Don Thompson

Fast-food workers drive-through to protest for a $15 dollar hourly minimum wage outside a McDonald's restaurant in East Los Angeles

California Feb 2, 2022

California Eyes Giving 500,000 Fast Food Workers More Power

California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the state Assembly on Monday.

Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference Wednesday to address the first reported case of the Omicron variant in the state. (Dec. 1, 2021)

coronavirus Dec 1, 2021

Omicron Variant Won't Spark California Shutdown: Newsom

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday the first U.S. case of the Omicron variant will not spark a California shutdown.

Magic mushrooms are seen in a grow room in the Netherlands in this 2007 file photo.

California Jun 30, 2021

California Advances Decriminalizing Psychedelic Substances

California has moved another step closer to decriminalizing psychedelics amid a debate over whether their prohibition is an outdated remnant of the War on Drugs.

coronavirus Jun 14, 2021

California Adds Vaccination Incentive to Spur Vaccinations

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the state will offer six vacation incentives to get more people to get vaccinated.

A bartender wearing a protective mask cleans a table inside a bar in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. San Francisco advanced into the least restrictive tier of Californias color-coded reopening system Tuesday, allowing most businesses to expand capacity, bars to start serving indoors and large gatherings to resume inside and outside. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

coronavirus Jun 12, 2021

Calif. Governor Pledges Consistent Workplace Mask Rules

Gov. Gavin Newsom said he believes Cal OSHA will soon fall in line with the state’s plan to drop masking and social distance requirements.

A worker wearing a protective mask pours a beer inside a restaurant in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. San Francisco advanced into the least restrictive tier of Californias color-coded reopening system Tuesday, allowing most businesses to expand capacity, bars to start serving indoors and large gatherings to resume inside and outside. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

coronavirus Jun 10, 2021

Regulators Withdraw Controversial California Work Mask Rules

California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.

Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.

california wildfires May 28, 2021

California Lawmakers Push 10 Bills to Fight Wildfire Risks

Senate Democrats say they intend to advance a 10-bill package to the Assembly in the next week as California rushes to prepare for raging wildfires amid an intensifying drought.