COVID-19
California
Newsom reopening comments backfire: State of emergency to stay
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At the inaugural "Vax for the Win" event Friday, Newsom backpedaled on the state’s June 15 grand reopening plans.COVID-19
Masks at work, unless everyone’s vaccinated
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The state’s workplace safety agency on Thursday night passed rules that require employees to wear masks unless everyone in the room is fully vaccinated.budget
California launches reparations task force
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The nine-member task force will draft an apology to Black Californians and recommend ways the state might make up for discriminatory policies.California
Death penalty faces critical test: Will California high court raise bar?
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The California Supreme Court will this week begin hearings in a case challenging the state’s application of the death penalty.COVID-19
Public safety debate reignites
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The mass shooting in San Jose that left nine people dead is just one of countless in a surge of gun violence across the country.Business & Finance
California’s unemployment paradox: openings and joblessness
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In some areas the jobless rate is increasing, yet the state has also only regained 48 percent of jobs lost during the pandemic.California
To mask or not to mask? California’s conundrum
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A flurry of updates to state and national mandates and guidelines has left Gov. Gavin Newsom in the position of potentially having to contradict his own stance.Bay Area
Getting hotter: More blackouts on the way?
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Officials express "guarded optimism" that last year's rolling blackouts won't repeat this year, but a summer heat wave could still bring energy shortages.COVID-19
