Actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after going missing during a boat trip in Ventura County. The state and the University of California file lawsuits against the Trump administration. And a tired California mother envisioned a faster, healthier way t…
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In CA: UC’s first Black president, a killer rabbit disease and Cowboys stay away
Plus: COVID-19 cases surge in the state’s most populous county, leaving in doubt whether schools can reopen next month.
In CA: California condors make a comeback; Christopher Columbus gets the boot
A statue depicting Italian navigator Christopher Columbus has left the California Capitol. And we learn more about who got federal loans for their businesses, and they include folks linked to lawmakers Devin Nunes and Nancy Pelosi. Plus, I love a good …
In CA: A Fourth of July to remember (but not because you did anything cool and fun)
Tune your TV sets to PBS for the annual Fourth of July extravaganza, because big firework displays and parties are, for now, a thing of memories. And see how coronavirus cases are tracking in your ZIP code via USA TODAY’s exclusive analysis. Plus: In-N…
In CA: Not all police will enforce mask order, departments say
California has a new mask mandate, but who will enforce it? And renewed calls to remove a statue of Father Junipero Serra prompt the community to take action. Plus, Black leaders reflect on what Juneteenth means this particular year.
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In CA: ‘Politics is killing our country,’ Riverside County sheriff says in opposing review of department policies
Riverside County’s sheriff directs people to the web site to look at its department policies themselves — the board overseeing the agency agrees. And children who had been spared the worst of the coronavirus are now being diagnosed with a related disea…
In CA: The endless summer for Golden State parents and guardians
School can reopen in some districts, the state says, but will parents want to send their children to a place where social interactions are discouraged? And what ‘defund the police’ really means. Plus: Find out why that rattlesnake you run into may not …
In CA: Hoses to septic tanks could work on rioters, longtime cop posts
The elected official apologizes for his social media post that rioters should be sprayed with septic tank-connected hoses amid growing calls for his resignation. Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for the end of the type of a long-criticized restraint as part of …
In CA: It’s mixed messages when it comes to reopening what, where and how
There’s no clear consensus on when the state should fully reopen its economy or schools, but some businesses are done waiting. And a former California police chief, one of the few African African women in the position, talks about what it felt like to …
In CA: Sheriff tells people they’re welcome to not use 911; waiting on 300 million masks
The state waits on hundreds of millions of N95 masks. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls on President Trump to be a “healer in chief.” And I talk with the attorney who successfully argued to the state’s high court that video and other electronic records …