This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOn a day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled additional restrictions for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, the city of San Francisco announced an alarming rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations that is putting new strain on an anxious health care system.Among other major developments Tuesday, the state recorded 7,820 new cases — its second highest tally in a 24-hour period — and surpassed 6,000 deaths from the coronavirus; New York, New Jersey and Connecticut imposed a 14-day quarantine on anyone arriving from California; and...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateOn a day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled additional restrictions for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, the city of San Francisco announced an alarming rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations that is putting new strain on an anxious health care system.Among other major developments Tuesday, the state recorded 7,820 new cases — its second highest tally in a 24-hour period — and surpassed 6,000 deaths from the coronavirus; New York, New Jersey and Connecticut imposed a 14-day quarantine on anyone arriving from California; and...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom called for California to adopt new law enforcement standards for crowd control and use of force at protests, following a week of nationwide demonstrations against police violence during which officers have sometimes brutally subdued and arrested demonstrators.At a news conference Friday, Newsom also said he would support legislation to ban the use of the carotid hold, in which an officer applies pressure to the sides of a person’s neck to cut off blood flow and quickly knock them unconscious. The...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom called for California to adopt new law enforcement standards for crowd control and use of force at protests, following a week of nationwide demonstrations against police violence during which officers have sometimes brutally subdued and arrested demonstrators.At a news conference Friday, Newsom also said he would support legislation to ban the use of the carotid hold, in which an officer applies pressure to the sides of a person’s neck to cut off blood flow and quickly knock them unconscious. The...WW…

SACRAMENTO — California will no longer require young adults to register as sex offenders for having anal or oral sex with a minor, eliminating a disparity in the state’s statutory rape laws that critics said unfairly targeted gay people.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed without comment on Friday, giving judges discretion over sex-offender registration in cases involving a teenager ages 14 to 17 and an adult who is less than 10 years older. It takes effect on Jan. 1.Current law allows a judge to decide whether to place a man who has vaginal intercourse with an underage teenage girl on the sex...…SACRAMENTO — California will no longer require young adults to register as sex offenders for having anal or oral sex with a minor, eliminating a disparity in the state’s statutory rape laws that critics said unfairly targeted gay people.Gov. Gavin Newsom signed without comment on Friday, giving judges discretion over sex-offender registration in cases involving a teenager ages 14 to 17 and an adult who is less than 10 years older. It takes effect on Jan. 1.Current law allows a judge to decide whether to place a man who has vaginal intercourse with an underage teenage girl on the sex...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA trio of California lawmakers plans to introduce a bill to ban the controversial fossil fuel drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in an effort to expand the state’s fight against climate change.State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said he’s working with two other legislators on the matter after Gov. Gavin Newsom . The details are not yet sorted out, but Wiener told The Chronicle he would like to introduce the bill as soon as lawmakers reconvene in December.Ideally, he’d like the state to move even...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA trio of California lawmakers plans to introduce a bill to ban the controversial fossil fuel drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in an effort to expand the state’s fight against climate change.State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said he’s working with two other legislators on the matter after Gov. Gavin Newsom . The details are not yet sorted out, but Wiener told The Chronicle he would like to introduce the bill as soon as lawmakers reconvene in December.Ideally, he’d like the state to move even...WW…

SACRAMENTO — Californians will be allowed to get their hair cut and their nails done outdoors, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, a week after he ordered personal care services shuttered again in most of the state amid a surge in coronavirus cases.New state issued Monday cover barbershops and hairstyling except for shampooing and chemical treatments such as straightening, coloring and perms, which cannot be done outdoors. Massages and beauty services, including facials, waxing and manicures, can move outside, while tattoos, piercings and electric hair removal are excluded because of hygiene...…SACRAMENTO — Californians will be allowed to get their hair cut and their nails done outdoors, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, a week after he ordered personal care services shuttered again in most of the state amid a surge in coronavirus cases.New state issued Monday cover barbershops and hairstyling except for shampooing and chemical treatments such as straightening, coloring and perms, which cannot be done outdoors. Massages and beauty services, including facials, waxing and manicures, can move outside, while tattoos, piercings and electric hair removal are excluded because of hygiene...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGov. Gavin Newsom will release approximately 8,000 people incarcerated inside California’s prison system by the end of August in an effort to save lives amid devastating coronavirus outbreaks at several facilities and pressure from lawmakers and advocates.The releases, which were announced Friday, will come on a rolling basis, and they will include both people who were scheduled to be freed soon and people at high risk of serious complications if they contract the virus.Across state prisons, 2,286 people in custody were confirmed...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateGov. Gavin Newsom will release approximately 8,000 people incarcerated inside California’s prison system by the end of August in an effort to save lives amid devastating coronavirus outbreaks at several facilities and pressure from lawmakers and advocates.The releases, which were announced Friday, will come on a rolling basis, and they will include both people who were scheduled to be freed soon and people at high risk of serious complications if they contract the virus.Across state prisons, 2,286 people in custody were confirmed...WW…

A Bay Area lawmaker is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put most of California under a second shelter-in-place order, arguing that the state’s management of the coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control.State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, put forth a proposal Thursday that would require every county to keep residents at home again, except for essential trips, until the rate of positive tests over 14 days drops below 2% in both the county and its neighbors. As of Wednesday, the statewide positive test rate for the previous week was 7.6%.Newsom announced the state’s largest single-day...…A Bay Area lawmaker is calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to put most of California under a second shelter-in-place order, arguing that the state’s management of the coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control.State Sen. Steve Glazer, D-Orinda, put forth a proposal Thursday that would require every county to keep residents at home again, except for essential trips, until the rate of positive tests over 14 days drops below 2% in both the county and its neighbors. As of Wednesday, the statewide positive test rate for the previous week was 7.6%.Newsom announced the state’s largest single-day...WW…

SACRAMENTO — The state Senate leader endorsed five bills Wednesday to address California’s housing shortage by boosting construction of duplexes, small apartments and affordable units, even as an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic has dried up public funding for new projects.The legislative package was developed by a working group of Senate Democrats, formed in the wake of the high-profile failure of SB50, San Francisco Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener’s contentious proposal to allow and in wealthy suburbs.Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, backed Wiener’s...…SACRAMENTO — The state Senate leader endorsed five bills Wednesday to address California’s housing shortage by boosting construction of duplexes, small apartments and affordable units, even as an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic has dried up public funding for new projects.The legislative package was developed by a working group of Senate Democrats, formed in the wake of the high-profile failure of SB50, San Francisco Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener’s contentious proposal to allow and in wealthy suburbs.Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, backed Wiener’s...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom will withdraw most of the California National Guard troops who were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, saying the state needs them to prepare for wildfires and fight drug trafficking rather than bolster President Trump’s response to a “manufactured” immigration crisis.Newsom said he will rescind authorization Monday for the deployment of the Guard troops, which Trump requested and then-Gov. Jerry Brown approved in April. Brown extended the deployment in September, and the state’s 360 Guard...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom will withdraw most of the California National Guard troops who were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border last year, saying the state needs them to prepare for wildfires and fight drug trafficking rather than bolster President Trump’s response to a “manufactured” immigration crisis.Newsom said he will rescind authorization Monday for the deployment of the Guard troops, which Trump requested and then-Gov. Jerry Brown approved in April. Brown extended the deployment in September, and the state’s 360 Guard...WW…

DetailsOctober 02 2023Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Photo by Susan Walsh, AP PhotoCommentsTHE TEMPORARY SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA - The governor says he’s not stopping the president of EMILY’s List and former University of California regent from running for a full term in the 2024 election. He rebuffed pressure to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee.Laphonza Butler, a longtime political strategist with close ties to organized labor and Gov. Gavin Newsom, will take the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S....…DetailsOctober 02 2023Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, speaks during an event in Washington, D.C., on June 23, 2023. Photo by Susan Walsh, AP PhotoCommentsTHE TEMPORARY SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA - The governor says he’s not stopping the president of EMILY’s List and former University of California regent from running for a full term in the 2024 election. He rebuffed pressure to appoint Rep. Barbara Lee.Laphonza Butler, a longtime political strategist with close ties to organized labor and Gov. Gavin Newsom, will take the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat in the U.S....WW…