and around the country.
June 25, 2020 | Nick Miller
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the daily number of positive cases dropped after a record 7,149 during the previous 24 hours.
June 25, 2020
CapRadio PolitiFact California Reporter Chris Nichols takes a closer at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legal authority to mandate wearing masks.
June 24, 2020 | Scott Rodd
Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to more testing as a primary explanation for the rise in cases. The state processed more than 90,000 tests on Tuesday; in early May, it was processing about 30,000 per day.
February 6, 2020
On this week’s Capitol Chat: an initiative to expand rent control in California has qualified for the November ballot, and childcare providers in California rallied at the Capitol and are mobilizing to unionize.
January 23, 2020
There have been more horse deaths at Santa Anita Park, five just since December 28, 2019. Uber is piloting a new pricing program allowing drivers to set rates at three airports. And we wait for the State of the State to be scheduled.
December 12, 2019
As the primaries approach, candidate visits to the Western US continue. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was just in California and Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in Reno. And we talk about the coming of the state’s individual mandate.
December 5, 2019
The California Legislature has refused CapRadio’s public records request for data on sexual harassment complaints, from January to the present. CapRadio’s Ben Adler shares his latest reporting and what this could mean for how accusations are handled
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