California counties say it’s been a challenge to expand vaccine eligibility to all Californians given the fluctuation in supply, and the complications of adjusting to a new state distribution system.
Story by Sammy Caiola.
(Photo: Luther Burbank high school hosts a vaccine clinic in its gym Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - Andrew Nixon / CapRadio).
Some of Sacramento’s top elected leaders are pushing back against plans by county officials to close three Project Roomkey motels this spring.
Story by Chris Nichols.
The California Air Resources Board announces money for the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP) will run out in a month.
Story by Drew Sandsor.
State health officials have moved Merced County into the less-restrictive red coronavirus tier, making Merced the last of the state's 58-counties to move out of purple. The county’s health director says the state should've moved Merced sooner.
Story by Steve Milne.
(Photo: The view from Grouse Ridge in Tahoe National Forest - Ezra David Romero / CapRadio)
All Californians 16 years and older are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine. The change in eligibility comes as Governor Gavin Newsom announced two other milestones in the state’s COVID-19 efforts.
Story by Kris Hooks.
Republican lawmakers have claimed a large percentage of migrants at crowded southern border facilities are testing positive for COVID-19. PolitiFact California examined that and other claims in this week’s Can You Handle The Truth segment.
Story by Chris Nichols.
(Photo: A migrant child holds onto a woman's arm as they wait to be processed by a humanitarian group after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody at a bus station, March 17, 2021, in Brownsville, Texas – AP, via Politifact)
PG&E is coming under intense criticism from the state Public Advocate's Office, which says the utility is ignoring wildfire safety recommendations despite being responsible for devastating and often deadly blazes.
Story by Mike Haggerty.
Speaking at a school in Sonoma County, Governor Gavin Newsom said all schools should be open for in-person instruction in the fall, but he short of saying he'd mandate such a reopening
Story by Kris Hooks.
A father and son are in custody in connection with the disappearance of Kristen Smart who vanished from her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo dorm after coming home from a party in 1996.
Story by Mike Haggerty.
(Photo: Kristin Smart was a 19-year-old freshman at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo when she disappeared in May 1996 following an off-campus party - Courtesy of CBS News).
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday authorizing more than $500 million to speed up wildfire prevention efforts throughout California.
Story by Steve Milne.
A bipartisan coalition of Central Valley state lawmakers is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency because of dangerously dry conditions.
Story by Steve Milne.
(Photo: Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the North Complex Fire zone in Butte County on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, outside of Oroville, Calif. - Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)
A new bill in the California Legislature would make it easier for subjects of a recall to access information about voters who signed the petition to oust them, but it would not apply to the current effort against Governor Gavin Newsom.
Story by Nicole Nixon.
California’s COVID-19 numbers are trending in the right direction, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be getting rid of your masks any time soon.
Story by Scott Rodd.
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