A street corner rally in northeast Fresno this weekend attracted dozens of enthusiastic demonstrators supporting conservative causes. Participants who gathered at Champlain and Shepherd avenues waved large flags and held colorful signs advocating for a recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the reelection of President Trump, reopening schools, and supporting police....
‘Newsom at Noon’ Needs a Permanent Substitute Host
Dear Governor, Your lunchtime COVID-19 briefings—“Newsom at Noon”— are must-see TV. No California governor has ever had such a regular platform, and you’ve demonstrated a memory, policy knowledge, and verbal facility (especially with long words) that are almost superhuman. You might be California’s greatest polysyllabic performance since Julie Andrews recorded...
Newsom Overrules Local Districts on School Reopening Plans
Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out strict criteria Friday for school reopenings that make it unlikely the vast majority of districts, including in Fresno and Clovis, will have classroom instruction in the fall as the coronavirus pandemic surges. The rules include a mandate that students above 2nd grade and all staff...
Newsom to Outline Plans for Reopening Schools
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce new guidance for the reopening of California schools Friday, with many of the state’s 1,000 districts just weeks away from returning to school and still undecided on whether to allow students back in classrooms. Several school districts have already said...
California Revamps Testing Guidelines as Virus Surges
SACRAMENTO — California revamped its guidelines for COVID-19 testing to focus of those in hospitals or considered at high risk of infection as the surging pandemic strained testing capacity. The state health department on Tuesday released a four-tier priority system for testing. Those hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms top the list...
Newsom Hopes California Schools Won't Be Delayed by Virus
SACRAMENTO — Surging coronavirus cases in California prompted a warning on Wednesday from the nation's most populous county of a possible delay to classroom instruction in public schools next month — a setback Gov. Gavin Newsom said he hopes to avoid by convincing more people to wear face coverings and...
California Capitol Closing After Assembly Member Gets Virus
SACRAMENTO — A coronavirus outbreak is closing California’s Capitol and forcing the Assembly to put off its return to work as infection and hospitalization rates soar across the state. Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, a Democrat from Inglewood, tweeted Monday that she was exposed to COVID-19 by someone when the Assembly met...
Governors' Companies Among Recipients of Virus Relief Loans
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19's effect on the economy, data released Monday show. The governors of at least seven states have ties to companies...
Props to You, Californians: A Preview of What’s on Your November Ballot
After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized. This past week marked the deadline for citizens and special interests to snag their spot on the Nov.3 ballot. Eight measures...
Newsom Urges People to Avoid Fourth of July Gatherings
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged Californians to turn to their “better angels” and use common sense over the holiday weekend by wearing a mask and skipping traditional gatherings with family and friends. “We're not going into everybody's backyard and enforcing," he said. “We're just encouraging people to...