Aug 18 California power operators plead for conservation, Gov. Newsom declares emergency over wildfires By Janie Har, Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom declared an emergency Tuesday over wildfires burning throughout California as the state's power grid operator pleaded for continued conservation to avoid rolling blackouts. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: California governor demands probe of power blackouts By Janie Har, Adam Beam, Associated Press The governor warned that customers could again lose power Monday. Newsom also sent an letter to state energy overseers demanding to know why blackouts occurred with such little notice to the public. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: California governor calls Kamala Harris VP pick a ‘proud moment’ By Associated Press During a briefing Wednesday, Newsom reflected on his years of public service in California working alongside Harris when she was district attorney in San Francisco and the state's attorney general. Continue reading
Aug 03 WATCH: Governor says California getting a grip on virus By Associated Press In California, more than 9,000 people have now died from the virus, and three-quarters were 65 and older. Only about 9% of California’s nearly half-million confirmed virus cases are children. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: California governor shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches By Adam Beam, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and has ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising. Continue reading
Jun 05 California police must stop training officers to use neck hold, governor says By Adam Beam, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain. 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
May 06 California Gov. Newsom’s billion-dollar mask deal hits snag By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom says millions of protective masks purchased under a billion-dollar deal with a Chinese company are facing a delay in the federal certification process. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: California Gov. Newsom gives coronavirus update; rural county defies shutdown By John Antczak, Adam Beam, Associated Press A rural California county is defying Gov. Gavin Newsom's coronavirus shutdown order and has become the state's first county to let nonessential businesses reopen. Continue reading