California Coronavirus

Three Inland Empire women have pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges accusing them of using information belonging to other people – including California state prison inmates – to file for pandemic-related unemployment benefits, with each defendant causing at least $350,000 in losses. Paris Denise Thomas, 33, of San Bernardino, pleaded...

June 22, 2021 - SACRAMENTO – On Monday afternoon, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state’s pandemic response. Statewide COVID-19 Data as of Today. California has 3,704,005 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change...

California has reached a milestone with more than 70% of eligible residents at least partly vaccinated, driven by many Bay Area counties that have topped the 80% mark, yet immunization remains highly varied around the Golden State as it does across the rest of the country. Gov. Gavin Newsom on...

The state of California announced Monday it would pay off any unpaid rent accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that will offer relief to landlords and tenants, alike. The move comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators negotiate extending the state’s eviction protections for tenants who have gotten behind...

New coronavirus cases increased 6.2% in California in the week ending Sunday as the state added 6,530 cases. The previous week had 6,148 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. California ranked 31st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY...

The California Medical Association is accusing UnitedHealthcare of failing to adequately reimburse physicians for COVID-19 rapid antigen testing and has reiterated its call for regulators to investigate and take action to prevent insurers from hampering patient access to appropriate coronavirus testing. The doctors group, whose members include nearly 50,000 physicians,...

California will pay off the accumulated unpaid rent that has piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic, the AP reports. Why it matters: The move would fulfill a promise to landlords to help them to break even, while giving renters relief, the AP writes. The big picture: A little over 2%...

McDonald's is partnering up with the California Department of Public Health to offer free COVID-19 vaccinations at more than 70 locations beginning June 21. The pop-up clinics will offer vaccines to McDonald's employees, their families, and the general public. Those who get a vaccine at McDonald's will receive a coupon...

Governor Newsom has proposed using federal coronavirus aid to pay off all of the unpaid rent that people owe. But it will take time to distribute that money.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his state will pay residents’ past due rent that has accrued during the coronavirus pandemic. Jason Elliott, Newsom’s senior counselor on housing and homelessness, said the back rent can be paid through the state’s allocation of $5.2 billion from congressionally approved assistance packages, The Associated Press reported.

Don’t, state officials have said, call it a vaccine passport. California residents won’t be required to carry the digital vaccination record that the state introduced last week. Businesses don’t have to ask for it. And you can still use your paper vaccine card if you want. According to the state...

A higher percentage of California’s children live in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma than any other state. In addition, a higher percentage of California children live in households that spend more than 30% of income on housing than in any other state. These are just...