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California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned local elected officials on Friday they risk state sanctions if they don’t enforce health orders as the coronavirus pandemic worsens, while about 200 state inspectors fanned out to look for violators over the long holiday weekend. “A local government that refuses to abide by, ensure compliance with, or take enforcement action against noncompliance with these…

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday urged Californians to turn to their “better angels” and use common sense over the holiday weekend by wearing a mask and skipping traditional gatherings with family and friends.

The new order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom comes with new Enforcement Strike Teams, state agencies that will be tasked with enforcing the rules.

Nearly three-quarters of California residents live in counties facing concerning coronavirus trends, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday as he warned he would impose further targeted shutdowns of counties or businesses if necessary and step up enforcement of his orders.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday pardoned 13 former prisoners, including three whose immigration status may benefit from the decision. He also commuted the sentences of 21 current inmates, including several who killed their victims and had been serving life-without-parole sentences. Sophea Om, 37, was deported to Cambodia in 2011, where she now is a teacher. She sought the pardon…

With the coronavirus surging, at least four California counties on Friday paused or prepared to backtrack on their reopening plans in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. Gov. Gavin Newsom urged an agricultural county that borders Mexico to reimpose a stay-at-home mandate. Newsom said he was concerned about Imperial County’s high rate of positive tests and...

Streets, bars and restaurants could be empty once again following a rise in coronavirus cases. Darsha Philips reports for NBC LA at 11 p.m. Friday June 27, 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he hopes to expedite the release of low-risk inmates at San Quentin State Prison and other prisons amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded with Californians Wednesday to wear face masks and take other precautions to stop the spread of the coronavirus and put the brakes an unsettling uptick in cases. Newsom pointed to recent increases in statewide coronavirus cases, the rate of people testing positive and hospitalizations during a late morning news conference.  He also warned individual counties...

City Councilman David Ryu and Assemblywoman Sydney Kamlager, D-Los Angeles, Monday joined the nonprofit Pathways LA to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to fully fund child care programming in the state budget. They also urged essential workers to take advantage of free child care during the coronavirus pandemic and for affordable and accessible child care to be a priority at every level...

Some Californians will again be able to get a manicure, a new tattoo or enjoy a massage starting late next week under new state guidance issued Friday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the rights of some Californians are being denied at protests against police brutality and racial injustices, and he specifically mentioned a La Mesa grandmother who was seriously injured after a police officer reportedly shot her with a “less lethal” projectile in the head.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the state police training program to stop teaching officers how to use a hold that can block the flow of blood to the brain.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he’s concerned about the spread of coronavirus as thousands of people gather for protests across the state, and he said the state should prepare for higher rates of positive tests because of both the protests and the reopening of businesses that’s underway.

Gov. Gavin Newsom paid a visit to South Los Angeles Wednesday to meet with members of the community, elected officials and youth leaders following a week of protests and occasional violence in the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Newsom met small business owners in Leimert Park, and met with officials at Community Build, an organization…

Several cities also set curfews as protesters refused to disband and started to turn violent. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. May 31, 2020.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said the state will issue guidelines by Monday for the reopening of churches and other houses of worship across the state, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that they be allowed to reopen immediately for in-person services. Newsom said the state has been “working with the faith community to advance the efforts to begin to put...

Church leaders across California are pressuring the governor to allow them to open houses of worship and among them is Acts Full Gospel Church Bishop Bob Jackson from Oakland.