CAlifornia

All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster'

9:57am April 20, 2020

by Ina Jaffe

New York and New Jersey want nursing homes to accept recovering hospital patients, regardless of their COVID-19 status, to free up space in hospitals. What's to keep the virus from spreading?

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A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free sp

National

Advocates: Inmates Released Early Due To Pandemic Need Help To Safely Shelter

4:44pm April 09, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

In California, former inmates released early to help reduce coronavirus risks behind bars lack support when they get out, say advocates, who want better, organized help to address the crisis.

Books

Into The West, From The Far East: 'How Much Of These Hills Is Gold'

8:00am April 04, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author C Pam Zhang about her debut novel, which follows two sisters brought from China to the California Gold Rush by their father, who dies soon after they arrive.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on Tuesday.

California Issues 'Stay At Home' Order As Coronavirus Infections Rise

9:27am March 20, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The directive is the widest-ranging so far of any state grappling with the growing COVID-19 epidemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is confident that Californians will comply.

Ellen Kullman is one of the four women on the Goldman Sachs board of directors. The former DuPont CEO says she has developed a network of female executives and is giving recommendations to companies looking for female board members.

A Push To Get More Women On Corporate Boards Gains Momentum

12:56pm March 05, 2020

by Lily Jamali

At the largest U.S. companies, only about one in five board members are women. In California, more companies are adding them after the state passed a law mandating gender diversity in boardrooms.

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During a visit last week to the California Museum in Sacramento, Les Ouchida holds a 1943 photo of himself (front row center) and his siblings taken at the internment camp in Jerome, Ark., that his family was moved to from their home near Sacramento in 19

California Lawmakers Expected To Apologize For U.S. Internment Of Japanese Americans

12:07pm February 20, 2020

The bill's sponsor says he was "disturbed by the striking parallels" between the treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and current U.S. immigration policy.

How Warming Winters Are Affecting Everything

6:00pm February 18, 2020

Winters are warming faster than summers in many places, and colder parts of the U.S. are warming faster than hotter ones. The warming winter climate has year-round consequences across the country.

Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced she has asked a judge to wipe out and seal cannabis-related convictions dating back to 1956. It's the culmination of a partnership with the nonprofit group Code for America which used computer-based alg

National

LA County DA Moves To Dismiss 66,000 Marijuana-Related Convictions

6:01pm February 14, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," District Attorney Jackie Lacey said.

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer says he will drop the charges against an orthopedic surgeon who appeared in a reality TV dating show, at a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., on Tuesday. He cited insufficient evidence in the case.

National

Prosecutor Drops Charges Against Doctor And Girlfriend Accused Of Serial Rape

5:52pm February 04, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said that a review of the case found "no provable evidence" the California couple had committed any sexual offense.

Travelers wait at the ride-share pickup location at Sacramento International Airport. Uber is allowing drivers at three California airports to set their own fares.

National

Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

5:58pm January 28, 2020

by Scott Rodd

The experiment underway at three airports comes in reaction to a recent state law that makes it harder to classify people as contract workers rather than as employees.

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