California Gov. Gavin Newsom

At least 100 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship will be tested for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 after a former passenger died from the disease this week. The ship is seen here in a photo from 2001.

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Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After A Former Passenger Died

3:56pm March 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

At least 21 people are showing symptoms of COVID-19 after traveling on the same ship as a passenger who died from the respiratory disease this week. The ship is now returning from Hawaii.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is is planning to ask state lawmakers to approve more than $1 billion in additional aid to combat the state's growing homelessness problem.

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California Governor Pushes $1.4 Billion Plan To Tackle Homelessness

5:31pm January 08, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

As the state's homeless crisis grows, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing a plan to subsidize rent and build more affordable housing. The Trump administration has said state leaders are not doing enough.

Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the Chevron oil field west of Bakersfield, where a spill of more than 800,000 gallons flowed into a dry creek bed in McKittrick, Calif. in July 2019.

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California Governor Cracks Down On Fracking, Requires Audits And Scientific Review

9:08pm November 19, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Gavin Newsom's initiatives follow a massive oil release from a Chevron facility in Kern County suspected of being caused by a high-pressure steam process for releasing oil from underground rock.