SACRAMENTO – With supply of vaccines expected to significantly increase in the coming weeks, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility to more Californians. Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will be eligible to make an appointment, and individuals 16+ will be eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated starting on April 15. “With vaccine…… MORE
Ka Lou Yang A 41 year old mother of six was shot and killed Tuesday morning at her home in central Fresno. Police say it’s the first homicide of 2021 stemming from a domestic violence incident. There have been 21 homicides in Fresno this year. There were 5 at this time in 2020. The suspect…… MORE
A young woman remains hospitalized after being shot in the face over the weekend in Strathmore. Tulare County deputies say after they received the call, they discovered the 25 year old victim at a home on Taylor Road. The victim’s condition is not known. The suspected shooter is the woman’s boyfriend – 21 year old…… MORE
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[vemba-video id=”politics/2021/03/16/gavin-newsom-dinner-covid-19-lead-vpx.cnn”] The organizers of the effort to recall California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom turned in their final batches of signature petitions to the registrars of the Golden State’s 58 counties on Wednesday. Now they wait as county and state officials determine whether they have collected the 1,495,709 valid signatures they need to qualify the recall election…… MORE
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., is taking the campaign to kick him out of office seriously, trying to frame his opponents’ recall effort as an extension of the divisive 2020 presidential fight while preparing for a media blitz, and assembling a political A-team to steer him safely through it. Republicans nationwide view the California recall as their best chance to…… MORE
Multiple public schools and teachers’ unions in California at one point discussed using some of the federal and state funding for COVID-19 relief to provide teachers with bonuses, according to The Daily Mail. The group Reopen California Schools shared memos with the Daily Mail that appear to show discussions on how to use the relief…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles police say an officer has been wounded and a gunman killed during a standoff near the University of Southern California. The gunman died at an Exposition Park home Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Michel Moore says the man’s family reported he’d fired a rifle into the air. Moore says the…… MORE
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed when a fireworks stash exploded in inland Southern California, setting a house on fire, blowing out windows across the neighborhood, and sending up a huge plume of smoke. Multiple blasts were reported around midday in Ontario, east of Los Angeles. TV news footage showed at…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California would start licensing law enforcement officers, create a way to end their careers for misbehavior including racial bias, and make it easier to sue under an expanded version of state Senate legislation that died at the end of last year’s legislative session. Law enforcement groups say the proposal lacks due…… MORE
