Kendrick Sampson Offers His Voting Guide to California's Propositions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued pardons and commuted sentences for 35 current and former convicted felons Tuesday, including 10 pardons for immigrants facing deportation.

A man accused of injuring two people after plowing through a caravan of Trump supporters in California, which injured two people, has been cited for reckless driving. After the accident, the motorist, identified as 20-year-old Jacob Garza, was placed in a chokehold by another man attending the pro-Trump event last weekend.  The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office launched an investigation into the incident that unfolded after 2 p.m.

Well, that didn’t take long. As coronavirus infection rates rise across the country, some areas may have to reinstitute certain lockdown rules that had been lifted.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorLess than two weeks after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the opening of a $120 million state COVID-19 testing lab in Valencia, the facility’s launch has been marred by an unexpectedly high number of inconclusive test results. The state’s top health officer confirmed the news on Tuesday, but said problems that caused the issue have been identified and addressed.Gov.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMore bad news for fans of the Magic Kingdom. One day after Disneyland president Ken Potrock announced a new round of furloughs, all three Disneyland hotels have stopped taking room reservations through December 31.Some Disneyland fans were hopeful that an operating reservation system meant a park reopening was in the works.

California Supreme Court nominee Martin Jenkins speaks Tuesday during a hearing with the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Jenkins was unanimously confirmed as the first openly gay man to serve on the California Supreme Court. He also is only the third Black man to sit on the bench. Photo: Commission on Judicial Appointments

Republicans flipped their ninth House seat Tuesday after Rep. Harley Rouda, D-Calif., conceded to Republican challenger Michelle Steel in a closely contested race to represent the state's 48th District.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAfter Governor Gavin Newsroom warned yesterday that some of California’s counties would be falling back in his coronavirus reopening protocols, the state’s Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Mark Ghaly, announced on Tuesday that a total of 10 counties were being required to move back to more restrictive measures.A total of 10 counties, including one of the state’s most populous, fell back in the governor’s tiering structure.

Nelly is putting it down for Californ-i-a!During ' Icons Night on Monday, the 46-year-old rapper and his pro partner, Daniella Karagach, paid tribute to Tupac Shakur by performing a jazz to the late legend's classic hit, «California Love.» Nelly wore a leather top, black pants and white bandana, while Daniella complemented his look in a sporty two-piece and beige jacket.«He was multi-talented,» Nelly said of his adoration for 2Pac in a video that played before the performance.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: For all the headlines today that everything is coming up roses with exhibition after Pfizer’s good news about a COVID-19 vaccine, Regal Cinemas, will shutter the 18 locations the chain left open in New York and California, effective Thursday. Those sites will stay closed now with the rest of the U.S.

California public health officials have seen a spike in coronavirus cases as infections continue to rise nationally and gatherings like the spontaneous street celebrations after Joe Biden was named president-elect this weekend threaten to worsen the pandemic.  On Sunday, Los Angeles County saw 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day, figures not seen since August.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAmid the grim news that the United States had recorded over 10 million coronavirus cases to date, California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state was moving the in the wrong direction.After revealing 7,212 new daily cases recorded over the past 24 hours in the state, Newsom said the 14 day average of hospitalizations was up 28.6%.

The best part about backyards is that they never need to close down due to pandemics. A California resident decided that if he couldn’t get to Disneyland this summer, then he would do what he could to bring a little bit of the magic to his own property.The result is something that looks like it belongs in an actual theme park.

Powerful interest groups spent more than $785 million into 12 yes-or-no questions on this year’s ballot in California, bypassing the state legislature to put the measures to a purely democratic test.  Californians, though they voted overwhelmingly blue, struck a surprising blow to affirmative action proposals, its anti-independent contractor law and rent control expansion.  In the Golden State’s most expensive ballot measure campaign ever, ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft won the right to

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOn Monday, the mayors of California’s largest cities sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom imploring him to “modify” his stringent reopening guidelines for large theme parks.

In 1996, 54% of Californians voted to pass Proposition 209, a measure that banned discrimination or preferential treatment by public colleges or other government agencies on the basis of race, gender or ethnicity, ending all affirmative action practices in the state.