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Two police officers stand outside an office building where a shooting occurred in Orange, Calif., Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The shooting killed several people, including a child, and injured another person before police shot the suspect, police said.

4 Killed In Shooting At Office Building In California

Mar 31, 2021

Police in Orange found "multiple victims" when they arrived at an office complex Wednesday. Two other people were injured in the incident, including the suspect.

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Politics
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured on March 10, has come out swinging at Republicans leading the charge to remove him from office in a recall bid.

California Gov. Newsom Lashes Out At 'Extremist' Republicans, Pledges To Fight Recall

Mar 15, 2021
"Let's call it what it is: it's a partisan, Republican recall — backed by the [Republican National Committee], anti-mask and anti-vax extremists, and pro-Trump forces," Newsom said Monday.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Mimi Newman, pictured with her dog Miller, has lived in isolation for a year to avoid COVID-19. She says California's vaccine distribution strategy should have prioritized people with disabilities.

People With High-Risk Disabilities Feel Left Out By California's Vaccine System

Mar 09, 2021
California moved from a risk-based to an age-based system for the COVID-19 vaccine in January. People with disabilities say that pivot cast them aside and they should have been prioritized.
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Kareem Hawari poses in a "Designate Little Arabia" face mask.

'We're Here, We Deserve Dignity': Arab Americans Advocate For Little Arabia In Calif.

Mar 07, 2021
Members of the community in Anaheim have been advocating for an official designation of the vibrant district for more than a decade. But the city council has been reluctant to support the efforts.
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Business
Ifeoma Ozoma is the Founder and Principal of Earthseed.

'It Really Is A Gag Order': California May Limit Nondisclosure Agreements

Mar 06, 2021
Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma risked a lawsuit when she made public her allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment. She hopes California will ban contracts like the one she had.
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Newscast headlines

Official: California Likely Facing Critically Dry Year

Mar 02, 2021

LOS ANGELES (AP) — State water authorities say California will likely face a critically dry year with much less runoff from the Sierra Nevada snowpack than normal and reservoirs that already are showing the impact of winter precipitation that is well below average.

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Coronavirus Updates
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference following the opening of a new large scale COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Newsom says the state will start setting aside 10% of its vaccine allotment for teachers, day ca

California Will Begin Setting Aside 10% Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses For Teachers

Feb 20, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the plan on Friday as part of an effort to accelerate in-person learning across the state.
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Health

As California Expands Vaccination, Some Worry Farm Workers Will Lose Out

Feb 14, 2021
Walter Newman, has been giving flu vaccines to California farm workers for decades. He talks to NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about ensuring they get COVID-19 shots, even as the state runs low on doses.
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In this Jan. 31, 2020, file photo, a masked worker cleans a street in the Chinatown district in San Francisco. Police and volunteers have increased their street presence after a series of violent attacks against older Asian residents in Bay Area cities s

Anger And Fear As Asian American Seniors Targeted In Bay Area Attacks

Feb 12, 2021
The assaults have prompted some businesses to close early, while volunteers have set up protective escorts for older residents.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Los Angeles County prosecutors took District Attorney George Gascón to court and won a ruling Monday, putting on hold some of his criminal justice reforms that would reduce sentences for criminals.

Judge Blocks LA District Attorney's Reforms

Feb 09, 2021
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The Supreme Court said California can no longer continue with a ban on indoor church services put in place amid the pandemic.

Supreme Court Rules Against Calif., Doubles Down On Religious Rights Amid Pandemic

Feb 06, 2021
The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%.
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California's first surgeon general, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, is sworn in by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February 2019. A leading voice on health care equity, she's helping shape the state's vaccination makeover following its rocky start.

COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: How High-Tech California Is Now Trying To Fix It

Jan 27, 2021
The nation's most populous state says it's pivoting fast following a chaotic and inefficient county-based rollout of the vaccine. Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris tells NPR about the do-over.
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Coronavirus Updates
Clinicians care for COVID-19 patients last week in a makeshift intensive care unit at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. California is lifting regional stay-at-home orders, but county and local authorities can keep other restrictions in place

California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'

Jan 25, 2021
State health officials are breathing a sigh of relief. But they are also cautious: More than 40 million Californians live in counties where COVID-19 risk is deemed "widespread."
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Coronavirus Updates
By the end of the day, more people received an injection on Monday than have been vaccinated since the start of the vaccine program on Dec. 18, Judson Howe, president of Adventist Health said.

Hospital Scrambles To Find Patients Before Freezer Failure Ruins 830 Vaccines

Jan 05, 2021
The crisis starts around 2 a.m. at a hospital in Mendocino County, Calif. A compressor gives out, giving the staff two hours to use the coronavirus vaccines before they are declared unusable.
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Coronavirus Updates
The coronavirus crisis in Los Angeles County hospitals has become so bad that ambulance services have been told not to transfer patients with a low chance of survival to preserve hospital beds.

LA Paramedics Told Not To Transport Some Patients With Low Chance Of Survival

Jan 05, 2021
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases that have inundated ICUs, the Southern California county is also asking ambulance crews to conserve bottled oxygen.
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Coronavirus Updates
A coronavirus outbreak occurred at the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center's emergency department, with 44 staff members testing positive for the virus between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.

Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44

Jan 04, 2021
Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first known case of the new coronavirus variant in the nation's most populous state during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The first U.S. case was found in Colorado.

California Identifies A Case Of Coronavirus Variant First Seen In U.K.

Dec 30, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement during an online conversation about the pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, but he offered little additional information about the circumstances of the diagnosis.
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Coronavirus Updates
A California National Guard medic prepares to check the vital signs of an incoming patient in front of triage tents outside St. Mary Medical Center last week in Apple Valley amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California.

California Is 1st State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds

Dec 24, 2020
Coronavirus cases in the state have skyrocketed over the last two months, and the ICU capacity is now zero in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley.
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Coronavirus Updates
California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds up a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week at a Los Angeles medical facility. Coronavirus cases continue to soar in the state as hospitals struggle to keep up with the surge.

California Activates 'Mass Fatality' Program As State Sets New Virus Records

Dec 17, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has 60 refrigerated units available if needed. He also said that 5,000 body bags were distributed to some of the hardest-hit counties.
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A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents.

California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic

Dec 10, 2020
When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.
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Environment
These days only park rangers and loggers are allowed in to Big Basin Redwoods State Park following a devastating wildfire that destroyed most of the infrastructure in California's oldest and one of its most iconic state parks. Big Basin is home to the la

California's Ancient Redwoods Face New Challenge From Wildfires And Warming Climate

Dec 08, 2020
California's iconic old-growth redwoods are incredibly resilient and built to survive fires. But even they may find it harder to rebound amid the mounting impacts of climate change.
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California Fire Danger Grows With Strong Winds In Forecast

Dec 07, 2020

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fire danger in California will ramp up with strong winds predicted in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area and portions of the Sierra Nevada.

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Coronavirus Updates
A nurse cares for a coronavirus patient in the intensive care unit at El Centro Regional Medical Center in California's hard-hit Imperial County on July 28.

Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals

Dec 03, 2020
With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.
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National
The captain of the dive boat that caught fire last September was charged with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter after prosecutors found his failure to follow safety rules during the three-day diving trip resulted in the death of 33 passengers and one cr

California Dive Boat Captain Charged In Fire That Killed 34

Dec 01, 2020
The Labor Day 2019 blaze aboard the Conception killed 33 passengers and one crew member. Prosecutors say the vessel's captain failed to follow safety rules.
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Coronavirus Updates
A patient is treated for COVID-19 at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles. Hospitalizations because of the coronavirus are surging in California.

California Hospitalizations From COVID-19 Surging; ICUs May Be Overwhelmed In Weeks

Nov 30, 2020
Most of California is under the state's highest risk-level assessment, restricting most indoor activities and gatherings.

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