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On Thursday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a press release proclaiming November 2020 as Native American Heritage Month.
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As the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine ensues, California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled coronavirus updates and responses on Monday, touching on topics ranging from case numbers to immunization.
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As part of the state’s response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a stay-at-home order from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for some counties beginning Nov. 21, according to a press release from Newsom’s office.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to direct $62 million to counties in order to allow them to continue providing housing for people currently living in Project Roomkey hotels and motels, as announced Monday.
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CalPIRG and other organizations recently initiated a campaign calling on Whole Foods Market to remove single-use plastic packaging from its shelves.
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Proposition 16, which would have allowed the consideration of race and sex in public university admissions and state employment, failed in this year’s election, drawing criticism from student activists and community members of the UC system.
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The California Campus Vote Project, a nonpartisan coalition of student associations including CalPIRG Students and the UC Student Association, hosted a daylong “vote-a-thon” Tuesday to mobilize students to vote and highlight youth participation in the election.
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On Wednesday, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma announced an additional $450 million in funding for the state’s No Place Like Home, or NPLH, program to address housing issues.
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UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor Arthur Reingold was named chair of the Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, which was created Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to advise the state on the safety and equity of COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation Monday declaring Oct. 12, 2020 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the state.
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