SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ready for a more productive and friendlier relationship with the White House under Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. The Democratic governor sent a letter Tuesday to Biden outlining places where the state and federal government can find common ground, including on immigration and climate change. It comes…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The inauguration of Kamala Harris as vice president will mark an expansion of what’s possible in American politics. When Harris takes the oath of office on Wednesday, she will be the first female vice president in the nation’s history, as well as the first Black woman and first person of South Asian…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A Beverly Hills, California, doctor and coronavirus vaccine critic has been arrested in connection with her alleged role storming the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. Simone Gold was arrested Monday and is facing charges of entering a restricted building or grounds, violent entry and disorderly conduct. Attempts to reach her attorney…… MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California filed nine lawsuits against the Trump administration on the president’s final full day in office. The lawsuits target several environmental rule changes the administration approved in recent days. They include rules that state Attorney General Xavier Becerra says would weaken protections for migratory birds and loosen the regulation of greenhouse…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – California has become the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. That’s according to a tally Monday by Johns Hopkins University. The grim milestone wasn’t entirely unexpected in a state with 40 million residents but its speed was stunning. The state only reached 2 million reported cases…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) – California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 COVID-19 vaccinations using a Moderna version because some people who got it needed medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. Dr. Erica S. Pan is recommending that vaccine providers stop using one lot of the Moderna vaccine pending completion of…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Kamala Harris will make history on Wednesday when she becomes the nation’s first female vice president – and the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to hold that office. But that’s only where her boundary-breaking role begins. A confluence of crises confronts the Biden administration, and an…… MORE
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday formally submitted her letter of resignation as senator from California to Gov. Gavin Newsom, CNN reported. In commentary for the San Francisco Chronicle, she wrote “serving as your senator has been an honor.” Harris won’t give a farewell speech on the Senate floor, since the upper chamber isn’t scheduled to…… MORE
Cannabis extract can reduce the risk of dying from COVID-19, according to a new study. It works by calming an over-stimulated immune system, taming the so-called “cytokine storms” that cause the body to attack its own tissue instead of the invading virus. Canadian researchers found that certain strains of cannabis sativa can reduce the inflammatory…… MORE
[vemba-video id=”weather/2021/01/18/daily-weather-forecast-california-winds-fire-snow.cnn”] California could be facing the strongest wind event of the season this week, forecasters say. Strong, damaging winds began across portions of Northern and central California Sunday night and are expected to last through Wednesday. High-wind alerts are in effect for over 30 million people from north-central California down to Southern California. The…… MORE
