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As hospitalizations and case numbers rise, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned intensive care units at California hospitals could be over capacity by mid-December unless something changes.

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State Government

Can Gavin Newsom Use The Pandemic To Beat Back Homelessness?

November 30, 2020

“Project Homekey” could deliver in months what homelessness advocates have wanted for decades: a huge infusion of cash, and a way around cumbersome regulations. But the silver lining comes with a time limit.

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California Regulators Didn't Follow Rules In Approving Hundreds Of New Oil Well Permits, Audit Finds

November 27, 2020 | Ezra David Romero

A state audit released the day before Thanksgiving shows that California oil regulators didn’t follow their own rules and in 2019 issued hundreds of inappropriate permits for new wells.

State Government

EDD Sent Up To $1 Billion Of Unemployment Funds To Prison And Jail Inmates, Prosecutors Say

November 24, 2020 | Nicole Nixon

The fraud allegations represent another black eye for the state’s unemployment department, which has been plagued by payment backlogs since the pandemic began.

State Government

After Months With No Pandemic Relief, Advocates Ramp Up Pressure On Congress

November 24, 2020 | Nicole Nixon

The federal government’s COVID-19 relief package known as the CARES Act was approved in March, but some provisions like expanded unemployment benefits have been spent. Other protections will expire at the end of the year.

State Government

Watch: California Health Officials Update On COVID-19 For November 24

November 24, 2020

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly gave an update Tuesday on COVID-19 in the state.

Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool

State Government

Watch: Gov. Gavin Newsom Update On COVID-19 For Nov. 23

November 23, 2020

Watch California Gov. Gavin Newsom's update on the state's response to COVID-19.

State Government

Third Straight Weekend Of Protests, Violence As Trump Supporters Descend On California’s Capitol

November 21, 2020 | Scott Rodd

Pro-Trump demonstrators and Proud Boys gathered at the Capitol in downtown Sacramento and marched to Cesar Chavez Plaza, where they squared-off with counter-protesters.

State Government

State Mandates Emergency Workplace COVID-19 Protections, Less Crowding For Guest Farmworkers

November 21, 2020

Backed by the state’s attorney general and welcomed by labor advocates as better late than never, California’s new policy will start to hold businesses accountable for protecting their workers and mandate reporting outbreaks.

State Government

‘It’s A Shame’: California Squandered $2.7 Billion For Affordable Housing, Audit Says

November 20, 2020 | Chris Nichols

The California State Auditor found the state wasted $2.7 billion in bond resources that could have spurred affordable housing construction.

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