Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor
DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Crossroads Community Church Senior Pastor Jim Clark wants to keep his 1,500 parishioners safe during the coronavirus pandemic...
California may release more than 10,000 inmates in pandemic response
Don Thompson
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California officials will soon release another 2,100 inmates from state prisons in response to the coronavirus pandemic and in...
California virus ‘strike teams’ issue few citations
Adam Beam and Don Thompson, The Associated Press
Newly formed “strike teams” of state inspectors contacted thousands of California businesses over the long Independence Day weekend...
Newsom orders halt to indoor dining, other activities as virus cases spike
Responding to continued spikes in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a halt to indoor dining Wednesday, July 1, and barred other...
California scrambles for more firefighters amid pandemic
DON THOMPSON and DAISY NGUYEN
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — As California enters wildfire season, the state is scrambling to find sufficient firefighters amid a...
Newsom hopes California schools won’t be delayed by virus
ADAM BEAM
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Surging coronavirus cases in California prompted a warning on Wednesday from the nation's most populous county of a possible...
Stanford drops 11 sports to cut costs during pandemic
JOHN MARSHALL
AP Sports Writer
Stanford announced Wednesday that it is dropping 11 sports amid financial difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The school will discontinue...
Columbus statue removed from California capitol rotunda
CUNEYT DIL
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Crews carried out a statue of Christopher Columbus from the center of the California Capitol rotunda on Tuesday,...
Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans
JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of...
California counties warned: Enforce virus rules this holiday
JOHN ANTCZAK and DON THOMPSON
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California counties that fail to enforce health orders could lose state funding, the governor...