California News Archives

Central Coast assemblymember requests temporary housing funding for sick, at-risk farm workers

May 5, 2020 4:35 PM Avery Johnson

Assemblymember Robert Rivas announced that he has submitted a $25 million budget request to fund temporary housing for sick or…

Court upholds California ban on church services in pandemic

May 5, 2020 3:20 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge says California Gov. Gavin Newsom had the right to ban church assemblies to prevent the spread of the…

Gov. Gavin Newsom provides update on state’s COVID-19 response

May 5, 2020 11:57 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing an update on California’s response to COVID-19…

Nearly $1M dumped on side of road during CHP chase

May 5, 2020 10:30 AM The Associated Press

The California Highway Patrol says nearly $1 million in cash was dumped on a Central California road during a chase that ended with the…

California governor says some business may reopen this week

May 4, 2020 11:54 AM The Associated Press, Avery Johnson

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will move into the second phase of his reopening plan as early as Friday, allowing lower-risk…

Rural California county hums back to life, defying order

May 1, 2020 5:33 PM The Associated Press

The lights are back on at restaurants, bars and other businesses in California’s Modoc County after nearly six weeks.…

Most enlistees not eligible to join California Health Corps

May 1, 2020 5:21 PM The Associated Press

Two-thirds of the 93,000 people who volunteered for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California Health Corps lacked valid medical…

Gov. Newsom promises move toward reducing restrictions as he shares record unemployment numbers

May 1, 2020 11:47 AM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is providing a daily update on California’s response to COVID-19…

PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy

May 1, 2020 12:27 PM The Associated Press

PG&E will sweep out three-fourths of its board of directors in an attempt to start with a mostly clean slate after the nation’s largest…

Gov. Newsom signs order temporarily allowing virtual marriage licenses

April 30, 2020 6:07 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he signed an executive order allowing adults to get marriage licenses through video…

California governor orders Orange County beaches to close

April 30, 2020 11:51 AM The Associated Press

Governor Gavin Newsom is providing a daily update on California’s response to COVID-19, but he is also expected to…

Gov. Newsom expected to announce beach and state parks closure

April 29, 2020 9:05 PM KION546 News Team

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION and CBSLA) A notice sent out by the California Police Chief’s Association Wednesday said local law enforcement agencies…

CHP identifies driver recorded going off cliff near Gray Whale Cove

April 29, 2020 6:15 PM Avery Johnson

San Francisco CHP has released the identity of the person the agency believes drove off a cliff near Gray Whale Cove back in…

Governor Newsom announces programs to provide resources, funds to families in need

April 29, 2020 11:56 AM Avery Johnson

Governor Gavin Newsom is providing a daily update on California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…

Tulare County investigators search for murder suspects, one with possible Salinas ties

April 28, 2020 4:28 PM Avery Johnson

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two people of interest in a murder there, and one of them may have a connection to…

California governor: Schools may reopen as soon as July

April 28, 2020 11:51 AM The Associated Press

California Governor Gavin Newsom is giving a daily update on the state’s response to…

2020 California State Fair and Food Festival canceled

April 27, 2020 3:23 PM Avery Johnson

Cal Expo’s Board announced that it is cancelling the California State Fair and Food Festival this year due to the COVID-19…

Several Bay Area counties to extend, revise Shelter in Place orders

April 27, 2020 12:10 PM Avery Johnson

Public health officers in several Bay area counties and the City of Berkeley said they will issue revised Shelter in Place this week and extend them…

Newsom: Changes to coronavirus orders may come within weeks

April 27, 2020 11:45 AM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state may be just weeks away from “meaningful changes” to its stay-at-home order that took effect March 19.…

Governor Newsom announces food delivery, emotional support initiative for seniors

April 24, 2020 11:49 AM Avery Johnson

Governor Gavin Newsom announced in a news conference Friday that he launching an initiative to help seniors isolating during the state’s stay at home…

California won’t force 10-cent grocery bag charge amid virus

April 24, 2020 11:00 AM The Associated Press

California grocery and retail stores won’t be required to charge 10 cents per bag, and they can again hand out thinner, single-use plastic…

Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law

April 23, 2020 5:38 PM The Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked a California law requiring background checks to buy ammunition.…

Governor Newsom provides update on California’s response to COVID-19

April 23, 2020 11:46 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to COVID-19…

No date to ease California restrictions, but increased testing announced

April 22, 2020 7:00 PM Aaron Groff

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state needs to greatly increase its COVID-19 testing and tracing abilities in…

More drivers cited for speeding as traffic declines

April 22, 2020 4:51 PM The Associated Press

The California Highway Patrol is issuing a lot more tickets to motorists feeling the need for speed on roadways where…

California to resume scheduled surgeries amid outbreak

April 22, 2020 11:42 AM The Associated Press

California Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to…

Governor Newsom provides update on state’s response to COVID-19 outbreak

April 20, 2020 11:47 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19…

Governor: 16,000 hotel rooms to house homeless in California

April 20, 2020 10:54 AM The Associated Press

California is on its way to leasing more than 16,000 hotel rooms to house the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic.…

California tops 1,000 coronavirus deaths as economy tumbles

April 17, 2020 6:28 PM The Associated Press

California surpassed 1,000 deaths from the coronavirus as the pandemic pushed the state into recession.…

Four former California governors join council to revive economy

April 17, 2020 11:53 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the State’s response to COVID-19…

AAA offers free roadside assistance to first responders, healthcare workers

April 17, 2020 11:47 AM Avery Johnson

AAA Northern California said it will be offering free roadside assistance to first responders and healthcare workers through the end of…

Comic-Con canceled over coronavirus, plans 2021 return

April 17, 2020 10:24 AM The Associated Press

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con has been canceled due to coronavirus-related restrictions around large gatherings.…

Report: Opening windows can prevent the spread of Covid-19

April 16, 2020 5:38 PM Max Tarlton

Bringing some fresh air inside could help prevent the spread of the coronavirus according to experts in health, the built environment and…

California governor expects $7 billion in virus spending

April 16, 2020 5:43 PM The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend up to $7 billion this year battling the coronavirus and the economic disruption it has caused.…

California to provide extra paid sick leave for food service workers

April 16, 2020 11:54 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Newsom is providing a daily update on the State’s response to…

California to give cash payments to immigrants hurt by virus

April 15, 2020 11:38 AM The Associated Press

Governor Newsom is set to provide an update on California’s response to COVID-19…

Salinas family makes custom kicks to pass the time and inspire others

April 15, 2020 6:34 PM Zach McIntyre

What started out as art class, has turned into a…

California governor gives outline for lifting virus closures

April 14, 2020 11:37 AM The Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’ll reveal plans Tuesday for gradually releasing California from the coronavirus…

Businesses react to Governor Newsom’s announcement that he plans to reopen economy

April 13, 2020 11:24 AM Avery Johnson, Shannon Longworth

Governor Newsom said he is working with the governors of Oregon and Washington to announce an agreement on a vision for reopening economies and…

California orders insurance premium refunds during outbreak

April 13, 2020 4:55 PM The Associated Press

California’s insurance commissioner has ordered some companies to refund premiums for March and April because of the coronavirus pandemic.…

Caltrans issuing special permits for overweight trucks carrying COVID-19 response supplies

April 13, 2020 2:47 PM Avery Johnson

Caltrans said it will temporarily issue special permits for overweight trucks carrying emergency supplies for COVID-19…

Governor Newsom provides update on State’s COVID-19 response

April 10, 2020 11:59 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Gavin Newsom is giving his daily update on the State’s response to…

California to provide hotel rooms to front-line health care workers

April 9, 2020 11:46 AM Avery Johnson

California Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update on the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…

California governor encouraged by drop in ICU placements

April 9, 2020 4:32 PM The Associated Press

California has seen its first daily decrease in intensive care hospitalizations during the coronavirus outbreak.…

Legislation to protect farmworkers during COVID-19 pandemic introduced by Central Coast assemblymember

April 8, 2020 3:07 PM Avery Johnson

To help protect California farmworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Assemblymember Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) introduced…

Governor Newsom gives update on California’s response to COVID-19

April 8, 2020 11:48 AM Avery Johnson

Governor Gavin Newsom is providing an update Wednesday on California’s response to…

CA nursing home patients evacuated when workers fail to show

April 8, 2020 11:46 AM KION546 News Team

Dozens of patients are being evacuated from a skilled nursing facility in Riverside after employees failed to showed up for work two days in a…

California small businesses get boost from state and federal government

April 2, 2020 9:24 PM KION546 News Team

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KION) On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a plan for more assistance to the state’s small businesses.…

California State Parks teaching students virtually

April 6, 2020 5:34 PM Zach McIntyre

If you want to explore California without leaving your living room, California State Parks has you covered.…

California governor sticking with mid-May as COVID-19 peak

April 6, 2020 6:03 PM The Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom is sticking to a mid-May projection of when the COVID-19 outbreak will reach its peak in California.…