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Harris pays tribute to Black women in 1st speech as VP-elect
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris on Saturday paid tribute to the women, particularly Black women, whose shoulders she stands on as she shatters barriers that have kept mostly white men entrenched at...
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Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, poised to break stereotypes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the Biden White House, the first lady wants to keep her job teaching and the second gentleman plans to quit his law firm to support the vice president’s career. When it...
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California governor went to party, violated own virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pleaded with Californians to resist the temptation to socialize with friends and relatives outside their household. Turns out, he’s the one...
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California’s Gov. Newsom still on hot seat for dinner party
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week he made a “bad mistake” by attending a friend’s birthday dinner during a spike in coronavirus cases and promised to “own it” and move...
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Top California air, climate regulator hopes to run Biden EPA
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Over four decades, Mary Nichols has been the regulator behind some of the nation’s most ambitious climate policies and, in recent years, she’s been their staunchest defender...
View ArticleVP-elect Harris picks Tina Flournoy to be her chief of staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy, a veteran Democratic strategist and aide to the Clintons, as her chief of staff, the transition team announced...
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California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent
California will likely order most businesses to close or limit capacity soon, Gov. Gavin Newsom said, part of new rules triggered based on ICU beds available. “The bottom line is if we don’t act now...
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With 2 open seats, Newsom may reshape California politics
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Joe Biden’s White House win has made Gov. Gavin Newsom a California kingmaker. When the Democrat president-elect plucked a second California official for an administration...
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Becerra’s big challenge: Vaccinating Americans against virus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In choosing Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, President-elect Joe Biden tapped a robust defender of the Affordable Care Act who will face questions about whether he...
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California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is adding seasoned political operatives after recent departures to his inner circle as he enters the second half of his term amid a difficult...
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Gov. Newsom challenged to address Senate’s lack of diversity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Should California get its first Latino U.S. senator or should the 100-member chamber maintain one Black woman’s voice? That’s a weight on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s...
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Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for US Senate
California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla as the state's next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. He'll be California's first...
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Black California surgeon ‘walks the walk’ on virus vaccine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dr. David Tom Cooke says his choice to participate in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine is like his grandmother’s decision to leave the Jim Crow South to work in...
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California lifts stay-home order for Sacramento region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lifted a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Sacramento region on Tuesday as hospital conditions improved, a rare turn of good news as the state pushes through what...
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California lifts virus stay-at-home order and curfew
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, a surprising move hailed by beleaguered businesses but...
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California reverses stay-at-home order as conditions improve
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Business owners hailed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to lift stay-at-home orders across California in response to improving coronavirus conditions, but local health officials...
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Unemployment fraud audit creates fresh questions for Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In the face of a new scathing audit about California’s failure to prevent billions in unemployment insurance fraud, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is putting blame on the...
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Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's slide from the early days of the pandemic points to the pain facing leaders, particularly Democrats who avoided early political backlash, as virus fatigue takes hold,...
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Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AG
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The public and private jockeying to be California’s next attorney general is intensifying as Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he’s “very close” to making a decision on who he...
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California governor gets vaccine tour boost as recall looms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent the past two weeks doing a vaccination road show, traveling to inoculation sites to tout the state’s rapidly improving coronavirus...
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