Immigration
Homeland Security Department issues waiver to accelerate border wall construction in California
The waiver issued Tuesday will enable construction of about 2.5 miles of new wall in California.
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Politics
Cost of California recall election topped $200M, elections officials say
Last September's unsuccessful recall election to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office cost state and local governments more than $200 million, state officials announced.
Coronavirus
California COVID-19 paid sick leave bill clears first legislative hurdle
A bill to reinstate COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave was passed by a committee of Senate lawmakers on Thursday, advancing a proposal labor advocates say is needed to ensure worker safety.
Law Enforcement
Shooting aboard a Greyhound bus in California kills 1 and wounds 4
The suspect was arrested at a nearby Walmart
Law Enforcement
UCLA cancels in-person classes, alleging threats from ex-lecturer
The lecturer posted a video on YouTube titled “UCLA Philosophy (Mass Shooting)," which included clips from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas
Health
California's universal health care bill dies due to lack of votes
Lawmakers did not vote on a bill that would have created a first-in-the-nation universal healthcare system in California on Monday, bringing an end to a proposal that would have provided government-funded coverage to all state residents
Politics
Here's how homelessness in California compares to the rest of the country
As of January 2020, there were an estimated 580,466 Americans experiencing homelessness
Crime
Lawsuit challenges California city mandating gun owners to buy liability insurance
The lawsuit argues the ordinance is unconstitutional by placing an undue financial burden on those wishing to express their Second Amendment rights
Politics
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to run for re-election, previously planned to step down in 2022
"This election is crucial: nothing less is at stake than our Democracy," the Speaker said
Climate
Raging fire blazes across California hours after VP Harris arrives to announce federal disaster relief
Hours after VP Harris arrived in California to announce the Biden administration’s proposed infrastructure bill would include $600 in wildfire relief money, a massive fire erupted and burned through 1,500 acres
