Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses childcare, recall with Telemundo 23’s Stephanie Magallon
Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Castroville Wednesday to announce a $20 billion school funding…
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Newsom announces $20 billion in proposed school spending during visit to Castroville
Gov. Gavin Newsom is in Monterey County Wednesday, and he is expected to announce a proposal for state school…
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GOP’s Faulconer pitches tax cut plan for California
Hoping to grab a share of the spotlight in California’s expected recall election, Republican candidate for governor Kevin Faulconer on Wednesday…
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California to effectively end mask mandate when state fully reopens next month, Gov. Newsom says
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will effectively end its mask mandate next month when the state plans to fully reopen after more than a year of…
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New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police
As two police departments in California mourn the loss of their officers — shot and killed in the line of duty in two separate incidents within 24…
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Billions of dollars expected to help Californians experiencing homeless
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed $12 billion in funding intended to help end the statewide issue of homelessness.…
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California nears expanding COVID-19 shot to children 12-15
California is nearing approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its 2.1 million children ages 12 to 15, state health officials said Tuesday, one…
Continue Reading Stockton officer killed while responding to domestic disturbance
Stockton police have identified the officer killed while responding to a domestic disturbance Tuesday morning and released more details about the…
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New California attorney general pledges focus on hate crimes
California’s new attorney general on Tuesday promised an increased focus on hate crimes, saying there is “a state of crisis” because of…
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MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark
The Oakland A’s may be looking for a new home soon, according to Major League…
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Police identify officer, suspect killed in San Luis Obispo shooting
The San Luis Obispo Police Department has identified the officer killed in the line of duty, a fellow officer who was injured and the suspect in the…
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California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing…
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PG&E warns of scammers impersonating utility workers
Pacific Gas and Electric is warning its customers to be on the lookout for potential scammers as it receives more reports of…
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Monterey County Peace Officers Association to host 23rd Annual Police Memorial & Procession
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION) In honor of National Police Week, the Monterey County Peace Officers Association will be holding the 23rd Annual…
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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation’s most populated…
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announces tax rebate for residents, multi-billion dollar budget surplus
Gov. Gavin Newsom was in Alameda County Monday to unveil his Economic Recovery Plan, and he says it will include…
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Two college students had to be rescued when their boat made of plastic buckets and kiddie pools drifted out to sea
Two college students in California had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean this weekend when they floated too far from the shore in a…
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Police deliver Mother’s Day flowers after arresting delivery driver for DUI
Police officers responding to a collision in Fairfield, California, made sure nothing got in the way of moms in the area receiving their Mother’s Day…
Continue Reading California warehouses required to cut emissions in one of the nation’s smoggiest regions, air quality board votes
A Southern California air quality board voted Friday to require large warehouses to drastically cut diesel emissions in an apparent first-of-its-kind…
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California rice growers worry about ripple effect
California’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds…
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California officer accused of filing false police report
A Sacramento Police Department officer was arrested Thursday on suspicion of filing a false police report in a case connected to…
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FBI announces new strategies to address hate crimes in San Francisco
The FBI in San Francisco is implementing new strategies to combat hate crimes after two Asian women were stabbed at a bus stop in the city…
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California reports first ever yearly population decline
California’s population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for…
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A giant Sequoia tree in California is still smoldering from last year’s Castle Fire
Scientists and fire crews with the National Park Service (NPS) have discovered a smoldering Sequoia tree that is still burning from the…
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California fire victims see little payout from settlement
A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric…
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Senator Caballero seeks community input on bill changing requirements for Sheriff candidates
California State Senator Anna Caballero has released a survey to get community input on a bill that would…
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Court upholds California governor’s use of emergency powers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s use of emergency powers to make far-reaching policies during the pandemic was upheld Wednesday by state appellate…
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San Joaquin County bar owner accused of selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
A bar owner in San Joaquin County has been arrested after agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) said…
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ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning expands to the West Coast
After almost two decades, the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system is now available to 50 million residents in California, Oregon, and…
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US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire
A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that…
Continue Reading Bid to end ‘spousal rape’ distinction stalls in California
Efforts to end what California lawmakers call an archaic distinction between spousal rape and other forms of sexual assault appear to have stalled…
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California will lose a congressional seat for the first time
California is losing a congressional seat after the Census Bureau released its 2020 population…
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Name falcon chicks tended to by UCSC biologists
How you can help name four baby falcons banded by UCSC biologists.…
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Disneyland reopens after being closed for more than a year
Disneyland reopened Friday after being closed for more than a year, but many health safety protocols will continue to be…
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5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs
The woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music…
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Gov. Newsom to sign legislation providing tax cut for small businesses
Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting with small business owners in Los Angeles County who have been impacted by the pandemic as he signs…
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California trucks salmon to Pacific; low river levels blamed
California officials will again truck millions of young salmon raised at fish hatcheries in the state’s Central Valley agricultural region to the…
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California Senate proposes to spend $3.4 billion on drought
Mired in yet another drought that threatens drinking water, endangered species of fish and the state’s massive agriculture industry, Democrats in…
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California man held for allegedly starting deadly wildfire
A man charged with killing a woman in Northern California was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire to cover up the crime that spread and…
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Senators introduce bill to help prevent power shutoffs, improve grid resiliency
California Senator Alex Padilla announced Thursday that he and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced a bill aimed to help prepare electrical…
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California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
California could become the only state to let adult children add their parents as dependents to their health insurance plans, a policy proposal aimed…
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California man who died in custody was restrained on his stomach for 5 minutes and lost consciousness, police body camera shows
A California man who died in police custody this month was restrained on his stomach on the ground for about five minutes before he became…
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U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online
Plans for 3D-printed, self-assembled “ghost guns” can be posted online without U.S. State Department approval, a federal appeals court ruled…
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Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is ‘staggering’
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be more than 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California…
Continue Reading California to align with CDC on outdoor mask guidance
The CDC issued an update on its guidance for wearing masks outdoors, and it now says fully vaccinated people do not need to wear them outdoors…
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Increased whale deaths linked to ship traffic
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KPIX, KION) In the past month, five whales have been found dead in or outside the San Francisco Bay. Most of them appear to…
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Newsom recall effort meets valid signature requirement
The California Secretary of State’s Office says that as of Monday, the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has met the required number of valid…
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Salinas native called to Mexico Youth National Team
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that goalkeeper Emi Ochoa has been called to participate in the Mexico Youth National team training…
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California man hospitalized with clot after J&J vaccination
A San Francisco Bay Area man in his 30s is recuperating after developing a rare blood clot in his leg within two weeks of receiving the Johnson &…
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California governor seeks ban on new fracking by 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a social media post Friday that California has become the first state to declare an end to oil extraction in the…
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