Jul 10 Attorney not disputing suicide findings in Black man's death By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The attorney for the family of a Black man found hanging from a tree in a Southern California city park last month on Friday did not dispute investigators’ findings ruling the death a suicide. Continue reading
Jun 25 California to vote on electric truck sales rule By Adam Beam, Cuneyt Dil, Associated Press The rule is aimed at helping the nation's most populous state clean up its air quality and would require a certain percentage of work truck sales each year to be zero-emission vehicles. Continue reading
Jun 15 State, FBI to oversee probe into black man's hanging death By Associated Press State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in the Southern California city of Palmdale. Continue reading
May 28 The cost of redacting police body cam footage must be paid by governments, court rules By Don Thompson, Associated Press Governments must bear the costs of redacting police body camera video before making it public, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a decision that was hailed by media organizations and will be costly for cities and counties. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Top Democrats slam Trump's COVID-19 testing plan In our news wrap Monday, top Democrats slammed the Trump administration’s national COVID-19 testing strategy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, with other colleagues, blasted the effort as intending to “reject responsibility.” Also, the British prime… Continue watching
May 25 California issues guidelines for church reopenings By Robert Jablon, Associated Press Churches can resume in-person services but worshippers will be limited to 100 people and they should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate under state guidelines released Monday. Continue reading
May 22 U.S. warns Los Angeles stay-at-home extension could be illegal By Brian Melley, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the mayor of Los Angeles warning that an extension of the coronavirus stay-at-home orders may be unlawful. Continue reading
May 22 California's April jobless rate higher than Great Recession By Adam Beam, Associated Press California accounted for 11.4% of all jobs lost nationwide in April as the unemployment rate jumped 10.2 percentage points since March, the largest one month rise since 1976. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:35 Newsom: California reopening 'driven by evidence, not ideology' California was one of the first U.S. states to see a significant outbreak of the novel coronavirus, but in the past few weeks, the curve of infection there has flattened. As a result, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced plans to… Continue watching
May 18 WATCH: California's Newsom relaxes criteria for counties to reopen By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press A decline in state hospitalizations in the last two weeks, the distribution of more personal protective equipment and the state's increased testing ability are all positive trend lines that allowed the state to relax its criteria, the governor said. Continue reading