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California Gov. says his kids “phasing back” into classrooms

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo Sharon Hilliard speaks during an Assembly Insurance Committee hearing at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Employment Development Department Director Hilliard announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, that she will retire at the end of the year. Hilliard, who has worked in state government for nearly 40 years, has led the department through the coronavirus pandemic, which saw an unprecedented number of people file for unemployment benefits. The agency has struggled to weed out fraud while keeping up with demand, leading to a backlog of more than 1 million cases. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross, File)

California unemployment chief to retire amid claims backlog

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 20, 2020, file photo members with Los Angeles Fire Department wear protective equipment at a COVID-19 testing site in the Skid Row district in Los Angeles. California has seen an uptick in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and intensive care admissions in the last two weeks, prompting renewed warnings Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state's top health official even as new cases, remain well below the recent surge across much of the nation. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

California warns of virus uptick, names vaccine ethics panel

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California governor: Death penalty ‘infected by racism’

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, file photo, senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID-19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer, at a clinic in London. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Coronavirus vaccine undercut by Trump, Democrats ahead of its arrival

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image taken from a live-streamed video from the California Governor's Office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom said California won't allow any distribution of new coronavirus vaccines in the nation's most populous state until it is reviewed by the state's own panel of experts. (California Governor's Office via AP)

California won’t allow virus vaccines without state approval

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2020, file photo, police on horseback move people back as rowdy fans celebrate in Los Angeles, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals to win the championship. Days after police and members of an unruly crowd were injured after the Lakers' latest basketball championship, a panel appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, urged better communication and restraint by officers and warned that the use of tactical weapons for crowd control can escalate the sort of violence they are intended to deter. (AP Photo/Jintak Han, File)

California panel recommends limits to police crowd control

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 2, 2020, file photo, people wear masks while walking on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk during the coronavirus outbreak in Santa Cruz, Calif. California is easing its coronavirus restrictions to allow multi-family gatherings outdoors as infection rates and the number of deaths have leveled off at levels not seen since the early stages of the pandemic. Up to three families can gather so long as they follow other safety precautions designed to stem the spread of the virus, under the new guidelines from the California Department of Public Health. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California rules now allow for 3 households to socialize

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California governor tests negative for coronavirus

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DELETES REFERENCE TO SOLANO COUNTY - California Gov. Gavin Newsom tosses a walnut as he tours Sierra Orchards walnut farm with owner Craig McNamara, right, in Winters, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday to protect nearly a third of California’s land and coastal waters in his latest effort to fight climate change that he has blamed for recent record-breaking wildfires. (Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)

California governor calls for protecting 30% of state land

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

This photo from streaming video provided by the Office of the Governor shows Justice Martin Jenkins. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, his nomination of Justice Jenkins (Ret.) for Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. Justice Jenkins has held several prominent state and federal judicial positions throughout his career and most recently served as judicial appointments secretary to Governor Newsom since 2019. He would be the first openly gay California Supreme Court justice and only the third African American man ever to serve on the state's highest court. (Office of the Governor via AP)

California governor nominates 1st gay to state Supreme Court

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 13, 2020 file photo, visitors take photos at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., the last day the park was open due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Theme park industry leaders in California say they aren't pleased with proposed reopening guidance being considered by Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration. Erin Guerrero, executive director of the California Attractions and Parks Association, said amusement park leaders wanted changes to a draft they reviewed on Thursday, Oct. 1 and asked Newsom to continue conversations with industry leaders before finalizing the rules. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin, File)

California wavers on theme park opening rules amid pressure

By ADAM BEAM and AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

California governor mixes decisions on labor, crime, housing

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, file photo from a screenshot from the Office of the Governor, made during a video conference call, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill into law that requires employers to notify workers if they have been potentially exposed to the coronavirus, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom was seemingly no ideologue when it came to his decisions on the hundreds of bills sent to him in an odd legislative year shortened by the coronavirus pandemic. Newsom, a Democrat, most often sided with labor, immigration and criminal justice reform groups, but he also vetoed bills that they had made priorities. (Office of the Governor via AP)

California Gov. Newsom surprises, disappoints with vetoes

By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Governor vetoes California bill requiring ethnic studies

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This image made from video from the Office of the Governor shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom signing into law a bill that establishes a task force to come up with recommendations on how to give reparations to Black Americans on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif. The law establishes a nine-member task force to come up with a plan for how the state could give reparations to Black Americans, what form those reparations might take and who would be eligible to receive them. (Office of the Governor via AP)

California to study reparations for Black Americans

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

California governor signs corporate boardroom diversity law

By DON THOMPSON and ROBERT JABLON - Associated Press

California legislation bans toxic chemicals in cosmetics

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2019, file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom talks with Juan Cruz Lopez Jr., far right, a youthful offender at the O.H. Close Youth Correctional Facility, in Stockton, Calif. Newsom signed a bill Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, that will phase out the state's remaining juvenile prisons, which currently hold about 750 youths, a move that Sen. Nancy Skinner called &quot;monumental for juvenile justice in California.&quot; Counties would stop sending juveniles to state lockups after July 1. The state will instead create an Office of Youth and Community Restoration and send grants to counties to provide custody and supervision. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Ban on chokeholds among California criminal justice reforms

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California governor vetoes bill to help displaced workers

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press