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Byline: KATHLEEN RONAYNE- Associated Press

14 Aug

California governor on the hot seat over pandemic response

published on August 14, 2020 - 1:48 PM

(AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a summer of muddled messaging and bad news in the coronavirus fight,

03 Aug

California officials report first virus death of a child

published on August 3, 2020 - 2:42 PM

(AP) — California health officials reported the state’s first coronavirus death of a child on Friday as the statewide tally

31 Jul

‘Building bridges’: How Bass became a leading VP contender

published on July 31, 2020 - 2:32 PM

(AP) — California’s leaders were deadlocked and on the verge of financial catastrophe in 2008. Five negotiators, including Republican Gov.

23 Jul

California buys more masks, but some workers still lack

published on July 23, 2020 - 1:46 PM

(AP) — California will spend $315 million more to buy hundreds of millions of protective masks as the coronavirus continues

02 Jul

How California went from success story to virus hot spot

published on July 2, 2020 - 1:51 PM

(AP) — Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California’s mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus

26 Jun

Data privacy, other measures qualify for California ballot

published on June 26, 2020 - 12:55 PM

(AP) — California voters will weigh in this November on whether to expand a landmark data privacy law, alter a

18 Jun

California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces

published on June 18, 2020 - 1:16 PM

(AP) — California will require people to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible under

05 Jun

California again extends major contract for protective masks

published on June 5, 2020 - 1:16 PM

(AP) — California is giving a Chinese manufacturer it contracted with for hundreds of millions of protective masks one more

02 Jun

Democratic governors reject Trump’s call to send in military

published on June 2, 2020 - 1:10 PM

(AP) — Several Democratic governors on Monday pushed back against President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the U.S. military unless

29 May

GOP lawyer fights California governor on stay-at-home orders

published on May 29, 2020 - 12:51 PM

(AP) — Long before Harmeet Dhillon became the leader of the legal fight against California’s stay-at-home order, she was a

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