California Watch
News stories in this section spotlight activities in California, including actions by the state Assembly and state Senate; proposed legislation; regulators like the Department of Managed Health Care and Department of Insurance; and the state ACA exchange, Covered California.
Memorial Day weekend brought crowds to beaches, trails and parks, but officials said that for the most part there were no major problems and that most people appeared to be following social distancing rules.
California will allow houses of worship to open for in-person services at reduced capacity and let retailers open for in-store shopping, state officials announced Monday.
Newsom is taking a strategic, if risky, approach by tying many state budget cuts to aid from the federal government. Will it work?
A tax surprise could be around the corner for business owners who participate in the federal government’s forgivable loan program — unless Congress intervenes.
More than a third of primary care doctors in California surveyed this month by an Oakland foundation worried they will be forced to close their practice or clinic because of financial impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
Acknowledging that more California communities are in a position to slowly reopen businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday loosened rules linking coronavirus infection rates to allowed activities — a change that could release most parts of the state from the tightest restrictions of his stay-at-home order.
State eyeing first week of June for pro sports — without spectators — to return
Gov. Gavin Newsom submitted his 2020-21 May revision budget proposal to the Legislature — a plan aimed to close the budget gap of more than $54 billion brought on by the COVID-19 recession.
As California looks to ease stay-home restrictions imposed to keep COVID-19 in check, infections of the new coronavirus seem to be spreading fastest in the southern third of the state, according to a Bay Area News Group analysis.
Despite the major changes to retirement account rules under the CARES Act, nearly 72% of Americans opted to stay the course and stick to their investment plan during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a YouGov survey in this Forbes article.