Dec 27 Major weekend snowstorm blankets Northern California, closes mountain roads By Associated Press A major Christmas weekend storm caused whiteout conditions and closed key highways amid blowing snow in mountains of Northern California and Nevada, with forecasters warning that travel in the Sierra Nevada could be difficult for several days. Continue reading
Dec 26 Major storm dumps snow, closes mountain routes in California By Associated Press A 70-mile (112-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80 was shut Sunday from Colfax, California, through the Lake Tahoe region to the Nevada state line. The California Department of Transportation also closed other mountain routes while warning of poor visibility and slippery… Continue reading
Dec 22 WATCH: Gov. Gavin Newsom announces plans to protect Californians from omicron variant By News Desk and Adam Beam, Associated Press California's roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Dec 13 California brings back mask mandate during holiday season as virus cases rise By Adam Beam, Associated Press California is bringing back a statewide indoor mask mandate. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced the new mandate will start Wednesday and last until Jan. 15. Continue reading
Dec 12 Will new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Since voters approved Proposition 12 by a 2-to-1 ratio in November 2018, state officials have missed deadlines for releasing specific regulations covering the humane treatment of animals that provide meat for the California market. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 11:27 Can this innovative housing model help solve California’s affordable housing crisis? By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong A seldom-used housing model is gaining steam across the country, particularly in communities where tenants are facing higher rents and possible displacement. Newshour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano speaks with housing advocates and residents in California, who are partnering with community land… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 11:23 Low wage, essential workers demand better protections in California By Ivette Feliciano Low-wage, essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home are facing an unequal playing field as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue. In California, many of the state’s 556,000 fast-food workers have protested what they call a widespread… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 8:50 In California, an effort to protect frontline communities from environmental health risks By Tom Casciato More than seven million Californians live within a mile of an oil or gas well, which studies show can create silent health hazards. Now, there are efforts to put more distance between people and pollutants. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom… Continue watching
Nov 19 California wildfires torch thousands of giant sequoia trees By Brian Melley, Associated Press The estimate released Friday accounts for 13% to 19% of the native sequoias that are the largest trees on Earth. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: This California project is studying how to help people adapt to climate change By Tom Casciato As climate-change-fueled wildfires become the new normal there, the need to adapt to smoke and other hazards has become acute. Continue reading